Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2015-16

[SDHornet]

Hornets squeak out a win over Idaho 68-65 for the season sweep. Officials were atrocious, but the Hornets had a solid 2nd half to rally from an 11 point deficit.

[Mvemjsunpx]

WTF!? All the posts from last night (not just mine) mysteriously disappeared.

I'll repost the updated standings, but I'm not gonna post the 2/20 scores again. The most important thing from yesterday is that Joel Bolomboy hurt his knee in Weber's win over NAU.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________12-2_____17-8_____ W4
    2. Weber State__________12-2_____20-7_____ W4
    3. Eastern Washington__10-5_____16-11____ L1
    4. Idaho State ___________9-5_____14-12____ W1
    5. Idaho _________________9-6_____17-11____ L1
    6. North Dakota _________8-6_____13-12____ W1
    7. Montana State ________7-7_____12-14____ L1
    8. Portland State_________5-9______9-16____ W1
    9. Northern Colorado____5-9______8-18____ L5
    10.Sacramento State _____4-10____11-14___ W1
    11.Northern Arizona _____3-12_____5-21____ L1
    12.Southern Utah ________2-13_____4-21____ L10

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______12-2_____19-6_____ L1
    2. Eastern Washington__12-3_____18-9_____ W1
    3. Idaho ________________12-3_____20-7_____ W3
    4. Weber State__________10-4_____18-7_____ W3
    5. North Dakota _________9-5_____13-12____ W1
    6. Montana ______________9-5_____16-9_____ W5
    7. Sacramento State _____7-7_____10-15____ L1
    8. Northern Colorado____6-8_____11-13____ L2
    9. Idaho State ___________6-8_____13-12____ W2
    10.Northern Arizona _____2-13_____6-20____ L6
    11.Portland State_________1-13_____3-22____ L7
    12.Southern Utah ________0-15_____2-23____ L17/L16

[Vidav]

I am not looking forward to the Griz hosting in Reno. What a stupid change.

[Jjoey52]

Bengals win again, 2 big home games loom against the Montana schools, we are hoping for some overdue payback.

[Mvemjsunpx]

I am not looking forward to the Griz hosting in Reno. What a stupid change.

I (and Fullerton, apparently) don't like it, either, but I understand how the budget crunchers hated paying through the roof for last second travel accommodations. Also, from what I've read, the fact the Idaho State WBB had to bus to Grand Forks in 2014 because their flight got screwed up was the last straw.

Still, I don't think the move to Reno will be worth it in the end.

[SDHornet]

I am not looking forward to the Griz hosting in Reno. What a stupid change.

I (and Fullerton, apparently) don't like it, either, but I understand how the budget crunchers hated paying through the roof for last second travel accommodations. Also, from what I've read, the fact the Idaho State WBB had to bus to Grand Forks in 2014 because their flight got screwed up was the last straw.

Still, I don't think the move to Reno will be worth it in the end.

Yeah I think it was the logistics. The Lady Hornets had to send their team over multiple flights across 2 days for that 2014 GF tourney.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Cameron Forte (PSU) - 27.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 4 spg, 71% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Ali Forde (ID) - 20 ppg, 8 rpg, 3 spg, 2 bpg, 70% on FGs (2 games)

[SDHornet]

Hornets lose 72-67 at UNC, a game in which they led most of the way.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 90-77 ISU; Bobby Morehead hits 8 treys off the bench to keep the Bengals at bay
  MSU 60-68 WEB; Kyndahl Hill fills the Bolomboy double-double role while the Bobcats shoot 37%
  SAC 67-72 UNC; NoCo ends a 5-game losing streak by doubling the Hornets in free throws
  PSU 77-80 UND; Quinton Hooker outduels Cameron Forte with 38 points
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UND 75-62 PSU; F-Hawks dominate the boards 43-23
  UNC 72-83 SAC; Sac does things the normal way by winning the boards & shooting and only making 6 threes
  ISU 47-62 UMT; Apiphany Woods & Anna Policicchio combine to go 3/30 from the field
  WEB 71-92 MSU; Peyton Ferris goes 16/17 and scores a career-high 33

[Wildcat Ryan]

Gonna be a helluva fun game to watch on Saturday, hoping for a crowd of at least 9,000.

Will be the 123rd meeting between the two. Weber has played no one as many times as they have played the Montana Griz.

And if Weber wins on Saturday it will be the 1000th victory for Weber State since becoming a Division 1 four year school. Weber State has an overall record of 999-570. Winning percentage 63.7 percent. The 22nd best winning percentage in NCAA history

[AZGrizFan]

Gonna be a helluva fun game to watch on Saturday, hoping for a crowd of at least 9,000.

Will be the 123rd meeting between the two. Weber has played no one as many times as they have played the Montana Griz.

And if Weber wins on Saturday it will be the 1000th victory for Weber State since becoming a Division 1 four year school. Weber State has an overall record of 999-570. Winning percentage 63.7 percent. The 22nd best winning percentage in NCAA history

Would rather take you on at full strength.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

MVP - Breunig or Bolomboy. I guess Senglin could sneak in if Weber wins the league without Bolomboy playing at all, but… Weber probably has to win the league now to get MVP (I'm not sure they did before Bolomboy got hurt).
Freshman - Tyler Hall (MSU)
Newcomer - Ethan Telfair or Cameron Forte. Telfair should be at least a slight favorite because ISU is better than PSU.
Defense - No clue. Spickerman? Someone from Idaho?
6th. Man - No idea here, either. Kris Yanku could get it since he's been coming off the bench the last several games, but that would be kinda cheap.
Coach - Should be between DeCuire, Rahe, and Evans. I'd vote for Evans if ISU finishes better than 10-8, otherwise the league winner.


Women

MVP - Whoever wins the league, most likely. Hommes/Ferris (MSU), Hayley Hodgins (EWU), or whoever the hell Idaho nominates.
Freshman - Alyssa Rader (NAU)
Newcomer - Brooke Blair (ISU)
Defense - Adella Randle-El (SAC) or Anna Policicchio (ISU). Randle-El is averaging an insane 4.6 steals-per-game in conference play and is in the top-3 nationally in all games.
Bench - Peyton Ferris (MSU)
Coach - Between Jon Newlee (ID), Tricia Binford (MSU), and Wendy Schuller (EWU). I'd vote for Schuller at this point since EWU was supposed to be down from the last few years (and they don't have much depth).

[Mvemjsunpx]

[AZGrizFan]

Men

MVP - Breunig
Freshman - Oguine
Newcomer - Wright
Defense - Breunig
6th. Man - Gfeller
Coach - DeCuire

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

MVP - Breunig
Freshman - Oguine
Newcomer - Wright
Defense - Breunig
6th. Man - Gfeller
Coach - DeCuire

Seriously, I don't see Oguine beating out Hall with how many points Hall has scored. Breunig's too foul prone to get DPOY, and Gfeller has started every game so he won't get 6th. man.

[AZGrizFan]

Seriously, I don't see Oguine beating out Hall with how many points Hall has scored. Breunig's too foul prone to get DPOY, and Gfeller has started every game so he won't get 6th. man.

5th man then.

[Vidav]

Embarrassing offense for both teams, missing easy shots.

Weber takes it by 6.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz left their 3-pointers in Pocatello, it seems. A really disappointing performance since everything was tailor-made for Montana to end their Ogden losing streak.

The conference race isn't over, though. It's certainly plausible Weber could get swept this coming week, especially without Bolomboy.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Man good defensive game, the atmosphere here at the Dee felt like a Big Sky Championship atmosphere ( not gonna get that in Reno ) Loud and exciting Montana has a great team, and I really hope it's Weber vs Montana in the Championship game. Big Sky basketball at it's finest.

GO WEBER

1000th victory

[AZGrizFan]

Griz left their 3-pointers in Pocatello, it seems. A really disappointing performance since everything was tailor-made for Montana to end their Ogden losing streak.

The conference race isn't over, though. It's certainly plausible Weber could get swept this coming week, especially without Bolomboy.

That was the most piss-poorly reffed game I've watched all season. Refs spend an entire season calling every stinking ticky-tack foul, the let these two teams play fucking rugby until about 8 minutes left in the game.

[SACCAT]

Seriously, I don't see Oguine beating out Hall with how many points Hall has scored. Breunig's too foul prone to get DPOY, and Gfeller has started every game so he won't get 6th. man.

Hall had 27 tonight and went 5/10 from 3.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz left their 3-pointers in Pocatello, it seems. A really disappointing performance since everything was tailor-made for Montana to end their Ogden losing streak.

The conference race isn't over, though. It's certainly plausible Weber could get swept this coming week, especially without Bolomboy.

That was the most piss-poorly reffed game I've watched all season. Refs spend an entire season calling every stinking ticky-tack foul, the let these two teams play fucking rugby until about 8 minutes left in the game.

I don't really agree there. I only caught bits of the second half, but the first half was pretty well done. The Griz couldn't draw many fouls in the first half because they never did anything offensively that would make Weber foul them—it was just lazy contested jump shots and Krislovic's usual "touch" around the rim.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The MSU women got a miracle at the end of regulation and survived Idaho State in overtime. That keeps them a game ahead of EWU (Eags have the tiebreaker) and eliminates Idaho from title contention. Both MSU & EWU are on the road the final week.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 62-66 ID; The Big Sky's leading scorer, Austin McBroom, goes 1/8 in the second half
  MSU 69-76 ISU; Ethan Telfair scores 30+ for the third-straight game
  UMT 54-60 WEB; Weber's 3 bench players outscored their 5 starters 34-26
  SUU 69-59 NAU; The Thunderbirds win bench points 44-12 and hold Kris Yanku to just 7
  PSU 89-86 UNC; An 18-9 TO advantage was the difference in a game where 10 guys scored in double figures
  SAC 71-97 UND; Quinton Hooker goes 11/12 and the Fighting Hawks shoot 63%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ID 70-84 EWU; The Eagles shoot 60% to help eliminate the Vandals from title contention
  UNC 70-59 PSU; The Viks kill their chances to stay close by going 8/17 from the line
  UND 86-79 SAC; Randle-El's monster senior-day performance (28 pts, 11 reb, 5 ast, 6 stl) isn't enough
  NAU 68-73 SUU; NAU erases a 10-point deficit only to give SUU 5 straight free throws at the end
  WEB 75-84 UMT; On senior day, Montana juniors Valley & Sims combine for 52 points & 26 boards
  ISU 80-82 MSU (OT); Bobcats make a school-record 41 free throws thanks to 36 Bengal fouls