Big Sky Basketball - 2023-24

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Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 22 ppg, 9 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.5 spg, 19/21 in FTs (2 games)


Women

Aaliyah Alexander (EWU) - 22 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 55% on FGs, 6/11 from three (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/jo ... title.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/ea ... onors.aspx

[kalm]

Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 22 ppg, 9 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.5 spg, 19/21 in FTs (2 games)


Women

Aaliyah Alexander (EWU) - 22 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 55% on FGs, 6/11 from three (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/jo ... title.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/ea ... onors.aspx

Erikstrup had a good week too. 59 points and more rebounds.

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Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 22 ppg, 9 rpg, 5.5 apg, 2.5 spg, 19/21 in FTs (2 games)


Women

Aaliyah Alexander (EWU) - 22 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 55% on FGs, 6/11 from three (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/jo ... title.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/2/ea ... onors.aspx

Erikstrup had a good week too. 59 points and more rebounds.

These were actually the POTWs from last week (I forgot to post them on Tuesday).

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Dillon Jones wins Dillon Jones Award.


Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 24.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 7.5 apg, 5.00 A:TO, 68% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Hannah Simental (UNC) - 25 ppg, 50% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/9/jo ... sweep.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/9/wo ... -week.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 69-63 PSU; Bengals win the boards by 17
  WEB 69-71 SAC; Steven Verplancken scored 30 for Weber, but the Hornets won the glass by 11
  UNC 98-92 UMT (OT); Saint Thomas puts up 37 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks
  NAU 50-79 MSU; The Bobcats outshoot the Lumberjacks 55%-29%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 43-79 ISU; The freefalling Vikings lose shooting 54%-29% and turnovers 20-8
  SAC 61-81 WEB; Jadyn Matthews scores a career-high 30 and grabs 11 rebounds
  MSU 73-88 NAU; Emily Rodabaugh goes 7/10 from the arc
  UMT 57-67 UNC; The Bears win second-half shooting 63%-26% and second-half perimeter shooting 78%-10%

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  ISU 69-63 PSU; Bengals win the boards by 17
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 43-79 ISU; The freefalling Vikings lose shooting 54%-29% and turnovers 20-8

This season is falling faster than the temperature outside for both Vikings' teams.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 66-69 PSU; Two days after scoring 30, Steven Verplancken goes 1/7
  ISU 64-66 SAC; The Bengals only had 5 turnovers, but they also had just 16 rebounds
  EWU 79-58 IDA; The Vandals shoot 28% at home
  NAU 47-90 UMT; Dischon Thomas scored 22 of Montana's first 35 points, then didn't score again
  UNC 81-90 MSU; Saint Thomas put up another 27, but the Bobcats shot 57%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 67-44 IDA; Eagles win second-chance points 25-4
  SAC 48-62 ISU; The Hornets commit 24 turnovers, 10 of them coming from Benthe Versteeg
  PSU 53-89 WEB; Weber shoots a school-record 64% and gets their most lopsided conference win since 2001
  UMT 89-84 NAU; Mack Konig scores a career-high 24 and gets 7 assists
  MSU 53-58 UNC; The 'Cats scored 10 straight to take the lead with 3:22 to go, but NoCo answered with 7 straight to close the game

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• • Men
    
    1. Eastern Washington___3-0______9-7_____ W3/W5
    2. Montana State ________3-1______8-9_____ W2
    3. Northern Colorado____2-1______9-7_____ L1
    4. Portland State_________2-2_____11-6_____ W1
    5. Sacramento State _____2-2______6-11____ W2
    6. Weber State___________2-2_____11-6_____ L2
    7. Montana ______________2-2_____11-6_____ W1
    8. Idaho _________________1-2______7-9_____ L2/L3
    9. Idaho State ___________1-3______6-11____ L1
    10.Northern Arizona _____0-3______7-10____ L4/L2

• • Women
    
    1. Eastern Washington___3-0_____13-3_____ W3/W7
    2. Montana ______________3-1_____11-4_____ W1
    3. Northern Arizona _____2-1_____10-6_____ L1
    4. Idaho _________________2-1______9-6_____ L1
    5. Northern Colorado____2-1______7-7_____ W2/W3
    6. Montana State ________2-2______8-9_____ L2/L3
    7. Idaho State ___________2-2______6-9_____ W2
    8. Weber State___________2-2______5-12____ W2
    9. Portland State_________0-4______5-11____ L5/L8
    10.Sacramento State _____0-4______1-14____ L4/L8

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Robert Ford III (MSU) - 14.5 ppg, 12 rpg, 3.5 apg, 3.5 spg, 2 double-doubles (2 games)
Saint Thomas (UNC) - 32 ppg, 11 rpg, 3 apg, 56% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Jaydn Matthews (WEB) - 23.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 5 apg, 5.00 A:TO, 55% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/16/m ... onors.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/16/w ... title.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  IDA 59-64 ISU; Idaho shot 34% in the first half and led by 2, then they shot 50% in the second half and got outscored by 7
  EWU 80-78 WEB; Coward & Price combined for 46 points on 74% shooting
  PSU 65-84 NAU; Carson Basham puts up 23 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks
  SAC 75-77 UNC; The Bears only turned the ball over 4 times
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 38-56 EWU; The Eagles go +12 on turnover margin to pick up their school-record 8th. straight win
  NAU 73-65 PSU; Leia Beattie amasses 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and a career-high 27 points
  ISU 61-56 IDA; Bengals win bench points 26-6
  UNC 72-59 SAC; The Bears shoot 56% and win their 4th. straight

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 79-67 ISU; Eastern made 2 more field goals than ISU despite having 21 fewer attempts
  IDA 65-88 WEB; Idaho actually led 18-6 at one point
  SAC 61-70 NAU; Trent McLaughlin scores a career-high 31
  UMT 87-77 MSU; There were 63 field goals in this game and only 47 rebounds (the teams combined to shoot 58%)
  PSU 61-90 UNC; NoCo won second-half scoring 54-22 and second-half shooting 62%-25%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 46-68 EWU; Jamie Loera flirts with a triple-double, putting up 19 points, 9 boards, and 8 assists
  UNC 71-54 PSU; Aniah Hall gets 24 points and 16 rebounds off the bench
  NAU 83-66 SAC; The first quarter had 59 total points (37-22 NAU)
  WEB 61-56 IDA; Weber gets their first road conference win in 2 years
  UMT 55-64 MSU; The Lady Griz blow an early 14-point lead and lose their 10th. straight in Bozeman

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• • Men
    
    1. Eastern Washington___5-0_____11-7_____ W5/W7
    2. Northern Colorado____4-1_____11-7_____ W2
    3. Montana ______________3-2_____12-6_____ W2
    4. Montana State ________3-2______8-10____ L1
    5. Weber State___________3-3_____12-7_____ W1
    6. Northern Arizona _____2-3______9-10____ W2
    7. Sacramento State _____2-4______6-13____ L2
    8. Idaho State ___________2-4______7-12____ L1
    9. Portland State_________2-4_____11-8_____ L2
    10.Idaho _________________1-4______7-11____ L4/L5

• • Women
    
    1. Eastern Washington___5-0_____15-3_____ W5/W9
    2. Northern Arizona _____4-1_____12-6_____ W2
    3. Northern Colorado____4-1______9-7_____ W4/W5
    4. Montana State ________3-2______9-9_____ W1
    5. Montana ______________3-2_____11-5_____ L1
    6. Idaho State ___________3-3______7-10____ L1
    7. Weber State___________3-3______6-13____ W1
    8. Idaho _________________2-3______9-8_____ L3
    9. Portland State_________0-6______5-13____ L7/L10
    10.Sacramento State _____0-6______1-16____ L6/L10

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 62-77 UMT; Only 5 Weber players scored, and only 3 of them had multiple field goals
  ISU 70-77 MSU; Bobcats shoot a season-high 59%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 53-62 ISU; The Bobcats won turnovers 21-6, but they lost rebounding 43-22 and shooting 49%-28%
  UMT 87-55 WEB; Lady Griz get six players in double figures

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 20 ppg, 11 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Jamie Loera (EWU) - 18 ppg, 8 rpg, 6.5 apg, 2 spg, 7/14 from three (2 games)
Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 20 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3 apg, 2 bpg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/23/m ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/23/e ... onors.aspx

[dbackjon]

Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 20 ppg, 11 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Jamie Loera (EWU) - 18 ppg, 8 rpg, 6.5 apg, 2 spg, 7/14 from three (2 games)
Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 20 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3 apg, 2 bpg (2 games)


Should have been Carson Basham for the Men

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/23/m ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/23/e ... onors.aspx

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• Men
  
  UNC 74-77 EWU; Eagles win bench points 33-8
  UMT 46-72 PSU; The Griz go 5/22 in the second half
  MSU 70-62 SAC; Bobcats win their 3rd. straight in Sacramento
  NAU 75-60 IDA; The Lumberjack starters get it done, scoring 73 points on 62% shooting
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 53-65 NAU; Sophie Glancey goes 10/12 and puts up 23 points and 9 boards
  PSU 46-87 UMT; Portland State has lost 11 straight by an average margin of 19.5 ppg
  SAC 54-60 MSU; Marah Dykstra puts up 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
  EWU 68-62 UNC; Eastern wins their 10th. in a row

[kalm]

• Men
  
  UNC 74-77 EWU; Eagles win bench points 33-8
  UMT 46-72 PSU; The Griz go 5/22 in the second half
  MSU 70-62 SAC; Bobcats win their 3rd. straight in Sacramento
  NAU 75-60 IDA; The Lumberjack starters get it done, scoring 73 points on 62% shooting
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 53-65 NAU; Sophie Glancey goes 10/12 and puts up 23 points and 9 boards
  PSU 46-87 UMT; Portland State has lost 11 straight by an average margin of 19.5 ppg
  SAC 54-60 MSU; Marah Dykstra puts up 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
  EWU 68-62 UNC; Eastern wins their 10th. in a row

Saint Thomas and Rillie are legit. Thomas might be the best all around player the Big Sky has seen in a few years. Rillie makes everything.

That’s a solid team.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 70-85 EWU; Five score in double figures as the Eagles win their 9th. in a row
  MSU 91-94 PSU; The Bobcats had six in double figures, but that didn't stop them from blowing a 12-point lead with 2:00 to go
  UMT 70-67 SAC; Sac took a 7-point lead with 3:49 to go, but they were shut out the rest of the way
  UNC 89-68 IDA; Saint Thomas dominates again with 20 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and only 1 turnover
  ISU 74-64 WEB; If only Brayden Parker had made 1 more free throw, then all five Bengal starters would've finished with exactly 14 points
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 47-55 ISU; Weber goes 3/25 from the arc
  EWU 81-89 NAU (OT); The 'Jacks dominate the overtime period after blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter
  SAC 57-84 UMT; Lady Griz make a school-record 19 threes (67% of their shot attempts were from three)
  PSU 50-71 MSU; Marah Dykstra puts up 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds
  IDA 60-56 UNC; The Bears cut it to 2 late after they trailed 24-4, but they couldn't quite climb the hill

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• • Men
    
    1. Eastern Washington___7-0_____13-7_____ W7/W9
    2. Northern Colorado____5-2_____12-8_____ W1
    3. Montana ______________5-3_____14-7_____ W1
    4. Montana State ________5-3_____10-11____ L1
    5. Portland State_________4-4_____13-8_____ W2
    6. Northern Arizona _____3-4_____10-11____ L1
    7. Idaho State ___________3-5______8-13____ W1
    8. Weber State___________3-5_____12-9_____ L2
    9. Sacramento State _____2-6______6-15____ L4
    10.Idaho _________________1-6______7-13____ L6/L7

• • Women
    
    1. Northern Arizona _____6-1_____14-6_____ W4
    2. Eastern Washington___6-1_____16-4_____ L1
    3. Montana ______________6-2_____14-5_____ W3
    4. Montana State ________5-3_____11-10____ W2
    5. Idaho State ___________5-3______9-10____ W2
    6. Northern Colorado____4-3______9-9_____ L2
    7. Idaho _________________3-4_____10-9_____ W1
    8. Weber State___________3-5______6-15____ L2
    9. Portland State_________0-8______5-15____ L9/L12
    10.Sacramento State _____0-8______1-18____ L8/L12

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Near repeat of last week (with Jamie Loera removed). Thomas's stats were almost identical to last week's.



Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 20 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 23 ppg, 9 rpg, 62% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/30/m ... onors.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/1/30/n ... onors.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 72-70 NAU; Dillon Jones goes 10/10 on free throws and makes 5 of them in the last 2 minutes
  IDA 70-73 UMT; The Griz survive the last-place Vandals after trailing by 12 in the first half
  EWU 60-70 MSU; Robert Ford amasses 21 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, and 6 steals
  ISU 86-91 UNC (2OT); Dejour Reaves of UNC made 3 free throws with 2 seconds left to force the second overtime
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 62-61 EWU; The Eagles led for the vast majority of the game, but they could only manage 2 points over the final 3 minutes
  UMT 79-68 IDA; Idaho trimmed a 26-point deficit down to 6 late, but they couldn't stop the Lady Griz from winning in Moscow for the first time since 2015
  UNC 56-76 ISU; The Bengals get season highs for shooting (57%) and assists (25)
  NAU 85-65 WEB; The 'Jacks win fourth-quarter shooting 69%-32% to put the game away

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 51-58 PSU; Viking C Hayden Curtiss had 6 blocks in just 13 minutes
  ISU 81-79 NAU; Bengals win the boards by 14
  EWU 78-65 UMT; The Griz only had 4 turnovers, but they shot 34% and lost the glass by 10
  IDA 81-75 MSU; The Vandals win in Bozeman for the first time since 2015
  WEB 82-63 UNC; Weird stat: Saint Thomas went 13/13 from the line, but the rest of the Bears went 0/8 (Langston Reynolds went 0/7 )
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 56-61 EWU; Eastern holds on despite going 2/13 in the fourth
  PSU 65-72 SAC; The Hornets end their 12-game losing streak by extending PSU's own skid to 13
  MSU 51-46 IDA; Idaho went on a 14-0 run to cut their deficit to 1 in the fourth, but they could never climb the hill
  NAU 73-59 ISU; The Lumberjacks dominate the fourth quarter again, outshooting the Bengals 70%-25%
  UNC 73-63 WEB; Bears win FT shooting 93%-56%

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• • Men
    
    1. Eastern Washington___8-1_____14-8_____ W1
    2. Northern Colorado____6-3_____13-9_____ L1
    3. Montana ______________6-4_____15-8_____ L1
    4. Montana State ________6-4_____11-12____ W1
    5. Portland State_________5-4_____14-8_____ W3
    6. Weber State___________5-5_____14-9_____ W2
    7. Idaho State ___________4-6______9-14____ W1
    8. Northern Arizona _____3-6_____10-13____ L3
    9. Idaho _________________2-7______8-14____ W1
    10.Sacramento State _____2-7______6-16____ L5

• • Women
    
    1. Northern Arizona _____8-1_____16-6_____ W6
    2. Eastern Washington___7-2_____17-5_____ W1
    3. Montana State ________7-3_____13-10____ W4
    4. Montana ______________7-3_____15-6_____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________6-4_____10-11____ L1
    6. Northern Colorado____5-4_____10-10____ W1
    7. Idaho _________________3-6_____10-11____ L2
    8. Weber State___________3-7______6-17____ L4
    9. Sacramento State _____1-8______2-18____ W1
    10.Portland State_________0-9______5-16____ L10/L13

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 90-77 PSU; Eagles win the boards 53-30 and FT shooting 87%-56%
  IDA 61-45 SAC; The Vandals won first-half shooting 57%-27%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 39-63 EWU; The Eagles win rebounding 48-27 and hold PSU to 27% shooting
  SAC 64-70 IDA; Idaho gets their first DI home win of the season (they have 8 wins away from home)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Either Dillon Jones or Saint Thomas has won/shared the men's award in 12 out of 13 weeks this season.



Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 23.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Taylor Feldman (NAU) - 15.5 ppg, 4.5 apg, 2 spg, 59% on FGs, 5/8 from three (2 games)
Mareh Dykstra (MSU) - 14.5 ppg, 6 rpg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2024/2/6/me ... title.aspx
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