2018-19 Big Sky Basketball

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 57-65 PSU; Marcus Graves goes 2/15 from the field
  IDA 76-85 SUU; The Vandals lose again despite getting their highest point total since early January
  EWU 86-73 NAU; The Eagles make 14 treys to NAU's 3
  MSU 83-89 UMT; The Griz hit 15 treys to clinch their 8th. 20-win season in the last 10 years
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 76-81 EWU; The Eagles hit a season-high 13 threes
  PSU 75-57 SAC; The Viks get 20 wins for the first time since they won the regular-season title in 2011
  SUU 49-77 IDA; Southern Utah shoots 22% inside the arc
  WEB 57-84 ISU; Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman went 9/17, but the rest of the Wildcats went 9/37
  MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment

[JALMOND]

MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment[/list]

Portland State doesn't think Missoula is too hostile anymore.

[AZGrizFan]

MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment[/list]

Portland State doesn't think Missoula is too hostile anymore.

[Mvemjsunpx]

MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment[/list]

Portland State doesn't think Missoula is too hostile anymore.

What about Cedar City?

PSU 69-83 SUU; The Vikings win the boards 38-18, but lose turnovers 25-15

[kalm]

• Men
  
  SAC 57-65 PSU; Marcus Graves goes 2/15 from the field
  IDA 76-85 SUU; The Vandals lose again despite getting their highest point total since early January
  EWU 86-73 NAU; The Eagles make 14 treys to NAU's 3
  MSU 83-89 UMT; The Griz hit 15 treys to clinch their 8th. 20-win season in the last 10 years
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 76-81 EWU; The Eagles hit a season-high 13 threes
  PSU 75-57 SAC; The Viks get 20 wins for the first time since they won the regular-season title in 2011
  SUU 49-77 IDA; Southern Utah shoots 22% inside the arc
  WEB 57-84 ISU; Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman went 9/17, but the rest of the Wildcats went 9/37
  MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment

Hunt, Aiken, and Kidd played really well. If we get Davison back for the tournament I can see is winning it.

[JALMOND]

Portland State doesn't think Missoula is too hostile anymore.

What about Cedar City?

PSU 69-83 SUU; The Vikings win the boards 38-18, but lose turnovers 25-15

Viks can't beat the Whos down in Whoville.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Hunt, Aiken, and Kidd played really well. If we get Davison back for the tournament I can see is winning it.

Eastern's likely to play the Bobcats in the quarterfinals, so there's an automatic win right there.

[Grizalltheway]

• Men
  
  SAC 57-65 PSU; Marcus Graves goes 2/15 from the field
  IDA 76-85 SUU; The Vandals lose again despite getting their highest point total since early January
  EWU 86-73 NAU; The Eagles make 14 treys to NAU's 3
  MSU 83-89 UMT; The Griz hit 15 treys to clinch their 8th. 20-win season in the last 10 years
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 76-81 EWU; The Eagles hit a season-high 13 threes
  PSU 75-57 SAC; The Viks get 20 wins for the first time since they won the regular-season title in 2011
  SUU 49-77 IDA; Southern Utah shoots 22% inside the arc
  WEB 57-84 ISU; Jaiamoni Welch-Coleman went 9/17, but the rest of the Wildcats went 9/37
  MSU 75-71 UMT; The Bobcats go 19/21 from the line in a hostile environment

Hunt, Aiken, and Kidd played really well. If we get Davison back for the tournament I can see is winning it.

Oh settle down Sparky.

[kalm]

Hunt, Aiken, and Kidd played really well. If we get Davison back for the tournament I can see is winning it.

Oh settle down Sparky.

[Vidav]

NoCo beats Montana by 2 in Missoula. The Griz struggled mightily, the bench played like shit. I blame Alpha.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo beats Montana by 2 in Missoula. The Griz struggled mightily, the bench played like shit. I blame Alpha.

Unusually sloppy ball handling. I didn't think the Griz would have that much trouble with a man team, either.

Oh, and Jordan Davis is a better player than Tyler Hall. The stats alone would tell you that, but Davis also attempts to play defense.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 74-72 UMT; The Bears win bench points 20-2
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 61-79 UNC; Savannah Smith puts up a school-record 40 points

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________13-3_____20-7_____ L1
    2. Northern Colorado___12-4_____18-9_____ W1
    3. Weber State__________10-6_____16-11____ L1
    4. Eastern Washington___9-7_____11-16____ W1
    5. Montana State ________9-7_____12-14____ L2
    6. Southern Utah ________9-8_____14-12____ W2
    7. Portland State_________8-8_____13-14____ W4
    8. Northern Arizona _____7-10_____9-18____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____6-10____12-13____ L1
    10.Idaho State ___________5-11_____9-16____ L4
    11.Idaho _________________1-15_____4-23____ L13

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________13-3_____16-9_____ W3
    2. Idaho State __________13-4_____18-8_____ W2
    3. Northern Colorado___12-4_____17-8_____ W2
    4. Portland State________12-4_____20-5_____ W1
    5. Montana State ________9-7_____14-12____ W2
    6. Eastern Washington___8-8______9-16____ W2
    7. Montana ______________7-9_____12-13____ L2
    8. Sacramento State _____6-10____10-14____ L1
    9. Northern Arizona _____5-12_____9-17____ L2
    10.Southern Utah ________3-14_____6-20____ L7
    11.Weber State___________2-15_____5-22____ L5

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Bernie Andre (NAU) - 16 ppg, 14.5 rpg (2 games)


Women

Savannah Smith (UNC) - 40 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 55% on FGs, 9/9 on FTs (1 game)




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[Mvemjsunpx]

Interesting upset tonight as Sac beats EWU in Cheney. That's EWU's first home loss since December.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 59-56 EWU; Marcus Graves nearly gets a triple-double with 19 points, 10 boards, and 9 assists
  PSU 67-65 IDA; The Vandals shoot 30% in the second half
  WEB 61-85 UNC; Jordan Davis scores 34 as the Bears clinch a top-2 seed
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 81-68 PSU; Mikayla Ferenz breaks Natalie Doma's all-time Big Sky scoring record
  EWU 71-62 SAC; Eastern wins their 6th. straight regular-season game in Sacramento
  UNC 61-59 ISU; Savannah Smith scores the majority of her team's points for the second-straight game

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________13-3_____20-7_____ L1
    2. Northern Colorado___13-4_____19-9_____ W2
    3. Weber State__________10-7_____16-12____ L2
    4. Montana State ________9-7_____12-14____ L2
    5. Portland State_________9-8_____14-14____ W5
    6. Southern Utah ________9-8_____14-12____ W2
    7. Eastern Washington___9-8_____11-17____ L1
    8. Sacramento State _____7-10____13-13____ W1
    9. Northern Arizona _____7-10_____9-18____ L1
    10.Idaho State ___________5-11_____9-16____ L4
    11.Idaho _________________1-16_____4-24____ L14

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________14-3_____17-9_____ W4
    2. Northern Colorado___13-4_____18-8_____ W3
    3. Idaho State __________13-5_____18-9_____ L1
    4. Portland State________12-5_____20-6_____ L1
    5. Montana State ________9-7_____14-12____ W2
    6. Eastern Washington___9-8_____10-16____ W3
    7. Montana ______________7-9_____12-13____ L2
    8. Sacramento State _____6-11____10-15____ L2
    9. Northern Arizona _____5-12_____9-17____ L2
    10.Southern Utah ________3-14_____6-20____ L7
    11.Weber State___________2-15_____5-22____ L5

[SuperHornet]

So, are we doing the top 8 again for the BSCT, or is everyone in again?

[Mvemjsunpx]

So, are we doing the top 8 again for the BSCT, or is everyone in again?

Everyone's in again.

[Vidav]

Griz beat SUU.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 66-68 EWU; Both teams hit a trey in the final 10 seconds after neither had hit one in nearly 8 minutes
  SAC 90-94 IDA; In the second half, Idaho shot 75% on FGs, 70% on treys, and 95% on free throws
  SUU 54-70 UMT; Sayeed Pridgett scores all 20 of his points in the second half
  NAU 73-84 MSU; Harald Frey gets 30 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, and 4 steals
  ISU 62-71 UNC; The Bears clinch back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time as a DI team*
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 57-76 PSU; Eastern's starters only score 22 points
  IDA 69-65 SAC; The Vandals survive, mostly thanks to their only committing 9 fouls
  UMT 56-71 SUU; Jace Henderson, who was shooting 59% coming in, starts the game 0/10
  UNC 75-61 WEB; Savannah Smith cracks 30 points for the 7th. time in NoCo's last 9 games
  MSU 72-76 NAU; The 'Jacks pull the upset despite only getting 2 points from their bench

* - Keep in mind most every UNC win (if not every win) from the '10-11 season was vacated due to NCAA sanctions, leaving '09-10 as their only 20-win season prior to last year.

[SDHornet]

• Men
  
  
  SAC 90-94 IDA; In the second half, Idaho shot 75% on FGs, 70% on treys, and 95% on free throws

Of course Katz' and Co blow a must win road game against the worst team in the BSC.


It'll be interesting to see how next year goes and if Orr wants to go in a new direction with MBB after the 20-21 season.

Also heard Bunky has 2 years left on his contract. Given that everyone returns for the Hornets on the women's side, expectations should be significantly higher next year.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  
  SAC 90-94 IDA; In the second half, Idaho shot 75% on FGs, 70% on treys, and 95% on free throws

Of course Katz' and Co blow a must win road game against the worst team in the BSC.


It'll be interesting to see how next year goes and if Orr wants to go in a new direction with MBB after the 20-21 season.

Also heard Bunky has 2 years left on his contract. Given that everyone returns for the Hornets on the women's side, expectations should be significantly higher next year.

OK, if Harkleroad's got 2 years, he should be safe. They aren't as bad as they were last year. It'll be interesting to see if they go back to the full Westhead style next year or if they keep the more moderate approach.

If the Hornet men sweep the Montanas at home, they'll clinch a non-losing season. Would Sac really fire a MBB coach after a non-losing season, given their history?

[SDHornet]

Of course Katz' and Co blow a must win road game against the worst team in the BSC.


It'll be interesting to see how next year goes and if Orr wants to go in a new direction with MBB after the 20-21 season.

Also heard Bunky has 2 years left on his contract. Given that everyone returns for the Hornets on the women's side, expectations should be significantly higher next year.

OK, if Harkleroad's got 2 years, he should be safe. They aren't as bad as they were last year. It'll be interesting to see if they go back to the full Westhead style next year or if they keep the more moderate approach.

If the Hornet men sweep the Montanas at home, they'll clinch a non-losing season. Would Sac really fire a MBB coach after a non-losing season, given their history?

The WBBs issue is lack of depth. We had a couple of injuries that hurt, but the talent level really drops off a cliff when the top guns go out for a breather. I like the pace of play this season rather than the jack up a ton of shots as fast as you can in past years.

MBB will be interesting. The output under Katz has been frustrating. In most cases, the Hornets play to their opponents level for better or for worse. For every win over a Weber or UM, there is a loss tosub par/under preforming team (Idaho, ISU, NAU this year). If Katz could just win the games he should win, this team would consistently be around 500 and a middle of the road BSC program, which is more than acceptable IMO given the facilities issue.

More frustrating is constantly seeing a Katz coach team fall behind big early, and failing to hold big leads. That has been a hallmark his entire tenure. I think it really boils down to what Orr wants to do. Personally I can go either way on keeping him or not.

[Vidav]

Mvem, was this Rorie's worst game statistically in recent memory? It seemed like he couldn't do anything.