Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2015-16

[Mvemjsunpx]

UPSET ALERT: winless Portland State leads undefeated EWU at the half by 10.

Viks hold on to win by 2 to get Lynn Kennedy his first conference win at Portland State. Now the SUU women are the only Big Sky team left that is either undefeated or winless.

[SDHornet]

Hornets escape and beat the Vandals on the road. In what should have been an easy win, the Hornets let things get interesting and Idaho can't take advantage.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 83-112 EWU; Forte puts up 37 & 13, but that hardly matters when your opponent makes 20 threes
  SAC 65-63 ID; Each team had one lousy shooting half, but Sac was less terrible from the line
  SUU 68-87 ISU; Bengals win 3 straight for the first time in 4 years
  NAU 66-76 WEB; Weber holds off NAU despite going 4/23 from outside
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 79-81 PSU; Viks get six in double figures and hold on despite 33 from Hayley Hodgins
  ID 98-88 SAC; Christina Salvatore gets 16 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, and 4 steals
  ISU 71-67 SUU; The Bengals get it done despite getting more than doubled in free throws
  WEB 76-56 NAU; Kailie Quinn hits 7 treys while Brittney Dunbar nabs a Wildcat-record 11 steals

[Jjoey52]

Bengals go for 4 Saturday against Lumberjacks.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Idaho State is looking much improved right now, it's good to see

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 67-74 EWU; Eagles pull it out despite making 19 fewer threes than they did on Thursday
  PSU 55-56 ID; Forte gets a 20-20 game, but the Vikings lose yet again
  NAU 66-88 ISU; Geno Luzcando scores 30 points and goes 10/10 from the field
  SUU 50-77 WEB; Southern Utah shoots 31% in another uncompetitive loss
  UMT 80-72 MSU; All five Griz starters had 4 fouls, yet none fouled out
  UND 70-71 UNC; Turnovers were roughly even, but NoCo won points-off-turnovers by 11
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ID 94-65 PSU; Idaho gets 32 assists, their highest total in 30 years
  EWU 100-83 SAC; Eastern shoots 56% as they avenge last year's WNIT debacle
  WEB 70-51 SUU; The Wildcats shoot 95% from the line and win turnovers 29-15
  ISU 62-63 NAU; Alyssa Rader gets 23 points and 14 boards and leads NAU to a 7-0 run over the final 4:00
  UMT 52-61 MSU; UM goes 0/9 in the fourth and loses 4 straight league games for the first time since '99
  UNC 51-54 UND; The F-Hawks barely hang on despite winning the boards by 24

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana ______________8-1_____13-7_____ W2
    2. Weber State___________7-1_____15-6_____ W2
    3. Idaho State ___________5-3_____10-10____ W5
    4. Idaho _________________5-4_____13-9_____ W1
    5. Northern Colorado____5-4______8-13____ W4
    6. North Dakota _________5-4_____10-10____ L1
    7. Eastern Washington___5-4_____11-10____ W2
    8. Montana State ________4-5______9-12____ L1
    9. Portland State_________3-5______7-12____ L2
    10.Sacramento State _____2-6______9-10____ L1
    11.Southern Utah ________2-7______4-15____ L4
    12.Northern Arizona _____1-8______3-17____ L6

• • Women
    
    1. Eastern Washington___8-1_____14-7_____ W1
    2. Montana State ________8-1_____15-5_____ W2
    3. Idaho _________________7-2_____15-6_____ W2
    4. Weber State___________6-2_____14-5_____ W2
    5. North Dakota _________5-4______9-11____ W4
    6. Sacramento State _____4-4______7-12____ L2
    7. Montana ______________4-5_____11-9_____ L4
    8. Northern Colorado____4-5______9-10____ L1
    9. Idaho State ___________3-5_____10-9_____ L1
    10.Northern Arizona _____2-7______6-14____ W1
    11.Portland State_________1-7______3-16____ L1
    12.Southern Utah ________0-9______2-17____ L11/L10

[Jjoey52]

Bengals in rare territory, tough week ahead.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Venky Jois (EWU) - 23.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 63% on FGs (2 games)
Geno Luzcando (ISU) - 23 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2 spg, 71% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Hayley Hodgins (EWU) - 27 ppg, 2.5 spg (2 games)

[Wildcat Ryan]

Holy Sacramento State, come from 20 behind to beat the Griz? Didn't see that coming. Did watch a lot of the 2nd half though, Sacramento State was much more aggressive than Montana at the end and the Hornets hit some huge shots.

Crazy Big Sky

[AZGrizFan]

Holy Sacramento State, come from 20 behind to beat the Griz? Didn't see that coming. Did watch a lot of the 2nd half though, Sacramento State was much more aggressive than Montana at the end and the Hornets hit some huge shots.

Crazy Big Sky

Fucking horrible 2nd half by the Griz. They got sloppy and lazy. And honestly, with the way the BSC refs are, the games are almost unwatchable. Absolutely ZERO flow or rhythm, with a foul called about every 15 seconds.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Holy Sacramento State, come from 20 behind to beat the Griz? Didn't see that coming. Did watch a lot of the 2nd half though, Sacramento State was much more aggressive than Montana at the end and the Hornets hit some huge shots.

Crazy Big Sky

**** horrible 2nd half by the Griz. They got sloppy and lazy. And honestly, with the way the BSC refs are, the games are almost unwatchable. Absolutely ZERO flow or rhythm, with a foul called about every 15 seconds.

I agree, the refs have made watching Big Sky games really hard to do, I have watched some "power Conf" games this year and for some reason they are allowed to play a lot more physical, yet in our conference you even look at a guy funny and the refs blow their whistles, gets really old really fast. They also really need to define what an offensive call is and a defensive call is, I hate watching the offensive player initiate all contact and the foul is called on the defender, I also hate watching the offensive player push off to get separation put the refs turn around and blow a foul on a defender who is standing there with his hands in the air. It seems all you need to do in this conference is drive to the basket and the refs are almost 100% sure to call a reactionary foul.

It's like the first time Weber and UNC played in Ogden both teams combined for 68 free throws, 34 apiece. it was one of the most boring games I have ever watched.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Holy Sacramento State, come from 20 behind to beat the Griz? Didn't see that coming. Did watch a lot of the 2nd half though, Sacramento State was much more aggressive than Montana at the end and the Hornets hit some huge shots.

Crazy Big Sky

Fucking horrible 2nd half by the Griz. They got sloppy and lazy. And honestly, with the way the BSC refs are, the games are almost unwatchable. Absolutely ZERO flow or rhythm, with a foul called about every 15 seconds.

I'm pretty sure that's more the rule changes than the Big Sky refs this year. The non-conference season was even worse than conference play on this.

It also doesn't help that the Griz have been—all season—a team that claws & grabs at freakin' everything on defense. You can't just blame this on the refs when Montana ranks 310th. in fouls (despite being one of the slowest-paced teams in the nation) while Weber ranks 37th. DeCuire & co. need to figure out how to adjust to the new rules & rule emphases. This is especially true with Breunig, who—despite needing to be on the court at all times—is the worst offender on the team for stupid fouls.

[SDHornet]

Holy Sacramento State, come from 20 behind to beat the Griz? Didn't see that coming. Did watch a lot of the 2nd half though, Sacramento State was much more aggressive than Montana at the end and the Hornets hit some huge shots.

Crazy Big Sky

Griz opened the 2nd half by knocking down 2 threes to go up 20...I thought it was over and was about ready to leave, but realized I wasn't sober enough to drive so I stuck around...best...decision...ever...

[SDHornet]

Fucking horrible 2nd half by the Griz. They got sloppy and lazy. And honestly, with the way the BSC refs are, the games are almost unwatchable. Absolutely ZERO flow or rhythm, with a foul called about every 15 seconds.

I'm pretty sure that's more the rule changes than the Big Sky refs this year. The non-conference season was even worse than conference play on this.

It also doesn't help that the Griz have been—all season—a team that claws & grabs at freakin' everything on defense. You can't just blame this on the refs when Montana ranks 310th. in fouls (despite being one of the slowest-paced teams in the nation) while Weber ranks 37th. DeCuire & co. need to figure out how to adjust to the new rules & rule emphases. This is especially true with Breunig, who—despite needing to be on the court at all times—is the worst offender on the team for stupid fouls.

His 3rd foul late in the 1st half (and oddly enough his last PF of the game) was just . Ugbaja had the ball way beyond the arc with the shot clock running down and he takes a very low percentage shot...Bruening jumps right into him bailing him out and giving him 3 FTs...I mean wow...

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 68-83 PSU; The Vikings outshoot the Bobcats 60%-39%
  UMT 79-83 SAC; Hornets score 56 and shoot 62% in the second half in overcoming a 20-point deficit
  ID 68-44 SUU; Suutah gets smothered by an Idaho team that's without their two best players
  EWU 84-73 NAU; Kris Yanku goes 0/5 and ends up with more turnovers than points
  WEB 64-54 UNC; Joel Bolomboy picks up his 20th. double-double of the season
  ISU 60-76 UND; Quinton Hooker gets a triple-double (13 points, 12 boards, 10 assists)
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 65-72 EWU; The Eags shoot 53% after halftime to overcome a monster game by NAU's Alyssa Rader
  SUU 48-93 ID; Idaho's bench outscored SUU's entire team 56-48
  UND 60-57 ISU; This game only had 47 combined rebounds (UND won 28-19)
  UNC 79-82 WEB (3OT); Deeshyra Thomas scores 33 while Brittney Dunbar nearly gets a triple-double
  SAC 83-90 UMT; Kayleigh Valley & Alycia Sims combine for 44 points and 26 rebounds (17 offensive)
  PSU 64-74 MSU; The Viks went 9/10 from the line in the fourth to make this look closer than it really was

[AZGrizFan]

I'm pretty sure that's more the rule changes than the Big Sky refs this year. The non-conference season was even worse than conference play on this.

It also doesn't help that the Griz have been—all season—a team that claws & grabs at freakin' everything on defense. You can't just blame this on the refs when Montana ranks 310th. in fouls (despite being one of the slowest-paced teams in the nation) while Weber ranks 37th. DeCuire & co. need to figure out how to adjust to the new rules & rule emphases. This is especially true with Breunig, who—despite needing to be on the court at all times—is the worst offender on the team for stupid fouls.

His 3rd foul late in the 1st half (and oddly enough his last PF of the game) was just . Ugbaja had the ball way beyond the arc with the shot clock running down and he takes a very low percentage shot...Bruening jumps right into him bailing him out and giving him 3 FTs...I mean wow...

If you saw the end of the Oregon State/Utah game last night (pitting the last two Griz coaches against each other, FYI ) there was some REALLY stupid basketball on display in the last 3 seconds. OSU up by two, Utah gets the ball with 9 seconds to go....tight D, way out beyond the arc, and OSU's defender touch-fouls the Utah shooter in the midst of a desperation 3-point attempt...so he goes to the line with 2.2 seconds left and sinks all three to put Utah up 63-62.

Game over, right? Think again.....OSU inbounds the ball and, inexplicably, the Utah defender attempts to BLOCK the running, out of control shot of the OSU player from HALF COURT....and of course, he fouls him. With 0.2 seconds left. So HE goes to the line for 3 free throws, and sinks all three and OSU wins 65-63. Two HORRIBLE fouls....

[Mvemjsunpx]

If you saw the end of the Oregon State/Utah game last night (pitting the last two Griz coaches against each other, FYI ) there was some REALLY stupid basketball on display in the last 3 seconds. OSU up by two, Utah gets the ball with 9 seconds to go....tight D, way out beyond the arc, and OSU's defender touch-fouls the Utah shooter in the midst of a desperation 3-point attempt...so he goes to the line with 2.2 seconds left and sinks all three to put Utah up 63-62.

Game over, right? Think again.....OSU inbounds the ball and, inexplicably, the Utah defender attempts to BLOCK the running, out of control shot of the OSU player from HALF COURT....and of course, he fouls him. With 0.2 seconds left. So HE goes to the line for 3 free throws, and sinks all three and OSU wins 65-63. Two HORRIBLE fouls....

Well… at least nobody tripped a ref.

[SuperHornet]

His 3rd foul late in the 1st half (and oddly enough his last PF of the game) was just . Ugbaja had the ball way beyond the arc with the shot clock running down and he takes a very low percentage shot...Bruening jumps right into him bailing him out and giving him 3 FTs...I mean wow...

If you saw the end of the Oregon State/Utah game last night (pitting the last two Griz coaches against each other, FYI ) there was some REALLY stupid basketball on display in the last 3 seconds. OSU up by two, Utah gets the ball with 9 seconds to go....tight D, way out beyond the arc, and OSU's defender touch-fouls the Utah shooter in the midst of a desperation 3-point attempt...so he goes to the line with 2.2 seconds left and sinks all three to put Utah up 63-62.

Game over, right? Think again.....OSU inbounds the ball and, inexplicably, the Utah defender attempts to BLOCK the running, out of control shot of the OSU player from HALF COURT....and of course, he fouls him. With 0.2 seconds left. So HE goes to the line for 3 free throws, and sinks all three and OSU wins 65-63. Two HORRIBLE fouls....

One of our staff pastors (a huge OSU fan married to a huge UO fan) was telling us about Tinkle's game at breakfast following our men's group meeting this morning. From what Pastor John says, the OSU foul wasn't even a "touch-foul." Replays from several different angles showed that the Beaver defender made no contact whatsoever, and it wasn't even close.

Did the Pac-12 put out "office orders" to help Utah out?

[SDHornet]

If you saw the end of the Oregon State/Utah game last night (pitting the last two Griz coaches against each other, FYI ) there was some REALLY stupid basketball on display in the last 3 seconds. OSU up by two, Utah gets the ball with 9 seconds to go....tight D, way out beyond the arc, and OSU's defender touch-fouls the Utah shooter in the midst of a desperation 3-point attempt...so he goes to the line with 2.2 seconds left and sinks all three to put Utah up 63-62.

Game over, right? Think again.....OSU inbounds the ball and, inexplicably, the Utah defender attempts to BLOCK the running, out of control shot of the OSU player from HALF COURT....and of course, he fouls him. With 0.2 seconds left. So HE goes to the line for 3 free throws, and sinks all three and OSU wins 65-63. Two HORRIBLE fouls....

One of our staff pastors (a huge OSU fan married to a huge UO fan) was telling us about Tinkle's game at breakfast following our men's group meeting this morning. From what Pastor John says, the OSU foul wasn't even a "touch-foul." Replays from several different angles showed that the Beaver defender made no contact whatsoever, and it wasn't even close.

Did the Pac-12 put out "office orders" to help Utah out?

Should be smarter, shouldn't even be that close to a shooter on a desperation heave to begin with, especially if the refs have been whistle happy during the game...oh and at the fouls sequence of this game.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 82-80 PSU; Portland State shot 62% and lost
  MSU 79-76 SAC; Montana State shot 38% and won
  EWU 81-67 SUU; Southern Utah shoots 39% inside the arc against a terrible interior defense
  ID 70-72 NAU; The Vandals aren't able to overcome turnovers & injuries as they give NAU their 2nd. DI win
  ISU 90-57 UNC; Luzcando scores 30 as the Bengals get their most lopsided road win in 57 years
  WEB 71-78 UND; Hawks win points-off-turnovers 18-1
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SUU 53-64 EWU; Eagles win despite giving up a 16-2 run to start the second half
  NAU 59-76 ID; Vandals win bench points 40-12
  UNC 61-59 ISU; The Bears blew an 18-point lead but still managed to end a 9-game road losing streak
  UND 85-78 WEB (OT); NoDak lost TOs by 12 but offset that by shooting 50% and winning the glass by 25
  PSU 57-76 UMT; Alycia Sims picks up the slack for an injured Feller by netting 29 points and 15 rebounds
  SAC 99-116 MSU; Sac tied their own record with 25 treys, but they lost TOs for just the 2nd. time this season

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana ______________9-2_____14-8_____ W1
    2. Weber State___________8-2_____16-7_____ L1
    3. North Dakota _________7-4_____12-10____ W2
    4. Eastern Washington___7-4_____13-10____ W4
    5. Idaho State ___________6-4_____11-11____ W1
    6. Idaho _________________6-5_____14-10____ L1
    7. Northern Colorado____5-6______8-15____ L2
    8. Montana State ________5-6_____10-13____ L1
    9. Portland State_________4-6______8-13____ L1
    10.Sacramento State _____3-7______10-11___ L1
    11.Northern Arizona _____2-9______4-18____ W1
    12.Southern Utah ________2-9______4-17____ L6

• • Women
    
    1. Eastern Washington__10-1_____16-7_____ W3
    2. Montana State _______10-1_____17-5_____ W4
    3. Idaho _________________9-2_____17-6_____ W4
    4. Weber State___________7-3_____15-6_____ L1
    5. North Dakota _________7-4_____11-11____ W6
    6. Montana ______________6-5_____13-9_____ W2
    7. Northern Colorado____5-6_____10-11____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____4-6______7-14____ L4
    9. Idaho State ___________3-7_____10-11____ L3
    10.Northern Arizona _____2-9______6-16____ L2
    11.Portland State_________1-9______3-18____ L3
    12.Southern Utah ________0-11_____2-19____ L13/L12

[SDHornet]

Hornets came out flat last night and spotted MSU with an early 12 point lead. With Demps out (who suited but didn't play) we just don't have the quality backcourt depth to matchup against smaller lineups.

[AZGrizFan]

• Men
  
  UMT 82-80 PSU; Portland State shot 62% and lost
  MSU 79-76 SAC; Montana State shot 38% and won
  EWU 81-67 SUU; Southern Utah shoots 39% inside the arc against a terrible interior defense
  ID 70-72 NAU; The Vandals aren't able to overcome turnovers & injuries as they give NAU their 2nd. DI win
  ISU 90-57 UNC; Luzcando scores 30 as the Bengals get their most lopsided road win in 57 years
  WEB 71-78 UND; Hawks win points-off-turnovers 18-1
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SUU 53-64 EWU; Eagles win despite giving up a 16-2 run to start the second half
  NAU 59-76 ID; Vandals win bench points 40-12
  UNC 61-59 ISU; The Bears blew an 18-point lead but still managed to end a 9-game road losing streak
  UND 85-78 WEB (OT); NoDak lost TOs by 12 but offset that by shooting 50% and winning the glass by 25
  PSU 57-76 UMT; Alycia Sims picks up the slack for an injured Feller by netting 29 points and 15 rebounds
  SAC 99-116 MSU; Sac tied their own record with 25 treys, but they lost TOs for just the 2nd. time this season

I think PSU just made another layup with a cutter through the lane....

[Mvemjsunpx]

I think PSU just made another layup with a cutter through the lane....

Fortunately the Griz figured out how to stop that… eventually. Also, Breunig's patience & precision were even more amazing to watch than usual (he went 13/14).