Big Sky Basketball Thread: 2017-18

[Mvemjsunpx]

I wasn't going to start this yet, but Superhornet literally put a gun to my head.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Cant believe it's already basketball season........basically.

[SuperHornet]

Hornets beat UC Santa Cruz big in an exhibition. SD has all the gory details....

[SDHornet]

Hornets beat UC Santa Cruz big in an exhibition. SD has all the gory details....

Nope, didn't go. Graves is out for the season due to back surgery so the Hornets will be a bottom 4 team this year. Too bad, best schedule we have ever had.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Lady Griz only beat Carroll College by 7 in an exhibition last week, but that doesn't look so bad after Carroll upset Boise State in an exhibition Sunday.

[SuperHornet]

The Lady Griz only beat Carroll College by 7 in an exhibition last week, but that doesn't look so bad after Carroll upset Boise State in an exhibition Sunday.

So, by the Transitive Property:

Lady Griz > Lady Saints > Lady Broncos

Whodathunk a FBS school would lose to a NAIA school...in ANY sport?!? They must be taking some heat on campus in Boise....

[dbackjon]

What is this basketball you speak of?

[Wildcat Ryan]

What is this basketball you speak of?

I'm with you on this one, Weber State has a huge matchup with Utah State at home on Friday and for some reason I'm having a hard time getting excited for it. Weber State football is at the forefront of my mind right now. And for the first time in like EVER, Weber State basketball is stowed away in the back of my mind.

[Mvemjsunpx]

UPSET ALERT!

NoCo's women lead #25 Depaul by 2 at the break.

[grizzaholic]

UPSET ALERT!

NoCo's women lead #25 Depaul by 2 at the break.

You know more than most, certainly more than I, about sports and whatnot...

What happened to BSU losing to Carroll College? Was there a suicide councilor on staff for when a small NAIA school beats the reigning whatever D1 school champ?

Hope I got that correct.

[Mvemjsunpx]

UPSET ALERT!

NoCo's women lead #25 Depaul by 2 at the break.

You know more than most, certainly more than I, about sports and whatnot...

What happened to BSU losing to Carroll College? Was there a suicide councilor on staff for when a small NAIA school beats the reigning whatever D1 school champ?

Hope I got that correct.

I didn't watch Boise's game obviously, but the Lady Griz had some trouble with Carroll (a lot more than they did with Black Hills State). Still, the preseason MWC favorite shouldn't lose to any NAIA. Good thing for the Broncos it didn't count.

Oh, and NoCo leads Depaul by 5 with about 2:00 left.

[grizzaholic]

You know more than most, certainly more than I, about sports and whatnot...

What happened to BSU losing to Carroll College? Was there a suicide councilor on staff for when a small NAIA school beats the reigning whatever D1 school champ?

Hope I got that correct.

I didn't watch Boise's game obviously, but the Lady Griz had some trouble with Carroll (a lot more than they did with Black Hills State). Still, the preseason MWC favorite shouldn't lose to any NAIA. Good thing for the Broncos it didn't count.

Oh, and NoCo leads Depaul by 5 with about 2:00 left.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Oh, and NoCo leads Depaul by 5 with about 2:00 left.

NoCo pulls the upset, 94-88.

[grizzaholic]

Oh, and NoCo leads Depaul by 5 with about 2:00 left.

NoCo pulls the upset, 94-88.

just realized it was the women you were talking about. Not as shocking unless NoCo is predicted to be last in the BfSC.

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoCo pulls the upset, 94-88.

just realized it was the women you were talking about. Not as shocking unless NoCo is predicted to be last in the BfSC.

Knocking off a top-25 team isn't shocking?

[grizzaholic]

just realized it was the women you were talking about. Not as shocking unless NoCo is predicted to be last in the BfSC.

Knocking off a top-25 team isn't shocking?

Why watch women's basketball? Doesn't UCONN win every year undefeated for 500 games running? Why do they even play?

[Vidav]

The Griz game tonight was really sloppy. First half shooting was terrible and second half fouls were everywhere. Managed the win but it should have been by more.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Weber men get the home win over Utah State tonight 65-59.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Biggest day of the season in terms of number of games…

• Men
  
  walwal 61-82 EWU; Eagles win points-in-the-paint 34-13
  SAC 61-72 CSU; The Hornets held CSU under 40%, but they couldn't even hit 32% themselves
  ID 64-88 NEV; Caleb Martin scores 26 off the bench for Nevada, nearly triple Idaho's entire bench
  ISU 74-94 ASU; Jacob McCord scores 18 off the bench in his Bengal debut
  SUU 82-99 ORST; Tres Tinkle scores a game-high 24 in his return from injury for the Beavers
  USU 59-65 WEB; Richardson & Braxton combine for 38 points and 14 rebounds for Weber
  NAU 67-101 UA; NAU's top-3 scorers had fewer combined points than Allonzo Trier
  whitwr 60-72 UMT; Montana overcomes 30% first-half shooting by winning turnovers 24-11
  OMAHA 80-89 MSU (OT)*; Harald Frey goes 11/11 from the line and scores 29 points
  UNC 51-66 CU; The Bears go 6/37 from the arc
  TROY 80-83 UND**; Geno Crandall scores 37 second-half points, 41 for the game
  
  * - in Great Falls, MT
  ** - Rainbow Classic (in Honolulu, HI)
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 56-81 FRES; Delaney Hodgins gets 28 points and 10 boards, but the other Eagles go 9/41
  PSU 80-88 UNLV (OT); Portland State blows a 21-point fourth-quarter lead
  SAC 70-101 UK; The Hornets hung tough for most of the first half, but were eventually outmuscled
  ID 83-69 CSU; Idaho goes 18/36 from the arc to pull the upset
  ISU 74-69 SEA; Sai Tapasa & Estefania Ors both get double-doubles for the Bengals
  SUU 67-75 BYU (OT); Suutah won bench points 21-5, but their starters didn't shoot well
  UVU 57-75 WEB; Weber dominates the second & fourth quarters 53-26
  UCSB 96-93 NAU; The 'Jacks put up 3 double-doubles, but the perimeter defense wasn't good enough
  MSU 47-98 USC; The Trojans only commit 2 turnovers
  UNC 94-88 DEP; Savannah Scott & Courtney Smith combine for 59 points in a big top-25 upset
  UND 55-65 ORST; NoDak just couldn't overcome 29.5% shooting

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 80-75 UPORT; The Viks close on a 12-0 run to get Barret Peery his first win
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 71-75 MHEAD; Sac won turnovers by 6, but lost points-off-turnovers by 5

[SDHornet]

• Men
  
  SAC 61-72 CSU; The Hornets held CSU under 40%, but they couldn't even hit 32%

Saw most of it. Hornets looked a lot better than I anticipated against a team that they didn't match-up with very well (size). Trailed by 2 at half, had a small and brief lead in the early 2nd and was a missed wide open 3 from cutting it to 4 points with 3 and a half to go.

I like the 3g-2f look with String and Patton down low. The new JC transfers look like they will provide some perimeter shooting that this team has lacked since Garrity and McKinney left. Hornets lack depth though, so unless some players step up, it's going to be pretty tough against the better teams on the schedule. I'm thinking the Hornets have a shot to finish in the middle of the pack and not in the bottom 4...we'll see how it plays out.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 69-79 UW; Noah Dickerson nearly beats the Eagles single-handedly with 28 points and 22 rebounds
  SUU 69-90 BSU; Thunderbird freshman Jamal Aytes contributes 27 points off the bench
  UND 78-81 HAW*; NoDak trimmed a 22-point deficit down to 1 late, but couldn't make a last-second trey
  
  * - Rainbow Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 55-67 NEV; Nevada gets more than twice as many FT attempts despite committing only 3 fewer fouls
  ISU 79-59 UW; Brooke Blair scores 30 in just her second game back from last year's ACL injury
  RICE 88-83 NAU; Kenna McDavis puts up 27 points, 8 boards, and 6 blocks for the 'Jacks
  MSU 62-51 LBSU; Long Beach's starters only scored 16 points
  UNC 71-63 DEN; Savannah Smith gets 29 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, and 5 steals

[Grizalltheway]

Montana knocks off Pitt in their house, 83-78 in OT.

[Vidav]

Montana knocks off Pitt in their house, 83-78 in OT.

I'll take it.

[AZGrizFan]

Montana knocks off Pitt in their house, 83-78 in OT.

That’s a big win against a team that has won 96% of their games on that court.