Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 7:59 am

Mvemjsunpx wrote: All of this would have been moot, of course, if NoCo had been able to get a defensive board at the end of the 2nd. OT.

THAT was an amazing shot under pressure.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 10:27 pm

Sorry, SuperHornet.

http://www.goviks.com/news/2015/2/18/WB ... 52813.aspx

Post by **SDHornet** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 10:28 pm

Hornets grinded out another one and knocked off UNC 66-59. Ugly game early but the Hornets were able to over come. Great defensive effort by UNC, it was a very tight game until the closing seconds. Great crowd tonight as well.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:26 am

Men

UND 70-80 PSU; Vikings shoot 92% from the line and make 17 more free throws than NoDak
UNC 59-66 SAC; On a night where they really needed to shoot well, the Bears go 3/19 from outside
EWU 78-75 SUU; Turnovers help the Eagles overcome Tyler Harvey shooting 19%
ID 65-72 NAU; Ako Kaluna comes off the bench to go 7/9 and score 18 points for the Lumberjacks
ISU 77-88 UMT; Montana shoots 59% in a game that had 7 more field goals than rebounds
WEB 74-71 MSU; Joel Bolomboy gets 21 points and 12 boards in a desperately needed win

Women

SUU 67-88 EWU; Eastern moves into second place thanks to all 5 starters scoring in double figures
NAU 43-78 ID; Stacey Barr scores 28 points, 8 more than the entire NAU starting lineup
UMT 69-51 ISU; The Lady Griz literally lead for the entire 40 minutes thanks to a pregame technical foul
MSU 60-49 WEB; Bobcats overcome 25 turnovers by shooting 47% and winning the glass by 11
SAC 76-78 UNC; Stephanie Lee scores 28 in another comeback win for the Bears
PSU 45-76 UND; 13 No-Nicks score as they eliminate the rudderless Viks from tourney contention

Post by **kalm** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 6:31 am

The last three games have been ugly on offense. Harvey, since coming back from the injury is getting more double teams, and forcing some really bad shots. Luckily, OG, Van Hoff, and Blizniuk have picked up the slack. Couple that with Kelley and Brandon being capable of big scoring nights, and our depth has become a huge asset.

Post by **SDHornet** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 4:27 pm

AZ, what the hell is going on at your alma mater?

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/idaho-c ... loses-game

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:59 pm

SDHornet wrote:AZ, what the hell is going on at your alma mater?

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/02/idaho-c ... loses-game

It's a goddamned goatrope over there.

Post by **SDHornet** » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:16 pm

Hornets win 74-66 to reclaim first place in the BSC. The Hornets got off to a slow start but then just methodically dissected the UND defense.The win means the Hornets ran the BSC table at home and we now control our own destiny with 3 tough road games (PSU, SUU, NAU) to finish out the season.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:21 am

Men

UNC 75-91 PSU; The Bears shoot better than on Thursday, but still lose #4 in a row
UND 66-74 SAC; Hornets retake first place after going 8/11 from the arc
ID 77-79 SUU (OT); Idaho rallies from 11 down to tie it, but they shoot 13% in overtime
EWU 69-73 NAU; The Eagles shoot under 30% from the arc for the 3rd. time in 5 games
WEB 63-74 UMT; The Griz beat Weber away from Ogden for the 9th. straight time
ISU 53-67 MSU; Michael Dison scores 29 while the Bengals fall apart in the second half

Women

NAU 42-73 EWU; The Eags win shooting 49%-27% as the 'Jacks get pounded again
SUU 49-76 ID; Suutah shoots 17% in the second half as they look destined for 11th. place
MSU 74-87 ISU (OT); The Bobcats fall apart in overtime after giving up a buzzer-beater to end regulation
UMT 64-60 WEB; The Lady Griz hold on to first thanks to Kayleigh Valley's career-high 26
PSU 50-90 UNC; The Viking nightmare continues as they lose by 40+ for the 5th. time this season
SAC 64-62 UND; UND loses at home in league for the first time despite holding Sac to a season-low 6 treys

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:36 am

- Men
  
  1. Sacramento State ____12-3_____18-8_____ W2
  2. Montana _____________12-3_____16-10____ W5
  3. Eastern Washington__11-3_____20-7_____ L1
  4. Northern Arizona ____10-4_____15-12____ W3
  5. Portland State_________8-7_____14-11____ W3
  6. Northern Colorado____7-8_____12-14____ L4
  7. Idaho _________________6-8_____11-14____ L2
  8. Weber State___________6-9_____11-15____ L1
  9. Southern Utah ________5-9______8-17____ W1
  10.Montana State ________4-11_____7-20____ W1
  11.North Dakota _________4-11_____8-18____ L5
  12.Idaho State ___________3-12_____6-21____ L3

- Women
  
  1. Montana _____________12-3_____19-7_____ W2
  2. Eastern Washington__10-4_____17-8_____ W6
  3. Sacramento State ____10-5_____12-14____ W1
  4. North Dakota _________9-6_____17-10____ L1
  5. Northern Colorado____9-6_____15-11____ W5
  6. Northern Arizona _____7-7_____11-14____ L2
  7. Idaho State ___________7-8_____12-14____ W1
  8. Idaho _________________6-8_____12-13____ W2
  9. Montana State ________6-9_____12-14____ L1
  10.Weber State___________6-9_____11-15____ L3
  11.Southern Utah ________5-9_____12-12____ L2
  12.Portland State_________1-14_____3-23____ L11

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:01 pm

Men

EWU is the only one who totally controls their own destiny. They split with Sac & I'm assuming their potential 2-0 record against Montana would beat out Sac's 1-0 for common games as well as combined head-to-head.

Whoever loses UM/EWU is in tough shape. The Griz would basically be out of it thanks to an Eastern sweep, while EWU losing would concede the tiebreaker advantage to Sac thanks to Sac's win over UM.

NAU's chances of hosting are effectively nil. They ultimately can't win a tiebreaker so they would have to win the title outright to get home court (EWU, UM, and Sac would each have to lose twice).

Women

Montana will lock up hosting with a win over EWU regardless of whatever else happens. Eastern will get a sweep of UM with a win in Missoula, though. The chance of any other team hosting is a real long shot at this point.

Post by **SDHornet** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:59 am

Well all I’ve heard on the interwebs is how awesome the Griz are so I’m thinking they win on the road against a suddenly slumping EWU…which would benefit Sac…which only matters if we can win some tough road games. Thanks for clearing up NAU. I really haven’t looked at their chances of hosting in all of this. Would be crazy if our final game at NAU was for all the marbles. Who would have ever had that thought cross their minds…ever…

Post by **Grizalltheway** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:11 am

I mean, given that we have a brand new head coach and lost a player like Cherry...I think being tied for first with a few games to go is pretty swell.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:10 pm

Grizalltheway wrote:I mean, given that we have a brand new head coach and lost a player like Cherry...I think being tied for first with a few games to go is pretty swell.

I think you mean Jamar. Cherry was gone after '12-13. The addition of Breunig to the lineup combined with Gfeller actually doing something past November (unlike last year) has more than made up for the loss of Jamar.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:13 pm

SDHornet wrote:Well all I’ve heard on the interwebs is how awesome the Griz are so I’m thinking they win on the road against a suddenly slumping EWU…which would benefit Sac…which only matters if we can win some tough road games. Thanks for clearing up NAU. I really haven’t looked at their chances of hosting in all of this. Would be crazy if our final game at NAU was for all the marbles. Who would have ever had that thought cross their minds…ever…

I wish the Griz were playing EWU Thursday & not Saturday. That Thursday game against the Bobcats could allow the Eagles to regroup.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Mon Feb 23, 2015 11:26 pm

Men

Martin Breunig (UMT) - 20.5 ppg, 9 rpg, 2.5 apg, 69% on FGs (2 games)
Kris Yanku (NAU) - 20.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 7 apg, 3 spg (2 games)

Women

Melissa Williams (EWU) - 14 ppg, 10 rpg, 70% on FGs (2 games)
Stacey Barr (ID) - 23 ppg, 4.5 rpg (2 games)

Post by **AZGrizFan** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:09 am

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
Grizalltheway wrote:I mean, given that we have a brand new head coach and lost a player like Cherry...I think being tied for first with a few games to go is pretty swell.
I think you mean Jamar. Cherry was gone after '12-13. The addition of Breunig to the lineup combined with Gfeller actually doing something past November (unlike last year) has more than made up for the loss of Jamar.

Yes. The possession of an actual productive post player makes a world of difference.

Post by **SDHornet** » Tue Feb 24, 2015 6:52 pm

Mvemjsunpx wrote:
SDHornet wrote:Well all I’ve heard on the interwebs is how awesome the Griz are so I’m thinking they win on the road against a suddenly slumping EWU…which would benefit Sac…which only matters if we can win some tough road games. Thanks for clearing up NAU. I really haven’t looked at their chances of hosting in all of this. Would be crazy if our final game at NAU was for all the marbles. Who would have ever had that thought cross their minds…ever…
I wish the Griz were playing EWU Thursday & not Saturday. That Thursday game against the Bobcats could allow the Eagles to regroup.

Plus the Idaho trap game before the big matchup.

bigskybball breakdown of the title chase: http://www.bigskybball.com/2015/02/conf ... -race.html

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:30 pm

Montana/Idaho going to double OT. UM's fourth multi-OT game of the season.

Post by **SDHornet** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:57 pm

Mvemjsunpx wrote:Montana/Idaho going to double OT. UM's fourth multi-OT game of the season.

UM loses. Huge loss.

Tuned in for the closing seconds, Idaho's stream quality might be the worst in the BSC...and those colorful lines on the court.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:45 am

Men

MSU 68-92 EWU; Marcus Colbert's 25 second-half points aren't nearly enough to prevent Bobcat elimination
UMT 87-92 ID (2OT); Jordan Gregory scores 23 overtime points, but Idaho scores on 17/19 OT possessions
SUU 67-77 UNC; Dominique Lee shoots 91% and gets a double-double
NAU 85-75 UND; Kris Yanku gets 24 points and 12 assists, only commits 1 TO, and goes 16/16 from the line

Women

UNC 88-66 SUU; Suutah's freefall continues as they are outshot 54%-40% at home
UND 68-72 NAU (2OT); NoDak commits 30 turnovers as they continue to struggle
ID 68-81 UMT; The Lady Griz clinch their 30th. 20-win season
EWU 53-63 MSU; Lexie Nelson fails to score for the first time since she wore a Montana uniform 4 years ago

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 4:13 am

Montana State became the first men's team to be eliminated from the BSC Tournament today. They were swept by Weber, & head-to-head results against others can't possibly overcome that in a multi-way tie. NoDak & ISU are still alive, though, because it is still possible for them to win tiebreakers (UND would need SUU to finish tied with them at 6-12, as well). Montana's loss tonight means they'll be eliminated from title contention officially with another loss to EWU Saturday.

Montana's women got everything they wanted tonight, but it still wasn't enough to clinch home court since EWU can still win the tiebreaker. The Lady Griz will clinch everything outright with a win over the Eags Saturday. Sac, NoCo, and NoDak are now officially out of title contention.

- Men
  
  1. Sacramento State ____12-3_____18-8_____ W2
  2. Eastern Washington__12-3_____21-7_____ W1
  3. Montana _____________12-4_____16-11____ L1
  4. Northern Arizona ____11-4_____16-12____ W4
  5. Portland State_________8-7_____14-11____ W3
  6. Northern Colorado____8-8_____13-14____ W1
  7. Idaho _________________7-8_____12-14____ W1
  8. Weber State___________6-9_____11-15____ L1
  9. Southern Utah ________5-10_____8-18____ L1
  10.Montana State ________4-12_____7-21____ L1
  11.North Dakota _________4-12_____8-19____ L6
  12.Idaho State ___________3-12_____6-21____ L3

- Women
  
  1. Montana _____________13-3_____20-7_____ W3
  2. Eastern Washington__10-5_____17-9_____ L1
  3. Sacramento State ____10-5_____12-14____ W1
  4. Northern Colorado___10-6_____16-11____ W6
  5. North Dakota _________9-7_____17-11____ L2
  6. Northern Arizona _____8-7_____12-14____ W1
  7. Idaho State ___________7-8_____12-14____ W1
  8. Montana State ________7-9_____13-14____ W1
  9. Idaho _________________6-9_____12-14____ L1
  10.Weber State___________6-9_____11-15____ L3
  11.Southern Utah ________5-10____12-13____ L3
  12.Portland State_________1-14_____3-23____ L11

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:53 pm

They will host the Big Sky/MWAC Tournament for the 21st. time after beating EWU 69-59.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:12 pm

The men's Big Sky just doesn't want to resolve itself…

The Griz actually finish for once & win in Cheney by 1. Sac is now in the driver's seat, but with 3 potentially tough road games remaining.

In lower-tier news, Suutah eliminated both NoDak & Idaho State by winning in Grand Forks earlier today. Weber's lucky they have their final three games at home.

Mvemjsunpx · Post by **Mvemjsunpx** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:20 pm

Taken from eGriz, which was a sum-up from the postgame radio interview with Travis DeCuire…

TDC just said that prior to the tipoff, he was told by ewooo staff to have his team exit from the door behind their bench "when the fans stormed the court". TDC that really gave them some fire.

Why would EWU fans even storm the court with a win here? It's not like they would've clinched the title.

Championship Subdivision Football | FCS Football | Stadiums | Blogs | Forums

Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Portland State Fires Sherri Murrell

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

2/19 Scores

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

2/21 Scores

Post-Week 8 Standings

Brief Hosting Analysis

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

POTW - Week 16

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

2/26 Scores

Mid-Week 9 Standings

Lady Griz Clinch Regular-Season Title

Re: Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

Reese Court Ridiculousness