2018-19 Big Sky Basketball

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 74-78 ISU; Bengals win second-chance points 22-2
  NAU 64-66 UMT; Ahmaad Rorie fails to score for the first time in his Griz career, but UM still wins
  SUU 83-90 MSU; Harald Frey fuels a Bobcat comeback with 23 second-half points
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 70-55 SUU; Madeline Smith scores a career-high 27
  UMT 65-82 NAU; The Lady Griz lose in the Walkup Skydome for the first time since 2002

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________15-3_____22-7_____ W2
    2. Northern Colorado___14-4_____20-9_____ W3
    3. Montana State _______11-7_____14-14____ W2
    4. Weber State__________10-8_____16-13____ L3
    5. Eastern Washington__10-8_____12-17____ W1
    6. Portland State_________9-9_____14-15____ L1
    7. Southern Utah ________9-10____14-14____ L2
    8. Sacramento State _____7-11____13-14____ L1
    9. Northern Arizona _____7-12_____9-20____ L3
    10.Idaho State ___________6-12____10-17____ W1
    11.Idaho _________________2-16_____5-24____ W1

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________15-3_____18-9_____ W5
    2. Northern Colorado___14-4_____19-8_____ W4
    3. Idaho State __________13-5_____18-9_____ L1
    4. Portland State________13-5_____21-6_____ W1
    5. Montana State _______10-8_____15-13____ W1
    6. Eastern Washington___9-9_____10-17____ L1
    7. Montana ______________7-11____12-15____ L4
    8. Northern Arizona _____7-12____11-17____ W2
    9. Sacramento State _____6-12____10-16____ L3
    10.Southern Utah ________4-15_____7-21____ L1
    11.Weber State___________2-16_____5-23____ L6

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Harald Frey (MSU) - 31 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 6 apg, 2.5 spg, 53% on FGs, 15/16 on FTs (2 games)


Women

Savannah Smith (UNC) - 34.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.5 apg, 15/16 on FTs (2 games)




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[JALMOND]

After that crazy Blazer game, I have to stop by the Park Blocks and SWEEP out the Pavilion.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 69-81 PSU; The Viks make 21 free throws in the second half to Montana's 3
  MSU 67-70 SAC; The Hornets get it done even though their starters only scored 28 points
  EWU 91-62 ISU; In the second half, the Eagles won shooting 56%-30% and rebounding 23-9
  UNC 70-53 SUU; Jordan Davis has led the Bears in scoring (or shared the lead) in 26 of their 30 games
  IDA 59-93 WEB; Wildcats win turnovers 22-5
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 74-45 EWU; Ten different Eagles scored, but none scored in double figures
  WEB 78-86 IDA; The Vandals clinch a share of their first Big Sky title (second including the MWAC years)
  PSU 70-73 UMT (OT); Jace Henderson destroys PSU's 6'4" posts by racking up 25 points and 18 rebounds
  SAC 58-64 MSU; The Hornets only score 10 points-in-the-paint
  SUU 71-88 UNC; NoCo clinches a 20-win season for the 6th. time in the last 8 years

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________15-4_____22-8_____ L1
    2. Northern Colorado___15-4_____21-9_____ W4
    3. Weber State__________11-8_____17-13____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington__11-8_____13-17____ W2
    5. Montana State _______11-8_____14-15____ W2
    6. Portland State________10-9_____15-15____ W1
    7. Southern Utah ________9-11____14-15____ L3
    8. Sacramento State _____8-11____14-14____ W1
    9. Northern Arizona _____7-12_____9-20____ L3
    10.Idaho State ___________6-13____10-18____ L1
    11.Idaho _________________2-17_____5-25____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________16-3_____19-9_____ W6
    2. Northern Colorado___15-4_____20-8_____ W5
    3. Idaho State __________14-5_____19-9_____ W1
    4. Portland State________13-6_____21-7_____ L1
    5. Montana State _______11-8_____16-13____ W2
    6. Eastern Washington___9-10____10-18____ L2
    7. Montana ______________8-11____13-15____ W1
    8. Northern Arizona _____7-12____11-17____ W2
    9. Sacramento State _____6-13____10-18____ L4
    10.Southern Utah ________4-16_____7-22____ L2
    11.Weber State___________2-17_____5-24____ L7

[Grizalltheway]

After that crazy Blazer game, I have to stop by the Park Blocks and SWEEP out the Pavilion.

Standings, mafucker.

[AZGrizFan]

After that crazy Blazer game, I have to stop by the Park Blocks and SWEEP out the Pavilion.

Griz are either a) running out of gas or b) not that good without Akoh.

Somebody ELSE better take out PSU in the tourney before the Griz get them. They have got UM's number.

[JALMOND]

After that crazy Blazer game, I have to stop by the Park Blocks and SWEEP out the Pavilion.

Standings, mafucker.

See you in Boise.

[SACCAT]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________15-4_____22-8_____ L1
    2. Northern Colorado___15-4_____21-9_____ W4
    3. Weber State__________11-8_____17-13____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington__11-8_____13-17____ W2
    5. Montana State _______11-8_____14-15____ W2
    6. Portland State________10-9_____15-15____ W1
    7. Southern Utah ________9-11____14-15____ L3
    8. Sacramento State _____8-11____14-14____ W1
    9. Northern Arizona _____7-12_____9-20____ L3
    10.Idaho State ___________6-13____10-18____ L1
    11.Idaho _________________2-17_____5-25____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________16-3_____19-9_____ W6
    2. Northern Colorado___15-4_____20-8_____ W5
    3. Idaho State __________14-5_____19-9_____ W1
    4. Portland State________13-6_____21-7_____ L1
    5. Montana State _______11-8_____16-13____ W2
    6. Eastern Washington___9-10____10-18____ L2
    7. Montana ______________8-11____13-15____ W1
    8. Northern Arizona _____7-12____11-17____ W2
    9. Sacramento State _____6-13____10-18____ L4
    10.Southern Utah ________4-16_____7-22____ L2
    11.Weber State___________2-17_____5-24____ L7

So does Montana have the tie breaker over Northern Colorado?

[Mvemjsunpx]

So does Montana have the tie breaker over Northern Colorado?

If they both win, yes. If they both lose… not necessarily. This is assuming that the league still looks at common games against other tied teams collectively & doesn't try to break those other ties first, of course.


Also, everything is clinched on the women's side other than the top-2 seeds (NoCo swept Idaho).

[css75]

Get that new AD ISU, and get a decent coach. They have regressed over the season.


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[Mvemjsunpx]

Get that new AD ISU, and get a decent coach. They have regressed over the season.

It's unfortunate, but I don't see how Bill Evans survives. It may be a (forced) retirement & not a firing, but still… he's gone.

I'm guessing Jack Murphy is more likely to get fired than not—they've improved, but probably not enough. I figure Brian Katz & Brian Fish have done just enough to survive, though yet another game-1 exit for the Bobcats could still doom Fish.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU hammered NoCo in Flagstaff, so Idaho's women have clinched the outright title.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo holds on to beat NAU by 1, so they clinch a share of the title. The Griz will clinch the #1-seed if they win in Sacramento later.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo holds on to beat NAU by 1, so they clinch a share of the title. The Griz will clinch the #1-seed if they win in Sacramento later.

Wait, never mind. I could've sworn ESPN said it was final. NAU now leads by 8 in overtime.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo holds on to beat NAU by 1, so they clinch a share of the title. The Griz will clinch the #1-seed if they win in Sacramento later.

Wait, never mind. I could've sworn ESPN said it was final. NAU now leads by 8 in overtime.

OK, it wasn't just me.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU wins by 11 in OT. The Griz will win it outright with a win. I believe the Bears will still get the #1-seed if UM, Weber, and MSU all lose, but I'm not certain.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz dominate the second half to clinch the outright title.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Bobcats lose to Portland State, so they will have to play on Wednesday.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bizarro stat of the year: Sac State went 8-2 on weekdays in conference, but 0-10 on Saturdays.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 80-84 PSU; Vikings win bench points 43-2
  UMT 86-68 SAC; Travis DeCuire becomes the first Griz MBB coach to win 3 Big Sky regular-season titles
  IDA 68-70 ISU; The Vandals go 1/7 from the arc in the second half after going 8/12 in the first
  EWU 80-77 WEB; Five players scored 20+ in this game, but nobody scored in the teens
  NAU 89-78 UNC (OT); NoCo blows a 14-point second-half lead and goes 1/9 from the field in OT
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 70-66 EWU; Weber scores 30 points in the fourth quarter to end a 7-game losing streak
  ISU 73-67 IDA; The Bengals shoot 56% in the Kibbie Dome to avenge a bad December loss
  UNC 68-79 NAU; Smith scored 40, but Kaleigh Paplow bested that with 27 points, 15 boards, & 5 assists
  SAC 67-75 UMT; The Hornets came back from 15 down to tie it at halftime, but they never took the lead
  PSU 68-55 MSU; Viking freshman Desirae Hansen gets a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds

[AZGrizFan]

How is it that a bracket is established that puts 4 of the 6 worst teams on the OPPOSITE side of the bracket from the conference champ? That makes zero sense.

[Mvemjsunpx]

How is it that a bracket is established that puts 4 of the 6 worst teams on the OPPOSITE side of the bracket from the conference champ? That makes zero sense.

Brackets are typically organized by who the favorites are. The #1-seed is expected to play the #4-seed, the #2-seed is expected to play the #3-seed, etc. 4 of the 6 worst teams are on the other side, but none of them are expected to get past the quarterfinals anyway.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________16-4_____23-8_____ W1
    2. Northern Colorado___15-5_____21-10____ L1
    3. Eastern Washington__12-8_____14-17____ W3
    4. Weber State__________11-9_____17-14____ L1
    5. Portland State________11-9_____16-15____ W2
    6. Montana State _______11-9_____14-16____ L2
    7. Southern Utah ________9-11____14-15____ L3
    8. Northern Arizona _____8-12____10-20____ W1
    9. Sacramento State _____8-12____14-15____ L1
    10.Idaho State ___________7-13____11-18____ W1
    11.Idaho _________________2-18_____5-26____ L2
    
    Weber beats PSU, who beats MSU on H2H (Weber swept MSU, PSU split with both).
    NAU beats Sac on common games against NoCo.

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________16-4_____19-10____ L1
    2. Northern Colorado___15-5_____20-9_____ L1
    3. Idaho State __________15-5_____20-9_____ W2
    4. Portland State________14-6_____22-7_____ W1
    5. Montana State _______11-9_____16-14____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___9-11____10-19____ L3
    7. Montana ______________9-11____14-15____ W2
    8. Northern Arizona _____8-12____12-17____ W3
    9. Sacramento State _____6-14____10-19____ L5
    10.Southern Utah ________4-16_____7-22____ L2
    11.Weber State___________3-17_____6-24____ W1
    
    NoCo swept ISU.
    EWU swept Montana.