The 2024-25 Big Sky Basketball Season

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• Men
  UNC 76-77 IDA; The Bears blow a double-digit lead, then make a go-ahead shot with 3 seconds left, then lose on a buzzer-beater

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• Men
  
  UNC 67-62 EWU; Isaiah Hawthorne scores 32 points for the Bears after not playing Thursday
  ISU 59-76 PSU; The Vikings won fast-break points 17-0 in a game they won by 17 points
  WEB 87-81 SAC; Both teams made double-digit threes, but the Wildcats won free throws 22-9
  NAU 80-72 IDA; Carson Towt put up 16 points and 18 boards, and he's currently 2nd. in the nation with 12.3 rebounds-per-game
  MSU 70-77 UMT; The Griz only shot 39% in the second half after shooting 63% in the first, but they had 0 second-half turnovers
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 52-66 ISU; Bengals win the boards 46-18
  SAC 52-68 WEB; Kendra Parra scores a career-high 30
  IDA 76-106 NAU; The 'Jacks make a school-record 17 three pointers and score triple digits in a Big Sky game for the first time in 23 years
  MSU 67-66 UMT; Montana came back from 12 down to take the lead with 1:31 left, but MSU got a free throw from Esme Morales to win it with :04 left
  EWU 57-66 UNC; The Bears had 7 players score either 6 or 7 points

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• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado____7-1_____15-6_____ W1
    2. Montana ______________6-2_____13-8_____ W2
    3. Portland State_________5-2_____13-7_____ W3
    4. Northern Arizona _____4-4_____13-8_____ W2
    5. Idaho _________________4-4______9-12____ L1
    6. Idaho State ___________3-4______8-10____ L2
    7. Montana State ________3-5______8-13____ L1
    8. Weber State___________2-5______8-13____ W1
    9. Sacramento State _____2-5______6-14____ L1
    10.Eastern Washington___2-6______6-15____ L4

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State ________8-0_____18-2_____ W8/W11
    2. Northern Arizona _____7-1_____16-5_____ W4
    3. Idaho _________________6-2_____14-5_____ W1
    4. Weber State___________4-3______7-10____ W2
    5. Sacramento State _____3-4_____10-10____ L1
    6. Montana ______________3-5______7-12____ L2
    7. Idaho State ___________2-5______7-11____ W1
    8. Northern Colorado____2-6______9-10____ W1
    9. Eastern Washington___2-6______6-14____ L4
    10.Portland State_________1-6______4-12____ L3

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• Men
  
  IDA 71-87 ISU; Dylan Darling puts up 28 points and 9 assists
  EWU 72-49 WEB; Weber is now 0-7 at home against DI opponents
  SAC 59-87 UMT; Griz win shooting 56%-37% and assists 21-5
  PSU 73-74 MSU; Bobcats win bench points 43-9 in a 1-point game
  NAU 69-87 UNC; The Bears went 14/30 from three while NAU went 2/16
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 62-48 EWU; The Eagles went 1/19 from three
  MSU 85-39 PSU; Bobcats win shooting 50%-28% and turnovers 23-9
  UMT 69-63 SAC; The Lady Griz were +6 on turnovers, their best mark in a game in over a year
  ISU 52-44 IDA; The Vandals shot 21%, their worst mark in a game in more than 9 years
  UNC 52-68 NAU; Sophie Glancey scored 22 points while NoCo's starters only combined for 23

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• Men
  
  UNC 86-72 ISU; The Bengals led at the half, but they were outshot 63%-26% in the second frame
  NAU 73-77 WEB; Blaise Threatt puts up 34 points and 10 boards
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 76-81 NAU; Taylor Feldman & Sophie Glancey combine for 50 points and 15 rebounds on 68% shooting
  ISU 51-59 UNC; The Bengals are 0-11 when their opponent shoots better than 38% from the field

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• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado____9-1_____17-6_____ W3
    2. Montana ______________8-2_____15-8_____ W4
    3. Portland State_________5-4_____13-9_____ L2
    4. Idaho State ___________5-5_____10-11____ L1
    5. Idaho _________________5-5_____10-13____ L1
    6. Montana State ________5-5_____10-13____ W2
    7. Northern Arizona _____4-6_____13-10____ L2
    8. Eastern Washington___3-7______7-16____ W1
    9. Weber State___________3-7______9-15____ W1
    10.Sacramento State _____2-7______6-16____ L3

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______10-0_____20-2_____ W10/W13
    2. Northern Arizona _____9-1_____18-5_____ W6
    3. Idaho _________________7-3_____15-6_____ L1
    4. Montana ______________5-5______9-12____ W2
    5. Weber State___________5-5______8-12____ L1
    6. Sacramento State _____3-6_____10-12____ L3
    7. Northern Colorado____3-7_____10-11____ W1
    8. Eastern Washington___3-7______7-15____ L1
    9. Idaho State ___________3-7______8-13____ L1
    10.Portland State_________1-8______4-14____ L5

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Men

Dylan Darling (ISU) - 25.7 ppg, 5 rpg, 6.3 apg, 23/26 on FTs (3 games)


Women

Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 22.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 68% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/2/3/in ... b-3-5.aspx

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• Men
  
  SAC 80-83 EWU; Mason Williams nets 29 points, 6 assists, and a game-winning trey with 2 seconds left
  PSU 76-69 IDA; Idaho scored 50 in the second half after scoring 19 in the first, but that wasn't enough to overcome a 25-point deficit
  MSU 64-69 NAU; Carson Towt puts up 14 points and 17 boards and now leads the nation with 12.96 rebounds-per-game
  UMT 86-78 UNC; The Griz are shooting 60.5% over their last 3 games
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 66-62 PSU; The Viks have gone 4-26 in Big Sky play (incl. the tournament) since upsetting MSU in the 2023 quarterfinals
  EWU 68-53 SAC; Eagles win points-off-turnovers 25-9
  UNC 64-70 UMT; Lady Griz shoot 64% in the second half
  NAU 66-73 MSU; Esmeralda Morales scores 25 points as the Bobcats get a stranglehold on the conference title

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• Men
  
  SAC 80-83 EWU; Mason Williams nets 29 points, 6 assists, and a game-winning trey with 2 seconds left
  PSU 76-69 IDA; Idaho scored 50 in the second half after scoring 19 in the first, but that wasn't enough to overcome a 25-point deficit
  MSU 64-69 NAU; Carson Towt puts up 14 points and 17 boards and now leads the nation with 12.96 rebounds-per-game
  UMT 86-78 UNC; The Griz are shooting 60.5% over their last 3 games
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 66-62 PSU; The Viks have gone 4-26 in Big Sky play (incl. the tournament) since upsetting MSU in the 2023 quarterfinals
  EWU 68-53 SAC; Eagles win points-off-turnovers 25-9
  UNC 64-70 UMT; Lady Griz shoot 64% in the second half
  NAU 66-73 MSU; Esmeralda Morales scores 25 points as the Bobcats get a stranglehold on the conference title

This isn’t a terrible EWU team. We’ve lost a ton of games in the last few minutes including UNC and the Griz. Almost gave up a lead in this one. Still learning how to close out.

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• Men
  
  PSU 67-72 EWU; The Vikings had 0 bench points despite having one of their bench players put in 28 minutes of work
  SAC 76-78 IDA; Sac won shooting 56%-35%, but the Vandals won free throws 32-9
  ISU 72-67 WEB; The Bengals have now won 3 straight in Ogden for the first time EVER
  UMT 83-80 NAU; The Griz only had 19 rebounds, but when you shoot 61%…
  MSU 66-73 UNC; Jabe Mullins came off the bench to score 24 for the 'Cats, but two of their starters didn't score at all
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 65-58 PSU; The Eagles win their 6th. straight over PSU in Portland
  IDA 53-56 SAC; Hornets win turnovers 24-15
  WEB 79-76 ISU (OT); All 10 of Weber's overtime points came from the line
  NAU 96-76 UMT; The 'Jacks go 17/34 from three and get six players in double figures
  UNC 44-65 MSU; The Bobcats had 16 steals from 9 different players

[JALMOND]

Montana Lady Griz coach Brian Holsinger on leave from the team. Nate Harris named acting head coach in the interim.

https://www.ktvq.com/big-sky-conference ... ad-program

eGriz rumors involve some sort of "altercation."

Bobcatnation rumor: "Can’t put your hands on a woman in the workplace."


He's technically on leave, but I can't see Holsinger being the Lady Griz head coach again. The team wasn't doing well on the court, fans were already starting to call for his head, and now we have this. It's also his contract year, I believe, so UM doesn't really lose anything by shedding him. I don't mind, really—he came off as an arrogant douche from the beginning.

Now it is official. Holsinger is out as head coach of the Montana Lady Griz.

https://www.ktvq.com/big-sky-conference ... head-coach

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eGriz rumors involve some sort of "altercation."

Bobcatnation rumor: "Can’t put your hands on a woman in the workplace."


He's technically on leave, but I can't see Holsinger being the Lady Griz head coach again. The team wasn't doing well on the court, fans were already starting to call for his head, and now we have this. It's also his contract year, I believe, so UM doesn't really lose anything by shedding him. I don't mind, really—he came off as an arrogant douche from the beginning.

Now it is official. Holsinger is out as head coach of the Montana Lady Griz.

https://www.ktvq.com/big-sky-conference ... head-coach

This deal with Holsinger seems like an overly protective move by UM. It the rumors are true—Holsinger allegedly shoved one of his female assistants into a wall—I don't see what chance he would've had in a lawsuit. Holsinger was AD Kent Haslam's guy (he supposedly ignored the search committee's recommendation when he hired him), so this is another page to add to the sizable file titled "How the Fuck Does Kent Haslam Still Have a Job?"

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• • Men
    
    1. Northern Colorado___10-2_____18-7_____ W1
    2. Montana _____________10-2_____17-8_____ W6
    3. Portland State_________6-5_____14-10____ L1
    4. Idaho State ___________6-5_____11-11____ W1
    5. Idaho _________________6-6_____11-14____ W1
    6. Northern Arizona _____5-7_____14-11____ L1
    7. Montana State ________5-7_____10-15____ L2
    8. Eastern Washington___5-7______9-16____ W3
    9. Weber State___________3-8______9-16____ L1
    10.Sacramento State _____2-9______6-18____ L5

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______12-0_____22-2_____ W12/W15
    2. Northern Arizona ____10-2_____19-6_____ W1
    3. Idaho _________________8-4_____16-7_____ L1
    4. Weber State___________6-5______9-12____ W1
    5. Montana ______________6-6_____10-13____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___5-7______9-15____ L3
    7. Sacramento State _____4-7_____11-13____ W1
    8. Idaho State ___________3-8______8-14____ L2
    9. Northern Colorado____3-9_____10-13____ L2
    10.Portland State_________1-10_____4-16____ L7

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Men

Dylan Darling (ISU) - 30 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals, 56% on FGs, 9/10 on FTs (1 game)


Women

Esmeralda Morales (MSU) - 19.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 3.5 spg, 10/10 on FTs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/2/10/m ... 10-12.aspx

[JALMOND]

Due to the snow in Portland today, the PSU/NAU men's basketball game at the PSU Pavilion will be played at 4pm today with no fans in attendance.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/2/13/mens- ... ublic.aspx

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Due to the snow in Portland today, the PSU/NAU men's basketball game at the PSU Pavilion will be played at 4pm today with no fans in attendance.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/2/13/mens- ... ublic.aspx

Apparently not having a crowd disrupts NAU's shooting better than having a crowd does.

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• Men
  
  NAU 46-58 PSU; Vikings win points-in-the-paint 42-10
  UNC 77-61 SAC; Hornet big Jacob Holt scored 32 points in Cheney last Thursday, but he's only scored a total of 10 points since
  ISU 68-81 UMT; Dylan Darling & Isaiah Griffin combined for 54 points, but the rest of the Bengals went 6/33 on field goals
  WEB 66-74 MSU; Blaise Threatt put up 32 points for Weber, but his teammates only went 12/35 from the field
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 46-66 ISU; 10 Montana players played and only 4 of them made a shot (the other 6 went 0/20)
  MSU 63-45 WEB; The Bobcats had 20 steals from 9 different players
  PSU 67-83 NAU; 3 different Lumberjacks had 6 assists each
  SAC 72-85 UNC; London Gamble goes 12/15 and scores a career-high 27

[JALMOND]

Due to the snow in Portland today, the PSU/NAU men's basketball game at the PSU Pavilion will be played at 4pm today with no fans in attendance.

https://goviks.com/news/2025/2/13/mens- ... ublic.aspx

Apparently not having a crowd disrupts NAU's shooting better than having a crowd does.

Just like playing at the local YMCA.

We will keep that in mind when the Montana schools come to town in a couple weeks.

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• Men
  
  IDA 73-75 EWU; Eastern never led until the final 7 seconds
  UNC 71-82 PSU; Jaylin Henderson puts up 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists
  NAU 65-61 SAC; The Hornets lose their 7th. in a row despite double-doubles from both Holt & Brewer
  WEB 58-65 UMT; Malik Moore makes 6 threes, one more than the entire Weber team
  ISU 69-74 MSU; Bengals shoot 26% in the first half
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 60-63 EWU; Eastern blows a 16-point lead, then gets a breakaway and-one from Peyton Howard with 4 seconds left to win it
  MSU 74-60 ISU; The Bengals lose by double digits despite shooting 54% and winning the glass 31-18
  UMT 69-73 WEB; Montana trimmed a 22-point deficit down to 1 with 1:51 left, but Weber was able to hold the lead
  SAC 60-75 NAU; The Hornets went 7/38 in the first half
  PSU 50-68 UNC; Bears win bench points 31-6

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• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________12-2_____19-8_____ W8
    2. Northern Colorado___11-3_____19-8_____ L1
    3. Portland State_________8-5_____16-10____ W2
    4. Montana State ________7-7_____12-15____ W2
    5. Idaho State ___________6-7_____11-13____ L2
    6. Idaho _________________6-7_____11-15____ L1
    7. Eastern Washington___6-7_____10-16____ W4
    8. Northern Arizona _____6-8_____15-12____ W1
    9. Weber State___________3-10_____9-18____ L3
    10.Sacramento State _____2-11_____6-20____ L7

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______14-0_____24-2_____ W14/W17
    2. Northern Arizona ____12-2_____21-6_____ W3
    3. Idaho _________________8-5_____16-8_____ L2
    4. Weber State___________7-6_____10-13____ W2
    5. Eastern Washington___6-7_____10-15____ W1
    6. Montana ______________6-8_____10-15____ L3
    7. Northern Colorado____5-9_____12-13____ W2
    8. Sacramento State _____4-9_____11-15____ L2
    9. Idaho State ___________4-9______9-15____ L1
    10.Portland State_________1-12_____4-18____ L9

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Men

Jaylin Henderson (PSU) - 14 ppg, 6 rpg, 4.5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Sophie Glancey (NAU) - 21 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 2.5 spg, 50% on FGs, 2 double-doubles (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/2/17/i ... 17-19.aspx

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• Men
  
  PSU 74-82 ISU; Dylan Darling puts up 16 points and 13 assists
  SAC 80-77 WEB; Jacob Holt puts up 27 points and 13 boards
  IDA 83-78 NAU; The Vandals hold on after nearly blowing a 24-point second-half lead
  EWU 76-95 UNC; The Bears shoot 67% from the field and 56% from three
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 50-46 EWU; The Bears closed the game on a 15-0 run over the final 6+ minutes
  ISU 89-80 PSU (2OT); Bengals win second-chance points 23-6
  WEB 45-56 SAC; Each team made 5 shots in the fourth quarter, but Weber had 17 attempts to Sac's 5
  NAU 70-65 IDA; Idaho made 2 of their first 3 treys, then went 1/18 the rest of the way

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  PSU 74-82 ISU; Dylan Darling puts up 16 points and 13 assists

No consistency from this Viking team. This current team is probably the best PSU has had since Bone's tournament teams. They can beat anyone at home and can lose to anyone on the road. It should make for an interesting conference tournament but the Viks should be better than this. Extremely frustrating as a fan.

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• Men
  
  SAC 66-83 ISU; These two teams combined to shoot better from the field (50.5%) than they did from the line (50.0%)
  PSU 58-60 WEB; Blaise Threatt makes the game-winner and scores a game-high 27
  EWU 67-87 NAU; The Lumberjacks shot 62%, their highest mark in a game in at least 10 years (their stat page only goes back to '15-16)
  UMT 89-85 MSU; The Bobcats went 20/33 from the line and missed 2 and-one FTs that would've collectively tied the game late
  IDA 74-92 UNC; The Vandals shoot 37% in the second half after shooting 61% in the first
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 88-77 EWU; The 'Jacks scored 34 in the third quarter, one more than they scored in the entire first half
  WEB 71-56 PSU; Kendra Parra flirts with a triple-double, putting up 20 points, 10 assists, and 7 boards
  ISU 50-41 SAC; Benthe Versteeg almost had a triple-double in the loss (15 points, 11 boards, 9 assists)
  UNC 59-77 IDA; Olivia Nelson scores a career-high 34
  UMT 66-98 MSU; This was MSU's most lopsided win in the history of the rivalry, breaking the previous mark by 8 points (70-46, 2021)

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Portland State's women have clinched last place for the third time in the last four years.

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________13-2_____20-8_____ W9
    2. Northern Colorado___13-3_____21-8_____ W2
    3. Idaho State ___________8-7_____13-13____ W2
    4. Portland State_________8-7_____16-12____ L2
    5. Idaho _________________7-8_____12-16____ L1
    6. Montana State ________7-8_____12-16____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____7-9_____16-13____ W1
    8. Eastern Washington___6-9_____10-18____ L2
    9. Weber State___________4-11____10-19____ W1
    10.Sacramento State _____3-12_____7-21____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State _______15-0_____25-2_____ W15/W18
    2. Northern Arizona ____14-2_____23-6_____ W5
    3. Idaho _________________9-6_____17-9_____ W1
    4. Weber State___________8-7_____11-14____ W1
    5. Montana ______________6-9_____10-16____ L4
    6. Eastern Washington___6-9_____10-17____ L2
    7. Idaho State ___________6-9_____11-15____ W2
    8. Northern Colorado____6-10____13-14____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____5-10____11-15____ L1
    10.Portland State_________1-14_____4-20____ L11