Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2015-16

[Mvemjsunpx]

It seems like there are more points being scored in men's games so far. Yes?

Could be, thanks to the new rule emphasis. It seems like the officiating has relaxed a bit since November, though.

[AZGrizFan]

Great game by the Griz at Kansas....lol

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SUU 68-82 IUPUI; Four T-Birds score in double figures but they get just 2 points beyond that
  UMT 46-88 KU; The Griz are outshot 57%-26%
  MSU 73-80 BUFF; Tyler Hall scores 16 in the second half but the other Bobcats go 4/23
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 67-90 NEB; Nebraska F Jessica Shepard scores 35 points in part thanks to 20 free-throw attempts
  FAU 69-83 UMT*; McCalle Feller scores a career-high 34, becoming the first Lady Griz to crack 30 in 7 years
  MSU 69-75 WYO (OT); Jasmine Hommes scores 29, but the Bobcats commit 31 fouls
  SDK 73-70 UND; NoDak is losing turnovers by an average of 5.5 per game this season
  
  * - Lady Griz Classic

[SDHornet]

Men

UIW 70-73 SAC; Justin Strings scores a career-high 23 off the bench

This same Incarnate Word team just beat St. John's in NYC by 22. That was also their first DI win of the season and they were just coming off a non-DI loss.

Well nice RPI boost if anything.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 74-58 DEN; Jois, McBroom, & Von Hofe combine for all but 2 of EWU's points & all but 6 of their FG att.
  NAU 57-84 UALR; All four of Little Rock's double-figure scorers came off the bench
  
  
  
  Women
  
  CSUN 77-83 PSU; The Viks go 9/12 from the arc in the second half
  HAW 74-72 SAC; The Hornets shoot 28% and get a trey blocked at the buzzer.
  ACU 71-59 ID (OT); The Vandals go 5/31 from the arc
  SUU 47-76 TCU; TCU makes 11 threes to Suutah's 1
  USU 70-86 UMT*; McCalle Feller breaks 30 again as the Lady Griz win their 16th. straight Lady Griz Classic
  
  * - Lady Griz Classic

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 60-70 STAN; The Hornets go scoreless over the last 3:30 to kill their upset hopes
  ISU 62-67 NDSU*; Bison go 6/14 from the arc in the second half after going 0/6 in the first
  UNC 76-79 JAXST; Southern Miss transfer Dallas Anglin scores a career-high 23, but the Bears lose again
  
  * - Global Sports Hoops Showcase (in Logan, UT)
  
  
  Women
  
  BSU 84-79 EWU; The Eagles shoot 57% and lose
  WEB 56-69 UW; The Wildcats go on an 11-0 run in the second half to make the score more respectable
  carr 34-74 MSU; Bobcats win points-off-turnovers 29-0 against the #6 NAIA team
  UNC 59-69 GCU; The Bears attempt 36 treys and only 20 twos

[SDHornet]

I made the trip to Stanford. Solid showing on the road for the Hornets. They battled tough through foul trouble against a Stanford team that had a significant height advantage inside. It was a 2 point game late in the 2nd half. The Hornets just couldn't get a shot to fall and then ran out of gas in the closing minutes.

[dbackjon]

I made the trip to Stanford. Solid showing on the road for the Hornets. They battled tough through foul trouble against a Stanford team that had a significant height advantage inside. It was a 2 point game late in the 2nd half. The Hornets just couldn't get a shot to fall and then ran out of gas in the closing minutes.

Would have been another great scalp for the Hornets.

[SDHornet]

I made the trip to Stanford. Solid showing on the road for the Hornets. They battled tough through foul trouble against a Stanford team that had a significant height advantage inside. It was a 2 point game late in the 2nd half. The Hornets just couldn't get a shot to fall and then ran out of gas in the closing minutes.

Would have been another great scalp for the Hornets.

It was a hard fought game. If the Hornets can bring that intensity level every game then we'll be just fine this season. This team needs to find some consistency.

Oh and Maples Pavilion is a very unimpressive place. I was disappointed considering how flush with cash the P12 and Stanford is.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Felix Von Hofe (EWU) - 27.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 56% on FGs, 13/23 on treys (2 games)


Women

McCalle Feller (UMT) - 33 ppg, 5 rpg, 63% on FGs, 12/20 on treys (2 games)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 66-78 CSUB; Vikings lose their 5th. straight
  ID 68-51 UCD; The Aggies dominate fouls but shoot poorly from the field & the line
  ISU 58-69 USU*; The Bengals hold USU under 40%, but get dominated on the glass
  SUU 52-88 BUT; Thunderbirds provide little resistance and get crushed in every facet except FT%
  SDKST 95-99 WEB; Wildcats pull off a good win despite getting 32 fewer shot attempts
  NAU 55-90 TULSA; The 'Jacks commit 25 turnovers and finish the non-conference winless in DI games
  umw 43-75 UMT; Martin Breunig goes 6/6 from the field with all of those baskets being dunks
  MSU 60-82 SYR; Transition kills the Bobcats as they lose fast-break points 18-2
  UND 49-63 KSU; Drick Bernstein gets a double-double, but he also commits 8 turnovers
  
  * - Global Sports Hoops Showcase
  
  
  Women
  
  UCI 78-126 SAC; The Hornets break their own Big Sky record for points scored
  NAU 63-79 IAST; Each team had two double-doubles, but the 'Jacks lost the foul battle 22-9

[Mvemjsunpx]

These are the final Big Sky games until next Monday.

• Men
  
  UTRGV 64-76 ISU*; The Bengals clinch multiple DI non-conference wins for the first time in 5 seasons
  UNC 69-93 MSST; The Bears go 8/19 from outside, but are killed by 18 TOs and the Bulldogs' 58% shooting
  
  * - Global Sports Hoops Showcase (in Logan, UT)
  
  
  Women
  
  UND 47-57 MINN; Fighting Hawks commit a season-high 28 turnovers

[SDHornet]

Women

UCI 78-126 SAC; The Hornets break their own Big Sky record for points scored

Looking at some pics I noticed we put up some banners to try and cover up the hideousness of The Nest. Lipstick on a pig but they don't look too bad. A lot better than those generic team banners that were up previously.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  pcu 49-78 SAC; Eric Stuteville gets 16 points, 12 boards, and 5 blocks
  mult 47-114 WEB; Wildcats hit a school-record 19 treys and get 31 assists to Multnomah's 3
  
  
  
  Women
  
  carr 47-75 ID; Vandals win shooting 53%-31%
  bris 37-99 SUU; Suutah wins the glass 63-22 against an overmatched opponent with just six active players

[Jjoey52]

I went a few games at the Nest when I lived in Sac, a mid size high school gym is giving it the benefit of the doubt. Sac needs a decent place if they are ever going to have real success.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  CSUF 82-89 PSU; The Vikings shoot 69% and make 17 free throws in the second half
  CSUN 79-84 ISU; 3 DI non-conf. wins this season for ISU equals the total of the previous 4 years combined
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 72-97 CP; Sac shot 22% from the field and went 9/60 from the arc
  ISU 56-47 UVU; Apiphany Woods gets a double-double despite going 2/15 from the field
  wstmns 46-79 WEB; Weber finishes with their first winning OOC since '04-05 & their best OOC since '94-95

[SDHornet]

I went a few games at the Nest when I lived in Sac, a mid size high school gym is giving it the benefit of the doubt. Sac needs a decent place if they are ever going to have real success.

Yup. New digs are needed and a fundraiser drive is currently under way. The new university president has the events center and a new science building as priority projects and it was announced this past fall that construction on the science building is scheduled to start in 2017. One down, one to go.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Joel Bolomboy (WEB) - 22 points, 14 rebounds, 64% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Maranne Johnson (SAC) - 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 5 steals (1 game)

[Jjoey52]

I now state the pre season experts were wrong on ISU, they will not finish in 12 and could end up as high as 6th.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 82-93 SUU; Tyler Hall scores 36 points and the Bobcats still lose
  UMT 90-84 NAU (2OT); Montana hits a school-record 18 treys
  EWU 90-96 UNC; The Bears shoot 62% from the field and 69% from the arc
  ID 74-71 UND; Quinton Hooker scores 26 second-half points in a losing effort
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 55-59 EWU; The Eags hold on despite not scoring over the first 7:30 of the fourth quarter
  UND 65-92 ID; Christina Salvatore gets 21 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, and goes 5/5 from the arc
  NAU 58-81 UMT; Valley & Feller combine for 55 points on 60% shooting.
  SUU 59-86 MSU; Bobcats win turnovers 23-8

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 68-76 PSU; The Hornets still fall despite 2 double-doubles
  UMT 83-66 SUU; Montana wins the boards 39-20
  ISU 56-77 WEB; Bolomboy records his 13th. double-double of the year while ISU shoots 32%
  MSU 74-72 NAU (OT); Marcus Colbert gets 23 points and 8 assists as the Bobcats eke out a win
  ID 75-70 UNC; NoCo shoots 29% in the first half after shooting 62% for the game Thursday
  EWU 71-79 UND; Fighting Hawks win points-in-the-paint 44-24
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UND 57-60 EWU; The Eags overcome a 12-point deficit thanks a 14-5 turnover advantage in the second half
  PSU 91-132 SAC; Sac breaks their own scoring record yet again, yet oddly nobody gets to 20 points
  UNC 56-66 ID; Idaho becomes the first Big Sky team to get 10 wins despite going 8/24 inside the arc
  WEB 61-46 ISU; The Wildcats rack up 21 steals and win turnovers 31-8
  SUU 60-66 UMT; Kayleigh Valley gets 27 points and 13 rebounds in a surprisingly close game
  NAU 77-86 MSU (OT); The 'Jacks blow a 15-point lead with 3:15 left in regulation

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Idaho _________________2-0_____10-5_____ W2/W5
    2. Montana ______________2-0______7-6_____ W2/W3
    3. Weber State___________1-0______9-5_____ W1/W4
    4. Portland State_________1-0______5-7_____ W1/W2
    5. Southern Utah ________1-1______3-9_____ L1
    6. North Dakota _________1-1______6-7_____ W1
    7. Northern Colorado____1-1______4-10____ L1
    8. Montana State ________1-1______6-8_____ W1
    9. Sacramento State _____0-1______7-5_____ L2/L1
    10.Idaho State ___________0-1______5-8_____ L1
    11.Eastern Washington___0-2______6-8_____ L2
    12.Northern Arizona _____0-2______2-11____ L3/L8

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho _________________2-0_____10-4_____ W4/W3
    2. Montana ______________2-0______9-4_____ W5/W4
    3. Montana State ________2-0______9-4_____ W2/W3
    4. Eastern Washington___2-0______8-6_____ W2
    5. Weber State___________1-0______9-3_____ W1/W2
    6. Sacramento State _____1-0______4-8_____ W1
    7. Idaho State ___________0-1______7-5_____ L5/L1
    8. Portland State_________0-1______2-10____ L1
    9. North Dakota _________0-2______4-9_____ L8/L4
    10.Northern Colorado____0-2______5-7_____ L3/L5
    11.Northern Arizona _____0-2______4-9_____ L4/L4
    12.Southern Utah ________0-2______2-10____ L4/L3

[SACCAT]

MSU Tyler Hall is going to be a stud...

[SuperHornet]

• Women
  
  PSU 91-132 SAC; Sac breaks their own scoring record yet again, yet oddly nobody gets to 20 points

That's not just the Sac scoring record. It's the Big Sky scoring record as well. Oddly enough, though, it's not even close to the NCAA scoring record. LBSU routed San Jose State 149-69 back in FEB '87....

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  PSU 91-132 SAC; Sac breaks their own scoring record yet again, yet oddly nobody gets to 20 points

That's not just the Sac scoring record. It's the Big Sky scoring record as well. Oddly enough, though, it's not even close to the NCAA scoring record. LBSU routed San Jose State 149-69 back in FEB '87....

That's what I meant; they broke their own Big Sky scoring record (which they had previously broken just 11 days earlier against Irvine). Of course, in-between they shot 22% in a bad loss to Cal Poly. I'm not sure anything sums up Sac State's oddities better than this:

• NCAA Rankings
  
  3-pointers - 1st.
  3-point % - 294th.