Big Sky Conference Basketball: 2025-26

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• Men
  
  EWU 71-79 UNT (OT); The Eagles took a 65-60 lead with 1:26 to go in regulation and didn't score again until the 1:45 mark of overtime
  PSU 68-63 UTU; Tre-Vaughn Minott puts up 16 points and 16 rebounds
  sfsu 46-94 SAC; The Hornets win the boards by 20 and hold the Gators to 24% shooting
  OAK 95-87 UMT*; The preseason Big Sky favorites finish last in their own tournament
  
  * - Blaine Taylor Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 58-84 UA; Wildcats win points-in-the-paint 54-22

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• Men
  
  IDA 78-64 CSUN*; A 13-0 run that broke a tie early in the second half decided things for the Vandals
  SHSU 84-81 ISU*; The margin was never bigger than 5 at any point in this game
  SEMO 72-79 NAU; Lumberjacks win free throws 18-7
  UNC 71-53 AF; The Bears win second-half shooting 61%-38% and beat Air Force for the 3rd. straight time
  
  * - Holiday Hoops Classic (in Boise, ID)
  
  
  Women
  
  WEB 52-65 UTAH; The Wildcats shot just 29% inside the arc
  UNI 79-60 NAU*; NAU's starters were outscored 61-31
  
  * - UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off (in Las Vegas, NV)

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• Men
  
  SHSU 94-68 IDA*; The Vandals actually led at the break, but they were outshot 64%-37.5% in the second half
  CSUN 50-82 ISU*; Northridge shot 20% for the game, and their starters shot 13% (6/46)
  
  * - Holiday Hoops Classic (in Boise, ID)
  
  
  Women
  
  NEV 57-58 EWU*; Eastern went 4/26 from three while Nevada went 0/7
  SJSU 64-75 PSU; Kyleigh Brown scores 22 to help the Viks end a 19-game skid against DI opponents
  UTC 59-57 SAC**; The Mocs prevail despite getting 0 bench points
  IDA 82-53 COLG***; San Francisco transfer Debora dos Santos went 6/6 from the field and had 15 points and 9 boards
  CREI 86-62 NAU****; The Blue Jays won the odd-numbered quarters 57-25
  chad 47-114 UNC; Bears win points-off-turnovers 58-6
  
  * - Portland Invitational (in Portland, OR)
  ** - CBU Classic (in Riverside, CA)
  *** - ZotGiving Classic (in Irvine, CA)
  **** - UNLV Thanksgiving Turkey Tip-Off (in Las Vegas, NV)

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• Men
  
  SAC 54-68 PAC; Hornets shoot 20% in the second half
  UMKC 61-82 WEB; Wildcats win the boards by 17
  MSU 81-84 USU (OT); The Aggies went 8/8 from the line in overtime after going 10/18 in regulation
  regis 63-104 UNC; The Bears go 20/39 from three
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 49-92 CBU*; Sac's starters collectively shot 26% and only scored 24 points
  WICH 61-83 IDA**; The Vandals win points-in-the-paint 46-16 as they earn their 6th. straight victory
  UTAH 78-38 UMT; The Lady Griz shot 17%; I don't know if that's the worst in program history, but I wouldn't be surprised
  
  * - CBU Classic
  ** - ZotGiving Classic (in Irvine, CA)

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• Women
  
  EWU 58-73 UPORT*; Pilots win bench points 24-2
  UCSD 94-64 PSU; The Viks had 17 more free throws than the Tritons, but that didn't amount to much because they had 20 fewer field goals
  MSU 71-70 CU; Taylee Chirrick, who had 21 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, and 4 steals, makes a layup with 2 seconds left to win it
  
  * - Portland Invitational

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• Men
  
  SAC 88-110 BAY; The Bears shot 78% inside the arc

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• Men
  
  EWU 89-93 DEN; The Eags outshot Denver 60%-48% and lost
  PSU 77-71 SDK; Three different Vikings had double-doubles
  UND 58-90 IDA; Isaiah Brickner scored 26 off the bench, just 5 fewer points than the entire Vandal starting five
  ISU 68-59 UMKC; The Bengals win despite going 0/13 from three in the first half
  ORU 66-92 WEB; Wildcats win points-in-the-paint 58-16
  SDKST 75-62 NAU; Jackrabbits win bench points 28-11
  NDSU 81-72 UMT; Bison win second-chance points 19-6
  STTHOM 74-82 MSU; Patrick McMahon puts up 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists
  UNC 75-70 OMAHA; Quinn Denker puts up 22 points, 8 assists, and 3 steals
  
  
  
  Women
  
  DEN 65-66 EWU; Kourtney Grossman puts up 23 rebounds, the most for an EWU player since 1981
  SDK 75-51 PSU; Kyleigh Brown went 14/14 from the line (28 points), but the Viks shot 16% from the field over the first three quarters
  ORU 92-89 IDA; The Vandals give up 36 points in the fourth quarter
  OMAHA 43-74 ISU; Bengals win the boards 57-27
  WEB 56-87 SDKST; Weber trailed 72-29 after three quarters
  NAU 66-74 STTHOM; The Tommies won fourth-quarter shooting 82%-29%
  UMT 86-56 UND; The Lady Griz tie a school record with 19 threes
  MSU 65-90 NDSU; The Bison get six players in double figures and win shooting 56%-36%
  UMKC 59-72 UNC; The Bears only shot 14% from the arc (3/22), but they shot 89% from the line (25/28)

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• Women
  
  SAC 54-67 PAC; Tigers win the fourth quarter 24-12

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The Big Sky has clinched the men's Challenge as they lead 11-6 (Weber plays St. Thomas tomorrow)
The Summit League wins the women's Challenge 11-7

• Men
  
  UMKC 66-90 EWU; The Eagles force 21 turnovers and end their 13-game losing skid against DI opponents
  OMAHA 60-55 PSU; Mavericks win free-throw shooting 88%-53%
  IDA 84-81 SDKST; Joe Sayler, who was SDSU's leading scorer coming in, went 9/11 from the line but just 1/11 from the field
  DEN 79-93 ISU; The Bengals go 15/29 from three
  NAU 68-69 NDSU; Bison win fouls 19-8
  UMT 79-75 UND; Money Williams had 6 turnovers, but he also shot 79% and had 30 points
  MSU 68-72 ORU; The Bobcats blew a 20-point halftime lead against a 3-7 team
  SDK 87-89 UNC (OT); The Bears are now 9-1 overall and 3-0 in overtime games
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 67-63 SDK; There were no field goals over the last 4:45 of this contest
  PSU 85-79 UMKC (OT); The Viks had 25 offensive rebounds and won second-chance points 24-10
  IDA 84-54 DEN; Vandals win rebounding 50-27 and points-in-the-paint 44-14
  ISU 58-68 ORU; Eagles win fast-break points 15-0
  NDSU 79-72 WEB; Antoniette Emma-Nnopu had 27 points, 11 boards, 3 blocks, and 3 steals in the loss
  SDKST 88-72 NAU; The Lumberjacks lose points-in-the-paint 44-18 as they fall to 1-9
  STTHOM 81-65 UMT; Tommies win the boards by 21
  UND 57-99 MSU; Taylee Chirrick puts up a triple-double (17 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists)
  UNC 71-60 OMAHA; The Bears are now 8-2, their best 10-game start since joining the Big Sky

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The Big Sky wins the men's Challenge 11-7

• Men
  
  WEB 65-88 STTHOM; Tommies win first-half shooting 59%-25%

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• Men
  
  NAU 48-73 ASU; Sun Devils win bench points 33-3
  
  
  
  Women
  
  umw 33-74 WEB; Wildcats win shooting 51%-21%

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• Men
  
  IDA 65-80 ND; Former NAU star Carson Towt had 19 points and 15 rebounds for the Irish
  ISU 69-73 UVU; Wolverines win fast-break points 17-3
  WEB 64-60 UMKC; The Roos went 4/25 from three and had 0 bench points
  skc 46-102 UMT; The Griz shot 89% inside the arc
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 71-69 WSU; Eastern blew a 17-point lead but still pulled it out against the now 1-9 Cougs
  IDA 61-68 CAL; The Vandals missed their last 9 three-point attempts

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Catching up on the POTWs because I've been negligent…



Men

Isaiah Moses (EWU) - 20 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.3 spg (3 games)


Women

Kyra Gardner (IDA) - 17.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.3 spg, 12/22 from three (3 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/11/10/ ... 10-11.aspx

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Men

Money Williams (UMT) - 30.5 ppg, 7 apg, 56% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Hope Hassmann (IDA) - 21 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 0 turnovers, 9/9 on FTs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/11/17/ ... 17-18.aspx

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Men

Quinn Denker (UNC) - 21 ppg, 5.7 apg, 21/23 on FTs (3 games)


Women

Taylee Chirrick (MSU) - 18.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 6 spg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/11/23/ ... 22-25.aspx

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Men

Quinn Denker (UNC) - 19 ppg, 6.5 apg, 4.33 a:to, 70% on FGs, 6/11 from three (2 games)


Women

Taylee Chirrick (MSU) - 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 7/7 on FTs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/12/2/w ... dec-2.aspx

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Men

Isaiah Brickner (IDA) - 18.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 63% on FGs, 6/9 from three, 11/12 on FTs (2 games)


Women

Jaecy Eggers (EWU) - 25.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 49% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2025/12/8/m ... c-8-9.aspx

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• Women
  
  ISU 59-68 BYU; The Bengals won the boards by 26, but they shot 30% and lost turnovers 25-13

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• Men
  
  CBU 88-83 EWU; The Eagles lose points-off-turnovers 21-13 despite winning turnovers 15-11

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• Men
  
  gfox 50-94 PSU; Terri Miller Jr. puts up 31 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and 0 turnovers
  NAU 69-78 USD; Toreros win bench points 43-24
  MSU 57-67 ORST; The Bobcats lose free throws 23-9 and fall to the Fighting Tinkles
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 66-81 CSUF; 8 different Vikings had multiple turnovers
  IDA 73-80 USU; The Vandals only lost turnovers by 3, but they lost points-off-turnovers 22-6
  ISU 62-49 CP; Bengals win bench points 24-0

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• Men
  
  egsu 55-109 IDA; Vandals win rebounding 54-18
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 44-69 UO; The Bobcats lose the turnover battle for just the 3rd. time in the last 2 seasons

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• Women
  
  simp 42-102 SAC; All 12 Hornets who played scored, and the only one to not make a field goal was ironically preseason MVP Benthe Versteeg
  parkaz 53-95 NAU; The Buccaneers played 19 different players in this one

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• Men
  
  MSU 83-80 CP; Patrick McMahon went 11/14 (9/10 inside the arc) to offset his Bobcat teammates shooting 33%
  UNC 90-101 TXTECH; The Bears shot 56%, but the Red Raiders shot 59% and only had 3 turnovers
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 54-60 UH; The Lady Griz are losing the boards by an average of 12.6 rpg, which is 6th. worst in the country
  UNC 62-79 CU; The Bears fall to 0-8 all time versus the Buffs

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The Grizzly basketball team decided wins don't matter.

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The Grizzly basketball team decided wins don't matter.