Big Sky Conference Basketball Thread (Men & Women)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  J&W 55-68 UNC; 13 different players score for the Bears

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU's men's basketball team just kicked Senior G Jermaine Calvin & Senior G Matt Johnson (second leading scorer) off the team this week for violations of team rules. Add that to a possibly season-ending foot injury to Senior PG Josh Wilson & the 'Jacks now look to need a biblical-style miracle just to make the Big Sky Tournament.

http://nau.newtier.com/index.php?module ... 1&sid=2778

[dbackjon]

Losing Wilson really hurts.

But hey, we beat Montana State tonight!!

[Wildcat Ryan]

Portland State was so concerned about winning at Weber State, that they forgot about everyone else in the conference, lost at ISU by 9 for their 4th conference loss, I wonder how Domanic Waters feels right now.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 60-48 SAC; Hornets officially eliminated from tournament contention
  PSU 69-78 ISU; 5 in double figures for the Bengals while PSU coach Ken Bone gets tossed
  EWU 57-74 WEB; Steve Panos gets 22 points and 7 boards for the Wildcats
  MSU 64-83 NAU; The Lumberjacks shoot a crazy 66% for the game despite losing 3 players
  UND 72-80 UNC; Both teams shoot about 60% in this non-conference tilt
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 56-70 EWU; Weber shoots 19% (6-31) in the second half
  ISU 61-71 PSU; Kelsey Kahle scores 28 while Claire Faucher gets 20 points and 10 assists
  SAC 48-75 UMT; Lady Griz win the rebounding battle by 16
  NAU 79-60 MSU; Bobcats go 0-10 from the arc & only get 6 assists

Altitude Game of the Week is on Saturday this time. EWU @ Idaho State at 4:00 PM MST.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  BHSU 46-80 UNC; The Bears led 77-34 at one point

[AZGrizFan]

• Men
  
  UMT 60-48 SAC; Hornets officially eliminated from tournament contention
  PSU 69-78 ISU; 5 in double figures for the Bengals while PSU coach Ken Bone gets tossed
  EWU 57-74 WEB; Steve Panos gets 22 points and 7 boards for the Wildcats
  MSU 64-83 NAU; The Lumberjacks shoot a crazy 66% for the game despite losing 3 players
  UND 72-80 UNC; Both teams shoot about 60% in this non-conference tilt
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 56-70 EWU; Weber shoots 19% (6-31) in the second half
  ISU 61-71 PSU; Kelsey Kahle scores 28 while Claire Faucher gets 20 points and 10 assists
  SAC 48-75 UMT; Lady Griz win the rebounding battle by 16
  NAU 79-60 MSU; Bobcats go 0-10 from the arc & only get 6 assists

Altitude Game of the Week is on Saturday this time. EWU @ Idaho State at 4:00 PM MST.

So the Griz move into sole possession of 2nd place. Whodathunkit???

[Mvemjsunpx]

So the Griz move into sole possession of 2nd place. Whodathunkit???

I kinda did. I'm a lot more surprised that PSU is down in third.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 69-54 SAC; Bobcats get 4 players in double figures & win the boards by 11
  PSU 68-78 WEB; Kellen McCoy scores 16, makes 5 assists, & goes a perfect 10-10 from the line
  UMT 73-54 NAU; The Griz get 20 assists & make 12 three-pointers
  EWU 70-75 ISU; The Bengals shot 68% in the first half
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 69-59 EWU; Bengal G Jenna Brown scores 24, grabs 5 steals, & goes 14-17 from the line
  WEB 49-62 PSU; Vikings win thanks to 16 fast break points
  NAU 48-76 UMT; The Lady Griz outshoot NAU 47%-27%
  SAC 63-78 MSU; Bobcats get 5 in double figures & win the turnover battle by 14

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State__________11-1_____17-8_____ W8
    2. Montana _____________10-3_____16-9_____ W7
    3. Portland State_________8-5_____17-9_____ L2
    4. Idaho State ___________6-6______9-17____ W2
    5. Northern Colorado____6-6_____12-15____ W1/W3
    6. Montana State ________6-6_____12-11____ W1
    7. Eastern Washington___5-9_____11-15____ L2
    8. Northern Arizona _____4-9______7-17____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____1-12_____2-24 ___ L5

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State________11-1_____18-7_____ W4
    2. Montana _____________10-1_____21-4_____ W4
    3. Idaho State ___________5-6______8-16____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington___5-7_____10-15____ L1
    5. Northern Arizona _____5-7______8-17____ L1
    6. Northern Colorado____4-6_____11-13____ L2/W1
    7. Montana State ________4-7_____10-13____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____4-8______6-19 ___ L3
    9. Weber State___________3-8______8-16____ L2

[mtgrizfan4life]

• Men
  
  MSU 69-54 SAC; Bobcats get 4 players in double figures & win the boards by 11
  PSU 68-78 WEB; Kellen McCoy scores 16, makes 5 assists, & goes a perfect 10-10 from the line
  UMT 73-54 NAU; The Griz get 20 assists & make 12 three-pointers
  EWU 70-75 ISU; The Bengals shot 68% in the first half
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 69-59 EWU; Bengal G Jenna Brown scores 24, grabs 5 steals, & goes 14-17 from the line
  WEB 49-62 PSU; Vikings win thanks to 16 fast break points
  NAU 48-76 UMT; The Lady Griz outshoot NAU 47%-27%
  SAC 63-78 MSU; Bobcats get 5 in double figures & win the turnover battle by 14

The GRIZ only had 6 turnovers, and shot 12 of 24 from 3, 7 of 9 in the 2nd half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 74-77 PSU; Jeremiah Dominguez makes a miracle 3 at the buzzer to end PSU's slide
  WEB 69-58 UMT; Griz held to 38% shooting (24% from the arc)
  ISU 63-56 MSU; 4 players in double figures for the Bengals
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 81-72 ISU; The Bobcats win the boards by 14
  UMT 75-51 WEB; Lady Griz get 12 more assists & commit 10 fewer turnovers than the Wildcats
  PSU 89-71 UNC; Kelsey Kahle scores 26 as the Viks shoot 55%

[Mvemjsunpx]

Side note - "Clinched Home QF" means that team has clinched at least a home QF game. Also keep in mind that the women's tourney has no home QF games.

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State__________12-1_____18-8_____ W9___Clinched Title
    2. Montana _____________10-4_____16-10____ L1___Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    3. Portland State_________9-5_____18-9_____ W1___Clinched Berth/Elim. from Title
    4. Idaho State ___________7-6_____10-17____ W3___Elim. from Title
    5. Northern Colorado____6-7_____12-16____ L1___Elim. from First-Round Bye
    6. Montana State ________6-7_____12-12____ L1___Elim. from First-Round Bye
    7. Eastern Washington___5-9_____11-15____ L2___Elim. from Home QF
    8. Northern Arizona _____4-9______7-17____ L1___Elim. from First-Round Bye
    9. Sacramento State _____1-12_____2-24 ___ L5___Elim. from Tournament

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State________12-1_____19-7_____ W5___Clinched Bye
    2. Montana _____________11-1_____22-4_____ W5___Clinched Bye
    3. Northern Arizona _____5-7______8-17____ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    4. Montana State ________5-7_____11-13____ W2___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    5. Idaho State ___________5-7______8-17____ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    6. Eastern Washington___5-7_____10-15____ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    7. Northern Colorado____4-7_____11-14____ L3/L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    8. Sacramento State _____4-8______6-19 ___ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    9. Weber State___________3-9______8-17____ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 59-60 EWU; Eagles keep their tournament hopes alive thanks to a controversial charge call
  SAC 58-68 NAU; 'Jacks blow a 37-17 halftime lead, but then go on a 15-0 run to clinch the game
  ISU 64-79 UMT; Montana gets 17 assists compared to just 3 turnovers
  
  BracketBusters
  
  BSU 81-93 PSU; PSU hits 12 threes in the first half and holds on to win
  MSU 71-78 UCSB (OT); Bobcats go 0-6 from the field in overtime
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 73-39 ISU; Lady Griz SG Sonya Rogers scores 24 points and nails 6 threes
  MSU 79-56 WEB; The Bobcats get 5 players in double figures & win the boards by 16
  SAC 83-80 NAU (OT); Katie Schafer misses a layup & two putback attempts in the final 15 seconds of OT
  EWU 58-80 UNC; Kate Kevorken scores 29 off the bench for the Bears

[Mvemjsunpx]

Side note - "Clinched Home QF" means that team has clinched at least a home QF game. Also keep in mind that the women's tourney has no home QF games.

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State__________13-1_____19-8_____ W10___Clinched Title
    2. Montana _____________11-5_____17-11____ L1___Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    3. Portland State________10-5_____20-9_____ W2/W3__Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    4. Idaho State ___________8-7_____11-18____ W1___Clinched 4-seed
    5. Northern Colorado____7-8_____13-17____ W1___Clinched Berth/Elim. from Home QF
    6. Montana State ________6-8_____12-14____ L2/L3___Elim. from Home QF
    7. Eastern Washington___6-9_____12-15____ W1___Elim. from Home QF
    8. Northern Arizona _____5-10_____8-18____ L1___Elim. from Tournament
    9. Sacramento State _____1-14_____2-26 ___ L7___Elim. from Tournament

• • Women
    
    1. Montana _____________13-1_____24-4_____ W7___Clinched Bye
    2. Portland State________12-1_____19-7_____ W5___Clinched Bye
    3. Montana State ________6-7_____12-13____ W3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    4. Idaho State ___________6-8______9-18____ W1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    5. Northern Colorado____5-8_____12-15____ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    6. Eastern Washington___5-8_____10-16____ L2___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    7. Northern Arizona _____5-9______8-19____ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    8. Sacramento State _____5-9______7-20 ___ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    9. Weber State___________4-10_____9-18____ W1___Elim. From First-Round Bye

[grizzaholic]

WTAG, you missed a good, well good for Montana, game on Saturday.

[Mvemjsunpx]

This is pretty complex, so I hope I got everything right…



"OR" is inclusive, not exclusive

• • • • Tournament Berths

WEB, UMT, PSU - Already clinched.

ISU - Clinches with a win OR an NAU loss OR if MSU finishes 7-9.

MSU - Clinches with 2 wins.

• - OR a win over UNC AND an ISU win.
  - OR a win AND an ISU win AND 2 UNC wins.
  - OR an EWU loss AND an NAU loss.

UNC* - Clinches with 2 wins.

• - OR a win over MSU AND either MSU finishing 7-9 OR both an EWU loss AND an NAU loss.
  - OR a win over MSU AND 2 more MSU losses AND either an EWU loss OR an NAU loss.
  - OR a win over UMT AND either an NAU loss OR both 2 ISU losses AND 2 MSU losses.

EWU* - Clinches with a win AND 2 UNC losses AND either an NAU loss OR 2 ISU losses.

• - OR with a win AND 3 MSU losses AND either an NAU loss OR a UNC loss to UMT.
  - OR with a win AND an NAU loss AND both MSU AND UNC finishing 7-9.
  - OR with 2 UNC losses AND an NAU loss to WEB.

NAU* - Clinches with 2 wins AND either a UNC loss OR both 2 MSU losses AND 2 ISU losses.

• - OR with a win over WEB AND 2 UNC losses AND an EWU loss.

• * - Any possible RPI tiebreakers involving EWU, UNC, & possibly NAU would go to EWU.

• • • • (at least) Home Quarterfinal Games

WEB, UMT - Already clinched.

PSU - Clinches with a win OR an ISU loss OR an MSU loss.

ISU - Clinches with 2 wins.

• - OR with a win AND an MSU loss.
  - OR with a UNC loss AND MSU finishing 7-9.
  - OR with 3 MSU losses AND an NAU loss to WEB.

MSU - Clinches with 3 wins AND either an ISU loss OR a PSU loss to EWU.

• - OR with 2 wins AND 2 ISU losses.

UNC - Clinches with 2 wins AND 1 other MSU loss AND 2 ISU losses.

NAU - Clinches with 2 wins AND 2 ISU losses AND 3 MSU losses AND a UNC loss to UMT.

• • • • First-Round Byes

WEB - Already clinched.

UMT - Clinches w/ a win OR a PSU loss OR both an MSU win over UNC AND an MSU win over WEB.

PSU - Clinches w/ 2 wins AND a UMT loss AND either a UNC win over MSU OR an MSU loss to WEB.

• * - PSU should win a potential RPI tiebreaker over Montana in the event that they tie for second and MSU & UNC tie at 7-9.

• • • • Regular Season Title

WEB - Already clinched.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SEA 63-59 EWU (OT); Eags led 54-48 with 30 seconds left in regulation & blew it.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Oh thats a tuff loss, no matter how you look at it.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 58-64 PSU; The Viks make 12 threes while the Bobcats shoot 34%

[Willie]

Would have been nice for PSU to lose tonight. Would have given the Griz the automatic 1st round bye without even playing UNC.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  SAC 39-74 ISU; Hornets get 0 field goals & score just 3 points over the first 14 minutes of the game
  NAU 51-70 WEB; Kellen McCoy scores a career-high 27 while NAU goes 0-10 from the arc
  UMT 57-67 UNC; The Griz get 12 blocks (6 by Qvale), but UNC wins the game at the line
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 70-64 SAC; Bengal F Oana Iacovita scores a career-high 30 points
  WEB 63-60 NAU; Wildcat G Ali Thorderson hits a three at the buzzer to win it
  UNC 51-71 UMT; The Lady Griz go 6-7 from the arc in the second half

[Mvemjsunpx]

Side note - "Clinched Home QF" means that team has clinched at least a home QF game. Also keep in mind that the women's tourney has no home QF games.

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State__________13-1_____19-8_____ W10___Clinched Title
    2. Montana _____________11-5_____17-11____ L1___Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    3. Portland State________10-5_____20-9_____ W2/W3__Clinched Home QF/Elim. from Title
    4. Idaho State ___________8-7_____11-18____ W1___Clinched 4-seed
    5. Northern Colorado____7-8_____13-17____ W1___Clinched Berth/Elim. from Home QF
    6. Montana State ________6-8_____12-14____ L2/L3___Elim. from Home QF
    7. Eastern Washington___6-9_____12-16____ W1/L1___Elim. from Home QF
    8. Northern Arizona _____5-10_____8-18____ L1___Elim. from Tournament
    9. Sacramento State _____1-14_____2-26 ___ L7___Elim. from Tournament

• • Women
    
    1. Montana _____________13-1_____24-4_____ W7___Clinched Bye
    2. Portland State________12-1_____19-7_____ W5___Clinched Bye
    3. Montana State ________6-7_____12-13____ W3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    4. Idaho State ___________6-8______9-18____ W1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    5. Northern Colorado____5-8_____12-15____ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    6. Eastern Washington___5-8_____10-16____ L2___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    7. Northern Arizona _____5-9______8-19____ L3___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    8. Sacramento State _____5-9______7-20 ___ L1___Elim. From First-Round Bye
    9. Weber State___________4-10_____9-18____ W1___Elim. From First-Round Bye

[Mvemjsunpx]

I was wrong on my earlier post when I said the PSU/Montana tiebreaker could come down to RPI if MSU & UNC tie. I originally thought that with the common games tiebreaker, when looking at two other tied teams, the record against those two teams was supposed to be looked at collectively (i.e. combined record). Instead, the lower tie is apparently broken first and then whoever wins that is looked at first for the original tie. In other words, if MSU & UNC tie @ 7-9, Montana would win the common games tiebreaker over Portland State because MSU would win its tiebreaker with UNC (on common games against Weber).

Here's the specific scenarios after tonight's games. Everyone has one game regular season game left except MSU & Weber (2 each), and Montana (finished).



WEB - (1): Already Clinched.

UMT - (2): Needs a PSU loss OR an MSU win over UNC.

• (3): Needs a PSU win AND a UNC win over MSU.

PSU - (2): Needs a win AND a UNC win over MSU.

• (3): Needs a loss OR an MSU win over UNC.

ISU - (4): Already clinched.

UNC - (5): Needs a win over MSU.

• (6): Needs a loss to MSU.

MSU - (5): Needs a win over UNC.

• (6): Needs a loss to UNC AND either a win over WEB OR an EWU loss.
  Out: Needs 2 losses AND an EWU win.

EWU - (6): Needs a win AND 2 MSU losses.

• Out: Needs a loss OR an MSU win.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  PSU 66-62 EWU (OT); The Eags miss the Big Sky Tournament for the third straight year
  NAU 49-71 ISU; The Bengals get 24 assists to just 8 turnovers
  SAC 61-97 WEB; Weber goes on a 24-2 run in the first half to mercifully end Sac's season
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 60-72 PSU; Kelsey Kahle scores 23 points on Senior Night
  WEB 53-59 SAC; Weber blows their tourney chances by giving up a 13-2 run to close the game
  ISU 62-60 NAU; Bengals clinch a tournament berth despite 0 bench points
  UNC 69-78 MSU; The Bears get 22 more shot attempts than MSU, but only make the same amount