Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2015-16

[SDHornet]

Hornets bounce back and knock off Pacific 79-71. Tied at half, Hornets controlled the 2nd half and let things get a little closer than it should have been at the end. A solid bounce back game for Graves (19 pts, 8 stls, 6 asts).

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SDK 77-71 EWU*; Venky Jois only attempted 3 shots in 36 minutes
  PAC 71-79 SAC*; Hornets beat Pacific for just the 4th. time in the past 60 years
  UMT 63-69 PEPP; Griz go 1/16 from the arc to offset yet another dominant performance by Breunig
  UNC 52-82 CU; Depleted Bears outrebounded 48-29
  
  * - Sacramento State Tournament
  
  
  Women
  
  DREX 50-58 UMT*; At one point, Kayleigh Valley had outscored the entire Drexel team 26-25
  
  * - Christmas City Classic (in Bethlehem, PA)

[SuperHornet]

Regardless of what anyone tells you (even the SID), Venus, the correct acronym is UOP.

That said, it was a horrible outing for the Tigers, but not unexpected by UOP fans. Three players are under suspension pending investigation of a scandal involving a former assistant coach that could get UOP some serious probation. It's so bad that it caused that coach's subsequent employer (Idaho, whose HC is the brother of UOP's current HC) to ask him to resign before the season started. It's a two-pronged thing involving an inappropriate relationship with an athlete on another team within the Tiger athletic program AND allegedly taking fraudulent tests he was supposed to proctor for players. Sad that he's a UOP grad. Should have known better....

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NFOLK 70-66 NAU; Spartan G D'Shon Taylor scores 31 in front of a sparse Skydome crowd of 967

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Jeremy Senglin (WEB) - 25 ppg, 5 rpg, 62% on FGs, 15/23 on treys, GC Showcase MVP (3 games)


Women

Geraldine McCorkell (ID) - 20 ppg, 8 rpg, 59% on FGs (3 games)

[mtjack]

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Reigning Big Sky Conference defensive player of the year, Jordyn Martin, out for what looks to the be the remainder of the season with an injured foot.

This leaves 3 remaining players (Kaluna, Yanku and Neeley) who had significant minutes last season, a handful of sophomore/junior reserves and 11 freshmen.

It'll be fun watching all the new athleticism on the court...but it could also be a long season.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 81-77 SFRAN; Eagles hit 14 treys to offset lousy rebounding
  puc 57-95 WEB; Wildcats get 20 assists compared with just 4 turnovers
  MSU 76-72 UVU; Bobcat freshman Tyler Hall gets 25 points and 10 rebounds
  wldrf 58-78 UND; Waldorf goes 10/21 from outside the arc but only 10/35 inside
  
  
  
  Women
  
  CSUN 65-67 SUU; The T-Birds shoot 30% but make 29 free throws
  nmhu 43-91 NAU; Lumberjacks get 17 steals and win assists 24-3
  USU 60-74 UNC; Bears blow a double-digit lead in the third quarter, then dominate the fourth

[SDHornet]

Hornets lose 66-61 in the Causeway rematch. This game shouldn't have been this close as the Hornets had an awful night from the floor. Terrible night for Graves and Demps. Stupid fouls got the Hornets into foul trouble, but ultimately the Hornets got zero calls on drives to the basket while the dungpilers got them all. They can thank the refs for an assist in this one.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UPORT 78-72 PSU Cameron Forte has another nice game, but it's near impossible to overcome 33% shooting
  SAC 61-66 UCD; The Aggies return the favor from last week thanks to superior shooting efficiency
  CSUB 63-67 ID; Perrion Callandret goes 12/12 from the line and scores 26 points
  HAMP 98-94 NAU (2OT); In the past two years, NAU has gone 0-5 against the MEAC
  
  
  
  Women
  
  nwcu 48-71 ID; The Vandals were actually outshot, but that doesn't matter when you win turnovers 26-7

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  lav 85-105 SUU; Seven Thunderbirds score in double figures
  UNC 66-77 UCR; NoCo's two Jordans combine for 42 points
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UVU 64-68 EWU; Ashli Payne gets 16 points and 14 boards for EWU
  PSU 65-74 SDKST; PSU started the second half on a 14-2 run to make a potential blowout interesting
  CSUF 66-89 MSU; The Bobcats hit 12 treys, their first double-digit explosion in 4 seasons

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SFRAN 50-82 UMT; Griz win turnovers 10-0 in the second half and finally beat the Dons
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SUU 32-71 USC; T-Birds commit 34 turnovers and fall to 1-7
  WEB 45-38 UNT*; The Wildcats start 5-1 for the first time in 21 years
  NAU 71-55 UCI; Alyssa Rader & Brittani Lusain combine to go 21/31 from the field
  
  * - Hospitality Hill Challenge

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UALR 64-54 ID; Vandals shoot 32% at home against the undefeated Trojans
  ISU 70-82 LAM; The Bengals have only won 2 DI non-conference games under Evans
  SUU 68-54 UVU; James McGee goes 11/11 from the line and scores 24 off the bench
  WEB 68-73 BYU*; Weber loses their 13th. straight to BYU despite Bolomboy's 11th. straight double-double
  NAU 55-72 CSUB; Lumberjacks shoot 28%
  UND 65-59 BRAD (2OT); Each team only scored 2 points in the first overtime
  
  * - in Salt Lake City, UT
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 61-103 SDK; The Viks are dominated in every facet and fall to 0-7
  NOVA 78-54 SAC*; Wildcats win points-in-paint 40-16 and rebounding 55-34
  WYO 57-61 ID; Ali Forde gets 19 points, 13 boards, and 5 blocks
  SEA 67-83 ISU; Anna Policicchio gets 18 points, 7 boards, and 8 blocks
  SFA 46-56 WEB**; Weber moves to 6-1 despite shooting 44% from the line
  UNC 62-66 SDKST; These two teams combined to go 23/49 from the arc
  UNI 59-64 UND; Fighting Hawks win second-chance points 20-2
  
  * - Cal Classic (in Berkeley, CA)
  * - Hospitality Hill Challenge (in Denton, TX)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ugf 64-104 EWU; 40 of EWU's 64 shot attempts were from three
  PSU 67-91 WSU; Viks fall to 0-8 all-time versus the Cougs
  OMAHA 100-97 MSU; Devin Peterson (41 pts.) hits a game-winning shot immediately after MSU had tied it
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 99-117 CAL*; Sac breaks their own NCAA record with 80 trey attempts; the previous mark was 58
  CSUF 51-86 UMT; Fullerton makes 0 field goals in the second quarter
  MSU 52-65 GONZ; Bobcat bench G Hannah Caudill is averaging 6 assists per game
  
  * - Cal Classic

[SDHornet]

SAC 99-117 CAL*; Sac breaks their own NCAA record with 80 trey attempts; the previous mark was 58

* - Cal Classic[/list]

Caught most of their loss to USF, needed to win that one. A poor 2nd qtr did them in in that one. The Lady Hornets aren't nearly as good as they were a season ago, but I think they will be fine when it gets to BSC play. Another brutal OOC schedule this season.

Men squeak by Incarnate Word 73-70. Hornets jump out to a comfortable lead then watch it whither away. Some critical buckets late sealed this one as well as making some of their FTs late. The Hornets just don't know how to play with a lead.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UIW 70-73 SAC; Justin Strings scores a career-high 23 off the bench
  ID 55-74 USC; The Vandals won the boards by 12 but lost turnovers by 10

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Griz took the lead on Gonzaga with about a minute left, but ultimately fell by 3.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 66-65 UPORT; Gary Chivichyan goes 6/11 from the arc off the bench
  UMT 58-61 GONZ; Breunig scores 18 second-half points in a game where offense was hard to come by
  
  
  
  Women
  
  USU 67-81 ISU; The Bengals made 9 more shots on 10 fewer attempts
  CSU 62-46 UNC; Kourtney Zadina got 17 points off the bench, but NoCo's starters only scored 25 combined
  WIU 67-78 UND; F-Hawks win the boards by 22

[Vidav]

The Griz took the lead on Gonzaga with about a minute left, but ultimately fell by 3.

[kalm]

The Griz took the lead on Gonzaga with about a minute left, but ultimately fell by 3.

Martin Breunig led Montana (3-4) with 20 points, 18 coming after halftime. Walter Wright added 14.

"I was just trying to be more aggressive (in the second half) . in the first half, we were not aggressive enough," Breunig said.

Few said Breunig "is one of the best low-post players we'll play this season."

And GU will play a few good ones.

Karnowski was out again and GU really doesn't have any established guards yet. They may struggle a bit this year even with one of the best front courts in the nation.

[Jjoey52]

Finally a Bengal road win

[SDHornet]

Justin Strings earns BSC POTW.

Nice win for a struggling ISU team. The Hornets play Portland this weekend.
Good showing for UM. Would have been nice to get that win and help out the conference that has had a poor showing in OOC play.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Justin Strings (SAC) - 19.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 6/10 on treys (2 games)


Women

Kayleigh Valley (UMT) - 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 8/9 on FGs (1 game)

[AZGrizFan]

Justin Strings earns BSC POTW.

Nice win for a struggling ISU team. The Hornets play Portland this weekend.
Good showing for UM. Would have been nice to get that win and help out the conference that has had a poor showing in OOC play.

Griz just can't get over the hump. Close losses to Pepperdine, SJSU and now GU.

[SDHornet]

Justin Strings earns BSC POTW.

Nice win for a struggling ISU team. The Hornets play Portland this weekend.
Good showing for UM. Would have been nice to get that win and help out the conference that has had a poor showing in OOC play.

Griz just can't get over the hump. Close losses to Pepperdine, SJSU and now GU.

That SJSU loss is a bad one. Pepperdine looks meh, probably a game UM should have won. Good showing at Zaga. I’ve only caught a glimpse of UM this season, but from what I have seen I’m not impressed. Still early though, I figure it’s only a matter of time until the young players come around.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 86-96 DVDSN; Austin McBroom's 33 points are outdone by Jack Gibbs's 37
  WEB 81-84 UVU (2OT); Even Bolomboy's 28 points and 20 boards can't overcome 33% shooting
  york 58-91 UNC; Bears win points-in-the-paint 42-16
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ID 62-78 TXTECH; Idaho's bench scored 6 more points than their starters
  NAU 66-90 CU; Alyssa Rader is averaging roughly 5 more ppg and 4 more rpg than any other Lumberjack