2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (3-15, 7-24) vs. (9) Weber St. (5-13, 11-21) - Saturday, March 8, 5:30 PM MST on ESPN+
  
  (8) Eastern Washington (6-12, 10-21) vs. (7) Northern Arizona (8-10, 17-14) - Saturday, March 8, 8:00 PM MST on ESPN+
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9/10 Winner) vs. (1) Northern Colorado (15-3, 23-8) - Sunday, March 9, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (7/8 Winner) vs. (2) Montana (15-3, 22-9) - Sunday, March 9, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (10-8, 15-14) - Monday, March 10, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Idaho (8-10, 13-18) vs. (3) Portland St. (11-7, 19-12) - Monday, March 10, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (8:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Prognosticating this year's tournament seems pointless after last year's nonsensical mess, but here are my picks anyway:


1R
#10 SAC vs. #9 WEB
#8 EWU vs. #7 NAU

QF
#10 SAC vs. #1 UNC
#7 NAU vs. #2 UMT
#5 MSU vs. #4 ISU
#6 IDA vs. #3 PSU

SF
#4 ISU vs. #1 UNC
#6 IDA vs. #2 UMT

Champ.
#2 UMT vs. #1 UNC

[SuperHornet]

I'll stand pat with Venus' picks....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Weber beats Sac by 13.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU leads EWU by 4 at the half.

[SuperHornet]

Weber beats Sac by 13.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU leads by 10 with about 6:00 left.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU beats EWU by 13

[Mvemjsunpx]

• SAC 70-83 WEB; Blaise Threatt & Viljami Vartiainen combine for 56 points for the Wildcats
  _________________ Weber shot 70% in the second half
  
  EWU 53-66 NAU; The Lumberjacks tie their season best for points allowed to a DI opponent
  _________________ Diego Campisano had 16 of NAU's 18 bench points

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (3-15, 7-24) 70-83 vs. (9) Weber St. (5-13, 11-21)
  
  (8) Eastern Washington (6-12, 10-21) 53-66 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (8-10, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (6-13, 12-21) vs. (1) Northern Colorado (15-3, 23-8) - Sunday, March 9, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (7) Northern Arizona (9-10, 18-14) vs. (2) Montana (15-3, 22-9) - Sunday, March 9, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (10-8, 15-14) - Monday, March 10, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Idaho (8-10, 13-18) vs. (3) Portland St. (11-7, 19-12) - Monday, March 10, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (8:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Joe Cravens was right in his pregame prediction that Weber might be out of gas…

NoCo leads Weber by 20 at the half. Weber's shooting 19%.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo beats Weber by 24.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NAU leads Montana by 1 at the break.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana leads by 9 with over 6 minutes left. NAU has been stuck on 45 for a looooooonnnngggg time.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz win by 9.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• WEB 52-76 UNC; Isaiah Hawthorne grabbed 7 rebounds and scored 29 points on 71% shooting
  _________________ Weber finishes with 22 losses, tying a school record (1986-87)
  
  NAU 65-74 UMT; Brandon Whitney went 8/9 from the field and scored 24 points
  _________________ Trent McLaughlin scored a game-high 34 points in his final Big Sky game

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (3-15, 7-24) 70-83 vs. (9) Weber St. (5-13, 11-21)
  
  (8) Eastern Washington (6-12, 10-21) 53-66 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (8-10, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (6-13, 12-21) 52-76 vs. (1) Northern Colorado (15-3, 23-8)
  
  (7) Northern Arizona (9-10, 18-14) 65-74 vs. (2) Montana (15-3, 22-9)
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (10-8, 15-14) - Monday, March 10, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Idaho (8-10, 13-18) vs. (3) Portland St. (11-7, 19-12) - Monday, March 10, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4/5 Winner) vs. (1) Northern Colorado (16-3, 24-8) - Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (3/6 Winner) vs. (2) Montana (16-3, 23-9) - Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

The favorites have already won more games in this tournament (4) than they did in all of last year's tournament (3).

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats lead ISU by 16, early second half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana State beat Idaho State by 20.

Upset city continues as Idaho leads PSU by 17 with ≈8:00 left.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho beats Portland State by 10, so all 4 games today ended up being double-digit wins by the underdogs.

[JALMOND]

The favorites have already won more games in this tournament (4) than they did in all of last year's tournament (3).

You jinxed it. The underdogs all won today in both the men's side and the women's.

Thanks a lot!

[Mvemjsunpx]

The favorites have already won more games in this tournament (4) than they did in all of last year's tournament (3).

You jinxed it. The underdogs all won today in both the men's side and the women's.

Thanks a lot!

Sorry…

I still don't expect any upsets tomorrow, though (Jinx?).

[Mvemjsunpx]

• MSU 80-60 ISU; The Bobcats had 11 more makes on 14 fewer shots (63%-33%)
  _________________ Montana State has now won 10 straight Big Sky Tournament games
  
  IDA 80-70 PSU; The Vandals get their first Big Sky Tournament win in 8 years
  _________________ The Vikings shot 37.5%, their second-worst mark of the season

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (3-15, 7-24) 70-83 vs. (9) Weber St. (5-13, 11-21)
  
  (8) Eastern Washington (6-12, 10-21) 53-66 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (8-10, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (6-13, 12-21) 52-76 vs. (1) Northern Colorado (15-3, 23-8)
  
  (7) Northern Arizona (9-10, 18-14) 65-74 vs. (2) Montana (15-3, 22-9)
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) 80-60 vs. (4) Idaho St. (10-8, 15-14)
  
  (6) Idaho (8-10, 13-18) 80-70 vs. (3) Portland St. (11-7, 19-12)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Montana St. (10-9, 15-17) vs. (1) Northern Colorado (16-3, 24-8) - Tuesday, March 11, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (6) Idaho (9-10, 14-18) vs. (2) Montana (16-3, 23-9) - Tuesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)