Big Sky Basketball - 2012-13

[SDHornet]

• Men
  
  SAC 60-53 EWU; The Hornets ride a 21-4 run a the start of the second half & an 8-0 run to end the game

It was definitely a tale of two halves last night. EWU could have buried the Hornets if they shot better in the first half. Clutch FT shooting down the stretch put this one away.

[CatBlitz22]

How are the Weber women so bad? Goodness.

[AZGrizFan]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana ______________6-0_____10-4_____ W19/W6
    2. Weber State___________5-0_____10-3_____ W5/W6
    3. Sacramento State _____3-3______8-6_____ W1
    4. Montana State ________3-3______6-8_____ L1
    5. Portland State_________3-3______5-8_____ W2
    6. Southern Utah ________3-3______5-10____ L3
    7. Idaho State ___________2-3______3-11____ W2
    8. Eastern Washington___2-4______4-12____ L1
    9. North Dakota _________2-4______5-10____ W1
    10.Northern Arizona _____2-4______5-11____ L3
    11.Northern Colorado____1-5______3-11____ L5

Hey, UNC fans: Remember when you used to point to basketball as your saving grace as to why you should be allowed to stay in the BSC?

[Mvemjsunpx]

How are the Weber women so bad? Goodness.

They were the worst team in the league last year, and—unlike most of the other teams—they lost quite a bit in the offseason.

In Carla Taylor's final year, Weber had three Montana players on the roster—Joey O'Neil (Butte), Megan Patterson (Columbus), & Jordan Pfau (Arlee/Missoula Loyola). O'Neil transferred after Taylor was fired, and Pfau & Patterson transferred this past offseason. Patterson also averaged double figures for Weber last season and Pfau was a significant bench contributor, so these were notable losses (not to mention the graduating seniors).

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Kareem Jamar (UMT) - 18.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg, 71% shooting (2 games)


Women

Fantasia Hilliard (SAC) - 17 ppg, 8 apg, 75% shooting (2 games)
Katie Baker (UMT) - 17.5 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2 spg, 50% shooting (2 games)

[Wildcat Ryan]

There will not be a Pokeytato knife this year, Weber downs Idaho State by 16 in Pokeytato 70-54

[SDHornet]

There will not be a Pokeytato knife this year, Weber downs Idaho State by 16 in Pokeytato 70-54

It was a 2 point game at half. ISU was scrappy...then WSU punched them in the mouth early in the 2nd half and they folded. Sac is going to have to have a solid game to get a win in Poky.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 70-54 ISU; Weber loses turnovers but dominates most everything else in avenging last year's choke
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 69-45 WEB; Nobody is even close to averaging double figures for the woeful Wildcats

[Wildcat Ryan]

There will not be a Pokeytato knife this year, Weber downs Idaho State by 16 in Pokeytato 70-54

It was a 2 point game at half. ISU was scrappy...then WSU punched them in the mouth early in the 2nd half and they folded. Sac is going to have to have a solid game to get a win in Poky.

I actually think Sac will beat ISU in Pokey, ISU is not the best shooting team in the league, but they are a good defensive team, they like playing the slow mid-court game that throws some other teams off, like Weber last night in the first half. Weber started playing uptempo in the 2nd half and ISU couldnt keep up with us. ISU looked tired, it was thier 2nd game in two days and thier game vs Sac will be thier 3rd game in 6 days, Advantage Sac State.

ISU has some scrappy players, and Evans has that team going in the right direction, but I still think they are at least a year or 2 away from the conf tourney.

[bincitysioux]

I'm having a hard time explaining North Dakota basketball right now. There is oodles of talent on this team, but an injury to a key player to start the season hampered us, and now an ongoing injury to another key player is hampering us. Now we are having eligibility issues with two guys that figured to be big contributors. Prior to the start of the season, I was comfortable saying that I thought North Dakota would be a top 3 team in the Big Sky...................... right now I question if we are a top 7 team that can even make the tournament.

Having said that, after Weber and Montana, I think it is basically wide open as far as how the chips will fall for the rest of the season..................

[Mvemjsunpx]

Sheesh… Southern Utah just makes everything brutal, ugly, & momentum-less for both teams, don't they?

[SDHornet]

Hornets lose an embarrassing one 60-59. Had a 10ish point lead early in the 2nd half. The last 30 seconds was a perfect example of why this program will not go anywhere under Katz.

[Grizalltheway]

Suck it Grizza.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Congratulations Bobcats! Thanks to your uncanny ability to defeat BYE, you are now alone in the third place at 3-3.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 59-60 ISU; Hornets lose a game they trailed for less than 4 minutes
  NAU 70-83 WEB; Weber actually gets outshot, but they make 21 more free throws
  SUU 67-73 UMT; Damon Heuir scores 14 in the final 2:00, but Montana wins fouls by 20
  PSU 50-67 UNC; Bears put on the cruise control after shooting 59% in the first half
  EWU 47-65 UND; Eagles go 1/15 from the arc in the second half
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UND 72-75 EWU; 23 turnovers and mediocre free-throw shooting cost UND a win
  UNC 67-42 PSU; D'Shara Strange ends up 2 assists away from a triple-double in a surprising blowout
  ISU 62-52 SAC; The usually foul-prone Bengals win the foul battle 19-9
  MSU 65-59 SUU; Bobcats hold SUU to 27% shooting
  WEB 55-76 NAU; Amy Patton gets a double-double & the 'Jacks win points-in-the-paint 42-16

[grizzaholic]

Suck it Grizza.

Was that really necessary?

[Grizalltheway]

Suck it Grizza.

Was that really necessary?

No, but it was funny, wasn't it?

[grizzaholic]

Was that really necessary?

No, but it was funny, wasn't it?

I think SDHornet would like to have a few words with you.

[grizzaholic]

Boy the Lady Griz look terrible today...and listening to the officials don't help, and the officiating for BOTH teams has been horrendous.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Boy the Lady Griz look terrible today...and listening to the officials don't help, and the officiating for BOTH teams has been horrendous.

MAKE YOUR FUCKING FREE THROWS! Baker & De Boer were almost automatic prior to this season, but not so much in '12-13.

This crop of Lady Griz seniors finishes 1-3 against the Bobcats at Dahlberg. They are 3-0 in Bozeman, but still…

[grizzaholic]

Boy the Lady Griz look terrible today...and listening to the officials don't help, and the officiating for BOTH teams has been horrendous.

MAKE YOUR FUCKING FREE THROWS! Baker & De Boer were almost automatic prior to this season, but not so much in '12-13.

This crop of Lady Griz seniors finishes 1-3 against the Bobcats at Dahlberg. They are 3-0 in Bozeman, but still…

That right there is something that decides many games.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Is Mark Durham a terrible color commentator or what (Griz/Cat games)? I've never heard so much nothing come out of one guy's mouth.

[grizzaholic]

Cannot believe the Griz pulled out a win today. The Bobcats hit, what seemed like, damn near everything they tossed up. Game went to OT, and while the Griz continued to miss FT after FT after FT, they got the win.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 60-55 ISU; Gabe Rogers & DeWayne Russell combine for 41 points
  SAC 56-65 WEB; Hornets play it close, but can't buy points the final 5 minutes
  MSU 71-76 UMT (OT); Bobcats give up a buzzer-beater, then don't score over the first 4:30 of overtime
  EWU 56-72 UNC; Venky Jois gets 7 blocks, but that couldn't solve EWU's shooting woes
  PSU 76-85 UND; The NoDaker go a perfect 21/21 from the free-throw line
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 38-63 EWU; The Eagles go 9/16 from the arc while the Bears go an improbable 0/22
  UND 66-73 PSU; Viks win points-off-turnovers 28-10 to offset a rough day on the glass
  WEB 60-103 SAC; Hornets force 30 turnovers and shoot 66% inside the arc
  ISU 52-48 NAU; No Lumberjack scores in double figures, not even Amy Patton
  MSU 58-49 UMT; Lady Griz go 8/18 from the line & lose turnovers for the first time since last February

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State___________8-0_____13-3_____ W8/W9
    2. Montana ______________8-0_____12-4_____ W21/W8
    3. North Dakota _________4-4______7-10____ W3
    4. Montana State ________3-4______6-9_____ L2
    5. Southern Utah ________3-4______5-11____ L4
    6. Portland State_________3-5______5-10____ L2
    7. Northern Arizona _____3-5______6-12____ W1
    8. Idaho State ___________3-5______4-13____ L1
    9. Northern Colorado____3-5______5-11____ W2
    10.Sacramento State _____3-5______8-8_____ L2
    11.Eastern Washington___2-6______4-14____ L3

• • Women
    
    1. Montana State ________7-1_____13-4_____ W7/W6
    2. Montana ______________5-2_____11-5_____ L1
    3. Eastern Washington___5-3______9-8_____ W2
    4. Idaho State ___________5-3_____10-7_____ W4
    5. Sacramento State _____4-3______9-7_____ W1
    6. Northern Colorado____4-3______7-9_____ L1
    7. Southern Utah ________3-3______9-7_____ L1
    8. Northern Arizona _____3-4______4-12____ L1
    9. Portland State_________3-5______9-8_____ W1
    10.North Dakota _________2-6______7-10____ L4
    11.Weber State___________0-8______0-17____ L26/L36