2010-11 Big Sky Basketball

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  AF 63-74 NAU; Shane Johannsen gets a double-double & is shooting 78% from the field this season
  ISU 77-73 TROY*; The Trojans put up 50 three-pointers ( ), but only make 11
  UMT 71-57 CSF; Griz go on a 25-4 run in the last 8 minutes of the first half & Art Steward scores a career-high 24
  UNC 75-78 ULM; The Bears nearly come back from a 22-point deficit, but miss two treys in the final seconds
  
  * - World Vision Invitational (in Logan, UT)
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 74-82 MINN; Amy Patton scores 23 points, but needs 26 shot attempts to do it
  PAC 58-107 MSU; The Bobcats shoot 81% in the first half ( ) as they take out their frustrations on the Tigers

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UVU 53-73 PSU; Isaiah Williams scores 26 for the Wolverines, but he doesn't get much help from his teammates
  WMU 63-60 ISU*; Deividas Busma gets a double-double, but his team shoots poorly from all areas
  
  * - World Vision Invitational (in Logan, UT)

No more games until Tuesday.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  UPORT 62-64 PSU; Vikings rally from a 10-point deficit in the final 7 minutes
  UVU 53-75 UMT*; Lady Griz shoot 48%, the first time they've broken 40% against a DI opponent this season
  COLG 53-57 UNC (OT); Colgate F Kelly Korkowski plays all 45 minutes, but only scores 2 points
  
  * - Lady Griz Holiday Classic

[Mvemjsunpx]

Since no-one has played a conference game, teams are ranked by RPI (the final Big Sky tiebreaker). Conference streaks (the first streak number) are from the end of last year & include the tournament. Portland State is shown in gray because they cannot make the Big Sky Tournament.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Arizona _____0-0______8-4_____ L1/W1
    2. Montana ______________0-0______8-4_____ W3/W3
    3. Weber State___________0-0______6-5_____ L1/L1
    4. Montana State ________0-0______6-6_____ L1/L2
    5. Idaho State ___________0-0______4-8_____ L3/L1
    6. Portland State_________0-0______7-5_____ L1/W1
    7. Northern Colorado____0-0______4-7_____ L1/L4
    8. Eastern Washington___0-0______3-8_____ W1/L2
    9. Sacramento State _____0-0______3-8_____ L4/L2

[Wildcat Ryan]

Let there be Big Sky hoops

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana beats NAU in a possible title preview, 83-80. The Griz trailed a bit early, took a 16-point lead, then nearly blew said lead because NAU couldn't miss. Both teams shot over 50% from the field & the arc (the Griz were shooting just 27% from the arc coming in) and NAU shot 59% in the second half, but still just broke even.

Montana gave up 70+ for the first time since mid-November.

[SDHornet]

Not that anyone cares about the prolific Sac State and EWU hoops programs, but EWU knocked off Sac State in OT. EWU had a comfortable lead in the second half but failed to put it away at the FT line. The Hornets climbed back and took a late lead. With the game tied and 33 seconds on the clock, the Hornets had a chance to win it...only Katz had no idea what play to call and the Hornets didn't even get a decent shot off. The Hornets had multiple players fouled out and were run over in OT. Refs had a field day as over 70 fouls were called. For the most part the sh!tty calls went both ways so it hurt both teams. EWU got most of the calls in OT but it didn't matter, the Hornets didn't have enough players to battle up and down the court for 5 additional minutes. I had a little hope that the Hornets could at least contend for the 6th BSC Tournament spot but it's obvious it will take a miracle for that to happen.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 79-88 EWU (OT); This game had 64 fouls and 86 free throw attempts; five Hornets fouled out
  UNC 79-66 PSU; Devon Beitzel scores 26 points, but misses a free throw for just the third time this season
  NAU 80-83 UMT; A matchup between the top 2 defensive teams in the Big Sky fails to live up to its billing
  WEB 72-75 MSU; Bobcats live by the three & end a 5-game DI losing streak
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UND 59-69 UMT*; The Lady Griz outscore the Sioux 32-17 over the final 13:40
  
  * - Lady Griz Holiday Classic

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  wlamt 35-83 EWU; Brianne Ryan scores a career-high 24 as the Eagles dominate in every facet
  NEV 74-72 WEB; The Wolfpack come back from a 15-point deficit despite the absence of their leading scorer
  IONA 57-74 NAU; 'Jack G Tyler Stephens-Jenkins scores 19 and nabs 6 steals
  MSU 58-49 BYU; Despite being on the road, the Bobcats commit 13 fewer fouls & sink 21 more free throws

[Shellin]

Just got back from the UM/Weber game. We looked pretty good today, absolutely dismantling the Wildcats 75-56. At this (incredibly early) juncture I think it would be safe to say that the Griz are the favorites for snagging the 1 seed in the conference tournament.

[SDHornet]

With the game tied at 60 and coming out of a timeout, Katz calls the same stupid play that didn't work in the EWU game against ISU. Of course it didn't work and the game went to OT where the Hornets were ran off the court. The loss pretty much guarantees the Hornets to finish dead last in the BSC again. Katz was clueless yet again as he allowed a late 5 point lead to evaportate. The man just doesn't know how to win.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats all over NAU at the half.

EWU leads NoCo by 1 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 75-73 EWU; Glen Dean misses 3 free throws in a row in the final minute, then has a shot blocked at the buzzer
  SAC 63-68 ISU (OT); Hornets erase a 10-point deficit, but can't avoid their fourth OT loss of the season
  WEB 56-75 UMT; Derek Selvig puts up a career-high 23 while Weber shoots just 37%
  NAU 78-86 MSU; The 'Jacks, who ranked highly on defense coming in, give up an average of 84.5 ppg this week

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  mttech 51-84 ISU; Surprising Bengals move to 9-4; no other Big Sky team is above .500
  MSU 79-70 UVU; Chelsea Banis scores 28 off the bench to overcome bad shooting days from Bussey & Seidensticker

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 79-72 ISU; Vikings return to previous years' form & sink 14 treys as they overcome a massive rebounding deficit

[Mvemjsunpx]

Standings:

• • Men
    
    1. Montana ______________2-0_____10-4_____ W5/W5
    2. Montana State ________2-0______8-6_____ W2
    3. Northern Colorado____2-0______6-7_____ W2
    4. Portland State_________1-1______8-6_____ W1
    5. Eastern Washington___1-1______4-9_____ L1
    6. Idaho State ___________1-1______5-9_____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____0-2______8-6_____ L3/L2
    8. Weber State___________0-2______6-7_____ L3/L3
    9. Sacramento State _____0-2______3-10____ L6/L4

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  corban 55-96 PSU; Kelly Marchant scores 22 off the bench to head this tune-up game
  WEB 58-72 CSUB; Wildcats shoot 51%, but lose turnovers by 15

[Mvemjsunpx]

Since no-one has played a conference game, teams are ranked by RPI (the final Big Sky tiebreaker). Conference streaks (the first streak number) are from the end of last year & include the tournament. The records aren't too good (aside from ISU), but several teams played very tough non-conference schedules. The Bengals have won 6 in a row, but their schedule is a bit odd: they haven't played a DI game since Dec. 11.

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State_________0-0______7-6_____ W3/W2
    2. Idaho State ___________0-0______9-4_____ L1/W6
    3. Montana State ________0-0______6-8_____ L1/W4
    4. Northern Arizona _____0-0______5-8_____ L9/W1
    5. Montana ______________0-0______5-8_____ L1/W2
    6. Eastern Washington___0-0______4-8_____ L1/W1
    7. Northern Colorado____0-0______5-8_____ L1/W2
    8. Sacramento State _____0-0______3-10____ L1/L4
    9. Weber State___________0-0______4-8_____ L5/L3

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 51-60 SEA; The Eags make 9 more treys than the Redhawks, but lose the boards by 23
  MSU 61-59 SAC; Hornets blow a late lead for the third straight time
  ISU 80-82 NAU (OT); Cameron Jones nets 37 points while Stallon Saldivar gets 13 assists to 0 turnovers
  UMT 45-63 UNC; Griz shoot a dreadful 33% and suffer their worst loss in over 2 years
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 54-64 ISU; The 'Jacks get a rare rebounding win, but shoot a horrid 29% from the field
  UNC 65-56 UMT; The Lady Griz make 23 free throws, but just 16 field goals in their first-ever loss to the Bears
  SAC 55-106 MSU; The run-&-gun Hornets lose the boards by 30 and prove that speed doesn't always kill

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 58-74 PSU; Eagles shoot a sad 31%
  UMT 68-52 SAC; Brian Qvale gets 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks in the second half alone
  WEB 68-67 NAU; Cameron Jones scores 26 points, but no other 'Jack reaches double figures
  MSU 58-72 UNC; Bobcats take a 13-point lead in the first half, then are outscored 56-29 the rest of the way
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 62-70 EWU; Brianne Ryan & Tatjana Sparavalo both put up double-doubles for the Eags
  NAU 69-62 WEB; Lumberjacks win the turnover battle 20-10 in picking up their first road win
  SAC 35-78 UMT; Lady Griz get their most lopsided DI win in 5 years thanks to terrible Hornet passing
  UNC 75-84 MSU; Bobcats follow a 6-game losing streak with a 6-game winning streak

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Portland State's men are shown in gray because they cannot make the Big Sky Tournament.

• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado____4-0______8-7_____ W4
    2. Montana ______________3-1_____11-5_____ W1
    3. Montana State ________3-1______9-7_____ L1
    4. Portland State_________2-1______9-6_____ W2
    5. Weber State___________1-2______7-7_____ W1
    6. Idaho State ___________1-2______5-10____ L2
    7. Eastern Washington___1-2______4-11____ L2/L3
    8. Northern Arizona _____1-3______9-7_____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____0-4______3-12____ L8/L6

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State ________2-0______8-8_____ W2/W6
    2. Idaho State ___________1-0_____10-4_____ W1/W7
    3. Eastern Washington___1-0______5-8_____ W1/W2
    4. Northern Colorado____1-1______6-9_____ L1
    5. Northern Arizona _____1-1______6-9_____ W1
    6. Montana ______________1-1______6-9_____ W1
    7. Portland State_________0-1______7-7_____ L1
    8. Weber State___________0-1______4-9_____ L6/L4
    9. Sacramento State _____0-2______3-12____ L3/L6

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 71-84 WEB; Lindsey Hughey scores a career-high 27 points for the Wildcats
  EWU 47-66 UMT; Eags put up a pathetic 2 assists and shoot under 30%
  PSU 65-74 MSU; Bobcats win despite going a horrid 27% from the line
  ISU 37-57 UNC; The Bengals try to top EWU by shooting 25% and managing just 4 assists
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 88-72 SAC; How do you get 26 assists & lose? Oh yeah, when you have the worst defense in the nation…
  UMT 60-64 NAU; Lady Griz again freeze up in the second half, going just 8/34 from the field
  PSU 60-72 UNC; Sudden star Lauren Oosdyke scores a career-high 28 points in a key Bear win

[AZGrizFan]

You know, it's rather disturbing what's happened to Lady Griz basketball over the past couple years. A conference title and NCAA berth used to be as consistent as the sun rising in the East....now they've been relgated to an afterthought in the conference race.

What happened?

And is this what we have to look forward to from the football team?

[Wildcat Ryan]

You know, it's rather disturbing what's happened to Lady Griz basketball over the past couple years. A conference title and NCAA berth used to be as consistent as the sun rising in the East....now they've been relgated to an afterthought in the conference race.

What happened?

And is this what we have to look forward to from the football team?

Your mens team is performing quite well. Maybe you should check them out to.

[Mvemjsunpx]

You know, it's rather disturbing what's happened to Lady Griz basketball over the past couple years. A conference title and NCAA berth used to be as consistent as the sun rising in the East....now they've been relgated to an afterthought in the conference race.

What happened?

And is this what we have to look forward to from the football team?

If they could shoot, they'd be good. Unfortunately, they can't shoot… Seriously, Montana has lost 6 of the 9 DI games they've led at the half and horrid second-half shooting was the culprit in 4 of those 6.


Last year's dropoff wasn't too surprising given what was lost, and this year's team is even younger than last year's—only 5 of the 15 players are upperclasswomen & the two juniors rarely or never play. Also, Kenzie De Boer broke her finger in October & hasn't been able to get her touch back (except on free throws).