Big Sky Tournament Thread (2021) - Men

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz lead by 8 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho keeps cutting it to 5, but they haven't been able to get any closer.

3:00 to go…

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Griz avoid falling apart and win by 5.

[AZGrizFan]

The Griz avoid falling apart and win by 5.

No, they fell apart. If that game was 90 seconds longer, I think the Griz lose.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Looks like it Weber and Griz facing off again. Id say i hope the bad Montana team shows up tomorrow but Montana always seems to play their best ball against Weber and honestly have had our number in the tournament lately. Hopefully Weber doesnt come out ICE cold.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• SAC 83-90 UNC; Bodie Hume goes 7/10 from the arc and scores a career-high 30
  _________________ Sac shot 56% and had only 4 turnovers, and they still lost
  
  NAU 77-66 PSU; Luke Avdalovic scores a career-high 26 as NAU wins for the first time since January
  _________________ The 'Jacks win three-point shooting 75%-20%
  
  IDA 64-69 UMT; Josh Vazquez scores a career-high 21 to help Montana win their 7th. straight Big Sky Tournament game
  _________________ Scott Blakney gets 17 points and 8 rebounds in his final game as a Vandal

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (5-9, 8-11) 83-90 vs. (8) Northern Colorado (6-8, 10-10)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-10, 5-15) 77-66 vs. (7) Portland St. (6-8, 9-12)
  
  (11) Idaho (1-17, 1-20) 64-69 vs. (6) Montana (7-9, 13-12)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Northern Colorado (7-8, 11-10) vs. (1) Southern Utah (12-2, 19-3) - Thursday, March 11, 11:00 AM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (5) Montana St. (8-6, 11-9) vs. (4) Idaho St. (8-6, 13-10) - Thursday, March 11, 2:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-10, 6-15) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (12-3, 13-7) - Thursday, March 11, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (6) Montana (8-9, 14-12) vs. (3) Weber St. (12-3, 17-5) - Thursday, March 11, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (early QF winners) - Friday, March 12, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (late QF winners) - Friday, March 12, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 13, 6:00 PM MST on ESPNU
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Suutah beats NoCo by 8.

MSU & ISU tied, late 1st. half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats up 8 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats win by 8.

[Mvemjsunpx]

I don't think the Griz game is going to start at 8:00…

[Mvemjsunpx]

So, the EWU/NAU game is starting only 1 hour late.

[Mvemjsunpx]

EWU went several minutes without scoring early, but they now lead by 7 at the break.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Eagles win by 6.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana/Weber tied at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz lead by 11 with 7:58 to go. Montana is outshooting the Wildcats badly.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Wow, Isiah Brown's had 2 three-pointers in a row blocked back into his face.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Montana always saves their best for us

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz hold on to win by 5.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• UNC 83-91 SUU; John Knight III drops a career-high 34 points to help Southern Utah move on
  _________________ The Thunderbirds go 30/35 from the line
  
  MSU 71-63 ISU; The Bobcats make 8 more free throws in a game that had 55 combined fouls
  _________________ In part due to the fouls, there were only 7 combined assists in this game
  
  NAU 60-66 EWU; Tyler Robertson, the Top Reserve award winner, goes 10/10 from the line and scores a game-high 18
  _________________ The 'Jacks shoot 21% from the arc one day after shooting 75%
  
  UMT 80-75 WEB; Montana shoots 62%, and their 2 best shooting performances against DI opponents this season both came against Weber
  _________________ The Griz are 9-1 against Weber in Big Sky Tournament games over the last 25 years

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (9) Sacramento St. (5-9, 8-11) 83-90 vs. (8) Northern Colorado (6-8, 10-10)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-10, 5-15) 77-66 vs. (7) Portland St. (6-8, 9-12)
  
  (11) Idaho (1-17, 1-20) 64-69 vs. (6) Montana (7-9, 13-12)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (8) Northern Colorado (7-8, 11-10) 83-91 vs. (1) Southern Utah (12-2, 19-3)
  
  (5) Montana St. (8-6, 11-9) 71-63 vs. (4) Idaho St. (8-6, 13-10)
  
  (10) Northern Arizona (5-10, 6-15) 60-66 vs. (2) Eastern Washington (12-3, 13-7)
  
  (6) Montana (8-9, 14-12) 80-75 vs. (3) Weber St. (12-3, 17-5)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Montana St. (9-6, 12-9) vs. (1) Southern Utah (13-2, 20-3) - Friday, March 12, 5:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  (6) Montana (9-9, 15-12) vs. (2) Eastern Washington (13-3, 14-7) - Friday, March 12, 8:00 PM MST on Watch Big Sky/Pluto TV
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Saturday, March 13, 6:00 PM MST on ESPNU
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[kalm]

Fun fact: Two teams nationwide have had 4 separate conference POY winners 4 of the last 5 years and they are 20 minutes apart.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Scott Blakney gets 17 points and 8 rebounds in his final game as a Vandal[/list]

Apparently Blakney apparently entered the transfer portal today. I just figured he was done with college BB because Idaho honored him on senior night. I guess they just knew he was transferring before the season ended.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Suutah leads by 10 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Now the Bobcats lead by 1 with 3:55 to go.