Big Sky Basketball, 2020-21

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SUU 99-94 EWU; Eastern made 19 treys, but only 14 deuces
  UNC 75-61 IDA; The Vandals fall to 13-62 over the past 3 seasons
  ycc 44-124 WEB; Weber's bench had 32 more points than Yellowstone Christian's entire team
  NAU 62-58 UMT; The Griz blow a 17-point lead and fail to score a single point over the final 5:30
  PSU 64-69 MSU; The Bobcats lost the boards by 13, but they won the foul count by 9
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 70-72 PSU; Three Bobcat starters failed to make a field goal
  ISU 77-70 SAC; The Bengals move to 8-0 in conference after a surprising scare from the winless Hornets
  UMT 76-89 NAU; Jacqulynn Nakai & Regan Schenck combine for 50 points, 14 assists, and only 2 turnovers
  IDA 74-57 UNC; Idaho wins second-half shooting 65%-36%

[AZGrizFan]

Fuckin’ Griz. Unreal....a 9+ minute dry spell in the middle of Thursday’s game....then close out Saturday’s game going scoreless over the last 5:30 to lose after blowing a 17-point halftime lead...

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 56-57 ISU (OT); Sac goes 2/8 from the line in the second half
  TARL 79-94 WEB; Weber shoots 64% and scores 59 in the second half
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UTRGV 73-80 SUU; This game had 65 total points in the fourth quarter

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Big Sky seems to be sticking to a strict Monday-Sunday format for their POTWs this year, even though there were teams (both genders) playing Sunday/Monday schedules this week.


Men

Jubrile Belo (MSU) - 12.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.5 bpg, 2 apg, 59% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Liz Graves (SUU) - 33 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/18/m ... onors.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/18/w ... -week.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 70-65 ISU; Ethan Esposito scores a career-high 26
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UTRGV 64-92 SUU; The T-Birds shoot 63% for the game

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana State ________4-0______7-3_____ W4/W5
    2. Southern Utah ________5-1_____10-2_____ W1
    3. Sacramento State _____3-1______5-2_____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington___2-1______3-5_____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________4-2______7-6_____ L1
    6. Weber State___________1-1______6-3_____ W1/W3
    7. Northern Colorado____4-4______7-6_____ W2
    8. Northern Arizona _____3-4______4-9_____ W1
    9. Montana ______________2-4______6-7_____ L1
    10.Portland State_________1-3______2-7_____ L2/L4
    11.Idaho _________________0-8______0-11____ L9/L12

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho State ___________8-0_____10-1_____ W8/W9
    2. Idaho _________________6-2______7-5_____ W1
    3. Eastern Washington___4-2______5-6_____ W4
    4. Northern Arizona _____4-4______6-6_____ W1
    5. Montana ______________2-2______5-4_____ L1
    6. Montana State ________2-2______5-5_____ L1
    7. Portland State_________3-3______4-4_____ W1
    8. Northern Colorado____3-5______4-9_____ L1
    9. Southern Utah ________0-2______5-4_____ L3/W2
    10.Weber State___________0-4______0-7_____ L5/L8
    11.Sacramento State _____0-6______0-9_____ L13/L16

[AZGrizFan]

I said it early on....y'all better get your licks in on the Griz this year.....because watch out for the next two years after....

[Mvemjsunpx]

I said it early on....y'all better get your licks in on the Griz this year.....because watch out for the next two years after....

Assuming these young players stay and the team isn't eternally half freshmen.

[AZGrizFan]

I said it early on....y'all better get your licks in on the Griz this year.....because watch out for the next two years after....

Assuming these young players stay and the team isn't eternally half freshmen.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 64-57 PSU; 2-8 marks PSU's worst start since 2002-03
  UMT 78-66 SAC; Montana's bench goes 18/26 and scores 55 points
  SUU 67-91 WEB; Weber outshoots Suutah 57%-35%
  MSU 62-51 NAU; The Bobcats start 5-0 in conference for the first time in 16 years
  EWU 76-78 UNC; Eastern shot 60% inside the arc, but only 19% from three
  
  
  
  Women
  
  
  UNC 58-55 EWU; Alisha Davis now has 11 double-doubles in her last 20 games
  PSU 55-80 ISU; Bengals win turnovers 28-13
  WEB 68-77 SUU; Liz Graves, who leads the Big Sky in scoring, drops 21 on her former team
  SAC 77-90 UMT; Carmen Gfeller & Abby Anderson combine for 43 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 blocks
  NAU 56-79 MSU; Northern Arizona's five starters combine for just 29 points

[SDHornet]

Nice win for the Hornets in double OT. Of course if we hit out FTs in regulation there wouldn't have been any OT.

Those 2 Griz guards are gonna be good. I hope they transfer.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 43-69 PSU; The Bengals shoot 19% in the second half
  UMT 83-89 SAC (2OT); Ethan Esposito & Bryce Fowler combine for 29 FT attempts (making 21)
  WEB 72-77 SUU; Suutah goes 27/31 from the line
  MSU 58-53 NAU; The 'Jacks only hit 1 trey
  EWU 82-76 UNC; No Bear had more than 4 rebounds
  
  
  
  Women
  
  
  UNC 74-55 EWU; Eastern shot 59% in the third, but only 21% in the other three quarters
  PSU 62-70 ISU; Tatiana Streun had a double-double and went 6/12 from the field, but her Viking teammates went 9/51
  SUU 76-74 WEB (2OT); All of the points scored in the second overtime were free throws
  SAC 63-66 UMT; The Lady Griz go 1/13 from the arc, but they still manage to hold off the winless Hornets
  NAU 65-90 MSU; Lumberjack opponents have cracked 50% shooting on them 5 games in a row

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana State ________6-0______9-3_____ W6/W7
    2. Southern Utah ________6-2_____11-3_____ W1
    3. Sacramento State _____4-2______6-3_____ W1
    4. Idaho State ___________5-3______8-7_____ L1
    5. Eastern Washington___3-2______4-6_____ W1
    6. Weber State___________2-2______7-4_____ L1
    7. Northern Colorado____5-5______8-7_____ L1
    8. Montana ______________3-5______7-8_____ L1
    9. Portland State_________2-4______3-8_____ W1
    10.Northern Arizona _____3-6______4-11____ L2
    11.Idaho _________________0-8______0-11____ L9/L12

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho State __________10-0_____12-1_____ W10/W11
    2. Idaho _________________6-2______7-5_____ W1
    3. Montana State ________4-2______7-5_____ W2
    4. Montana ______________4-2______7-4_____ W2
    5. Northern Colorado____5-5______6-9_____ W2
    6. Southern Utah ________2-2______7-4_____ W2/W4
    7. Eastern Washington___4-4______5-8_____ L2
    8. Northern Arizona _____4-6______6-8_____ L2
    9. Portland State_________3-5______4-6_____ L2
    10.Weber State___________0-6______0-9_____ L7/L10
    11.Sacramento State _____0-8______0-11____ L15/L18

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Ethan Esposito (SAC) - 25.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 2.3 apg, 26/33 on FTs (3 games)


Women

Alisha Davis (UNC) - 21.5 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 2.5 bpg, 2.5 spg, 63% on FGs, 13/13 on FTs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/24/m ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/25/w ... -week.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  stmart 60-69 PSU; The Saints made 6 more treys, but PSU outscored them 20-5 from the line

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  stmart 60-69 PSU; The Saints made 6 more treys, but PSU outscored them 20-5 from the line

Follow up what was probably our best game played all year with one that was difficult to get up for. That is when these lower division teams can sneak up on you. First time we played St. Martins since 1975. Next up is a game against Simpson. I don't know if they teach a class on how to get away with murder.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  coi 37-59 PSU; College of Idaho held each of their 3 Big Sky opponents under 40% shooting, but they only shot 28% in those games themselves

[JALMOND]

Portland State's game scheduled for Friday against Simpson College has been cancelled, not because of COVID but because of weather. I-5 is still closed at the California border so Simpson can't make to Portland in time for testing.

https://goviks.com/news/2021/1/28/frida ... tions.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 81-56 IDA; Wildcats win points-off-turnovers 24-4
  
  
  
  Women
  
  
  EWU 76-82 SAC; Sac scores 32 points in the fourth to end their 18-game losing streak
  UMT 46-70 MSU; The Lady Griz lose turnovers 23-8 in their worst-ever loss to the 'Cats
  NAU 54-59 UNC; The Lumberjacks, who have the most seniors in the league (5), lose for the 7th. time in 8 games

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 64-68 NAU; The Bears only attempted 12 shots inside the arc
  
  
  
  Women
  
  
  ISU 62-54 GCU; The Bengals hold on despite not making a shot in the fourth quarter
  IDA 76-53 WEB; Idaho makes 14 treys to Weber's 4

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 81-62 IDA; Loyola Marymount transfer Sekou Sisoho Jawara scores a career-high 23 for the Wildcats
  nwest 48-89 ISU; The Bengals have now won more games than they did last year
  
  
  
  Women
  
  
  EWU 73-61 SAC; The Eagles shoot 50+% for the first time since their win in Sacramento last season
  IDA 74-62 WEB; Idaho wins comfortably despite losing points-in-the-paint 38-18
  UNC 81-84 NAU; Regan Schenck & Miki'ala Maio combine for 51 points on 90% shooting (19/21)
  MSU 70-60 UMT; The Lady Griz suffer their worst home loss to the 'Cats since 1999

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 60-68 EWU; Tanner Groves puts up his 3rd. straight double-double (23 points, 15 boards)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Tanner Groves (EWU) - 23 points, 15 rebounds, 56% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Summer Menke (SAC) - 19 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 spg, 2.5 apg, 50% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/31/m ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/2/1/wo ... -week.aspx

[AZGrizFan]

Men

Tanner Groves (EWU) - 23 points, 15 rebounds, 56% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Summer Menke (SAC) - 19 ppg, 10.5 rpg, 3.5 spg, 2.5 apg, 50% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/1/31/m ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2021/2/1/wo ... -week.aspx

Damn. i figured this was the week we’d get a Griz as POW.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Damn. i figured this was the week we’d get a Griz as POW.

"Josh Bannan's stifling post defense was critical as the Griz pitched the first-ever shutouts of the shot-clock era."