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2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 1:04 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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+
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Predictions
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:12 am
by 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
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:21 pm
by SuperHornet
I'll stand pat with Venus' picks....
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:27 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Weber beats Sac by 13.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:58 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
NAU leads EWU by 4 at the half.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:15 pm
by SuperHornet
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 7:27 pm
Weber beats Sac by 13.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:41 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
NAU leads by 10 with about 6:00 left.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 9:54 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
NAU beats EWU by 13
First Round Results
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:26 pm
by 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
After First Round
Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2025 11:29 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:28 pm
by 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%.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 6:33 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
NoCo beats Weber by 24.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 7:48 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
NAU leads Montana by 1 at the break.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 8:36 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Montana leads by 9 with over 6 minutes left. NAU has been stuck on 45 for a looooooonnnngggg time.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:02 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Griz win by 9.
Early Quarterfinal Results
Posted: Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:55 pm
by 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
After Early QFs
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 12:00 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:50 am
by Mvemjsunpx
The favorites have already won more games in this tournament (4) than they did in all of last year's tournament (3).
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 5:39 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Bobcats lead ISU by 16, early second half.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 8:28 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Montana State beat Idaho State by 20.
Upset city continues as Idaho leads PSU by 17 with ≈8:00 left.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:02 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Idaho beats Portland State by 10, so all 4 games today ended up being double-digit wins by the underdogs.
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:52 pm
by JALMOND
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:50 am
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!
Re: 2025 Men's Big Sky Tournament Thread
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:57 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
JALMOND wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:52 pm
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Mon Mar 10, 2025 6:50 am
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?).
Late Quarterfinal Results
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:13 pm
by 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
After QFs
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2025 10:15 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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)
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 12, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)