Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread - 2017

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Northern Arizona (6-12, 9-22) vs. (8) Portland St. (7-11, 14-15) - Tuesday, March 7, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (10) Idaho St. (3-15, 5-25) vs. (7) Sacramento St. (9-9, 12-17) - Tuesday, March 7, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (11) Southern Utah (3-15, 5-26) vs. (6) Montana St. (11-7, 16-15) - Tuesday, March 7, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8/9 Winner) vs. (1) North Dakota (14-4, 19-9) - Thursday, March 9, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5) Montana (11-7, 16-15) vs. (4) Idaho (12-6, 17-12) - Thursday, March 9, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7/10 Winner) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 21-10) - Thursday, March 9, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (6/11 Winner) vs. (3) Weber St. (12-6, 17-12) - Thursday, March 9, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 12, 5:30 PM PST on ESPNU
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[Mvemjsunpx]

IT'S CRAPSHOOTIN' TIME!!!!!

[Wildcat Ryan]

IT'S CRAPSHOOTIN' TIME!!!!!

No kidding, anybody can win it this year.


May the best (or luckiest) team win.

[SuperHornet]

PSU, Sac State, and Kitties in first round.

PSU, Griz, EWU (unfortunately), and BBQ in QFs.

Griz and BBQ in SFs.

BBQ to the Big Dance.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Jacks showed a lot of grit in the early part of the 2nd half, even taking the lead for a short minute. But then the wheels fell off and the Jacks ran out of energy. Portland State advances to take on the NoDaks

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho State up 2 on Sac at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Hornets dominate the second half and finish off a disappointing season for ISU.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats up 13 at halftime.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats up 13 at halftime.

T-Birds on a big run to start the second half; now a 1-point game.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Bobcats up 13 at halftime.

T-Birds on a big run to start the second half; now a 1-point game.

Going to double OT now.

[Mvemjsunpx]

MSU chokes again, losing to SUU in triple OT. The 'Cats only scored 1 point over a 7 minute stretch in the latter two overtimes.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• NAU 67-80 PSU; Deontae North scores 25 off the bench to lead the Hornets
  • • • Jordyn Martin gets 16 points and 16 boards in his final career game
  ISU 76-91 SAC; The Hornets dominate rebounding by 18 and win second-chance points 25-2
  • • • In his last game as a Bengal, Ethan Telfair puts up 22 points and 10 boards
  SUU 109-105 MSU (3OT); 6 Big Sky Tournament records were set in this game (link)
  • • • 214 combined points (WEB/MSU, 1987)
        18 made threes by the Bobcats (NAU, 2000)
        49 three-point attempts by the Bobcats
        79 combined three-point attempts
        43 points for Randy Onwuasor (Anthony Johnson, 2010/Tyler Harvey, 2015)
        20 free-throws made for Onwuasor (Dale Baumus, 1981)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Northern Arizona (6-12, 9-22) 67-80 vs. (8) Portland St. (7-11, 14-15)
  
  (10) Idaho St. (3-15, 5-25) 76-91 vs. (7) Sacramento St. (9-9, 12-17)
  
  (11) Southern Utah (3-15, 5-26) 109-105 (3OT) vs. (6) Montana St. (11-7, 16-15)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Portland St. (8-11, 15-15) vs. (1) North Dakota (14-4, 19-9) - Thursday, March 9, 12:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (5) Montana (11-7, 16-15) vs. (4) Idaho (12-6, 17-12) - Thursday, March 9, 2:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (10-9, 13-17) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 21-10) - Thursday, March 9, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (11) Southern Utah (4-15, 6-26) vs. (3) Weber St. (12-6, 17-12) - Thursday, March 9, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 11, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 12, 5:30 PM PST on ESPNU
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoDak easily dispatches Portland State by 22. A 12-0 Viking run at the end of the half was the only thing preventing a massacre.

[SuperHornet]

2-3 ain't all that bad, and that third one was pretty much a crap shoot once it went into OT. A 3OT game in a tournament doesn't bode well for the winner for the remainder of the tournament, though. They'll be hecka tired....

[Mvemjsunpx]

2-3 ain't all that bad, and that third one was pretty much a crap shoot once it went into OT. A 3OT game in a tournament doesn't bode well for the winner for the remainder of the tournament, though. They'll be hecka tired....

They did get a day off, but the fact that SUU isn't that good to begin with should do them in anyway.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho leads Montana by 7 at the break. Vandals shooting 65%.

Joe Cravens must have compromising pictures of someone in the Big Sky front office, because that's the only reason I can think of that would lead them to keep putting him on the color commentary for this tournament.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana came back to make it even for the last 10 minutes, but Idaho ultimately prevailed by 4.

Both UM basketball teams fail to win a single Big Sky Tournament game for the first time ever.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Eastern beat Sac without much trouble.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• PSU 72-95 UND; NoDak got six players in double figures, while Portland State got just two
  • • • The Fighting Hawks won three-point percentage 55%-14%
  UMT 77-81 ID; The Vandals get five in double figures for the first time this season
  • • • Walter Wright scores 22 off the bench in his (almost certainly) final game for Montana
  SAC 70-89 EWU; Jake Wiley goes 9/9 from the field and gets a double-double
  • • • Marcus Graves had a game-high 29 points for the Hornets
  SUU 70-90 WEB; The Wildcats shoot 62%
  • • • Onwuasor & McGee combined for 49 points in the loss

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Northern Arizona (6-12, 9-22) 67-80 vs. (8) Portland St. (7-11, 14-15)
  
  (10) Idaho St. (3-15, 5-25) 76-91 vs. (7) Sacramento St. (9-9, 12-17)
  
  (11) Southern Utah (3-15, 5-26) 109-105 (3OT) vs. (6) Montana St. (11-7, 16-15)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Portland St. (8-11, 15-15) 72-95 vs. (1) North Dakota (14-4, 19-9)
  
  (5) Montana (11-7, 16-15) 77-81 vs. (4) Idaho (12-6, 17-12)
  
  (7) Sacramento St. (10-9, 13-17) 70-89 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-5, 21-10)
  
  (11) Southern Utah (4-15, 6-26) 70-90 vs. (3) Weber St. (12-6, 17-12)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Idaho (13-6, 18-12) vs. (1) North Dakota (15-4, 20-9) - Friday, March 11, 5:35 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  (3) Weber St. (13-6, 18-12) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (14-5, 22-10) - Friday, March 11, 8:05 PM PST on Watch Big Sky
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 12, 5:30 PM PST on ESPNU
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at the Reno Events Center in Reno, NV)

[SuperHornet]

50% in the QFs. Not doing so hot here.

Did any of you do better in one side vs. the other in the first round like I did? Was it the side you usually "call" better? Maybe I should actually get out to some games....

[89Hen]

I'm going out on a limb and taking EWU and UND to be in the finals. One upset in seven games so far?

[Wildcat Ryan]

I'm going out on a limb and taking EWU and UND to be in the finals. One upset in seven games so far?

Not much of a limb, they are the #1 and #2 seeds after all.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoDak leads Idaho by 6 at the half after they were blowing the Vandals away early.