Big Sky Basketball - 2012-13

[Mvemjsunpx]

On the men's side, nothing was resolved in the title race last night but quite a bit was decided in the race to make the tourney. Idaho State was eliminated outright—they can't even catch 7th. place—and Portland State was effectively eliminated since they would have to win in Ogden (among other things) to have any hope of getting in. Eastern Washington has to beat NoDak tomorrow, or they'll be in the same position PSU is.

On the women's side, it's the reverse: little was resolved as far as making the tournament, but quite a bit got decided for hosting. NoCo stole a win over EWU to offically make it a two-team race. The three tied for 3rd. can do no better than tie for 1st., but none of the three have any hope of actually winning the tiebreaker. Idaho State is officially eliminated since they were swept by both Montana & UNC. Sac State is officially eliminated because they were swept by NoCo and they can't sweep anybody better than 6th. place MSU. Eastern split with both of the top two, but there's no way common games can favor them: NoCo would have a common games advantage over Sac, Montana would have a common games disadvantage vs. MSU, and NoCo would have a disadvantage vs. SUU. However, SUU now cannot catch Sac, so the tie would ultimately come down to NoCo's common games advantage against Sac.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Great comeback for Weber, feel kinda bad for NAU, but sheesh, what a game.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UND 78-74 EWU; Troy Huff scores 34 points as NoDak deals two deathblows in three days
  UNC 85-75 PSU; The Viks are now eliminated officially, so there's likely 1 week left in the Tyler Geving era
  ISU 52-53 SAC; Bengals blow a 13-point lead by shooting 19% in the second half
  WEB 80-78 NAU (OT); Lumberjacks blow a 7-point lead in the final minute-plus of regulation
  UMT 71-68 MSU; Three pointers make the difference as the depleted Griz go 11/22 while MSU goes 3/14
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 61-81 ISU; The Bengals shred Sac thanks to double doubles by Ashleigh Vella & Jessa Jeppesen
  NAU 65-49 WEB; The 'Jacks win points-in-the-paint 48-18
  UMT 58-55 MSU; Lady Griz hold on to win their fifth straight in Bozeman
  PSU 48-63 UNC; D'Shara Strange scores 24 points in the first half to officially euthanize the wounded Vikings
  EWU 67-58 UND; Carrie Ojeda scores a career-high 21 as the Eags end UND's postseason hopes

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. Montana _____________16-1_____20-6_____ W2/W1
    2. Weber State__________16-2_____22-5_____ W8/W9
    3. North Dakota ________11-8_____14-15____ W3/W2
    4. Northern Colorado____9-10____11-17____ W2
    5. Southern Utah ________8-9_____11-16____ L4/L1
    6. Northern Arizona _____8-10____11-18____ L1
    7. Sacramento State _____8-10____14-13____ W1
    8. Montana State ________8-10____11-16____ L1
    9. Eastern Washington___6-12_____9-20____ L3/L2
    10.Portland State_________5-13_____8-18____ L2
    11.Idaho State ___________4-14_____5-23____ L3/L4

• • Women
    
    1. Montana _____________15-3_____21-6_____ W5
    2. Northern Colorado___15-4_____18-10____ W2
    3. Eastern Washington__12-6_____16-11____ W1
    4. Idaho State __________12-6_____17-10____ W3
    5. Sacramento State ____11-7_____16-11____ L1
    6. Montana State ________9-8_____15-11____ L1
    7. Southern Utah ________7-10____13-14____ L1
    8. Northern Arizona _____7-11_____8-19____ W1
    9. North Dakota _________6-13____11-17____ L1
    10.Portland State_________5-13____11-16____ L5
    11.Weber State___________0-18_____0-27____ L36/L46

[grizzaholic]

Start of March Madness.

Fine. Bet is on.

pick my avatar big feller. What the fucking hell was ISU doing in the second half? They played great for the first 21 minutes then decided that points were not important.

[SDHornet]

Fine. Bet is on.

pick my avatar big feller. What the fucking hell was ISU doing in the second half? They played great for the first 21 minutes then decided that points were not important.

Don't worry, the Hornets did all they can to give it away and went scoreless in the final 2:40 of the game. Ugly game but glad to see the Hornets grab a win on senior night.

I'll have to find some kind of a wolf avatar or something...or maybe something about peanut allergies. I dunno but I'm gonna have to dig up something for this.

[grizzaholic]

pick my avatar big feller. What the fucking hell was ISU doing in the second half? They played great for the first 21 minutes then decided that points were not important.

Don't worry, the Hornets did all they can to give it away and went scoreless in the final 2:40 of the game. Ugly game but glad to see the Hornets grab a win on senior night.

I'll have to find some kind of a wolf avatar or something...or maybe something about peanut allergies. I dunno but I'm gonna have to dig up something for this.

I had that game on while the Griz game was on...I went from being happy to utter frustration in the matter of minutes.

[SDHornet]

Don't worry, the Hornets did all they can to give it away and went scoreless in the final 2:40 of the game. Ugly game but glad to see the Hornets grab a win on senior night.

I'll have to find some kind of a wolf avatar or something...or maybe something about peanut allergies. I dunno but I'm gonna have to dig up something for this.

I had that game on while the Griz game was on...I went from being happy to utter frustration in the matter of minutes.

Care to share the avatar you had in store for me? My curiosity has peaked.

[grizzaholic]

I had that game on while the Griz game was on...I went from being happy to utter frustration in the matter of minutes.

Care to share the avatar you had in store for me? My curiosity has peaked.

No. That was not part of the bet. It will be stored away until the next bet I make.

[SDHornet]

Care to share the avatar you had in store for me? My curiosity has peaked.

No. That was not part of the bet. It will be stored away until the next bet I make.

I'll be sure to give you another shot. BTW check your PM's, you have a choice to make.

[grizzaholic]

No. That was not part of the bet. It will be stored away until the next bet I make.

I'll be sure to give you another shot. BTW check your PM's, you have a choice to make.

How did I know that I would get a Fabulous choice?..and you shouldn't have given me a choice, you should have just said " here, asshole, put this up and be happy."

[SDHornet]

I'll be sure to give you another shot. BTW check your PM's, you have a choice to make.

How did I know that I would get a Fabulous choice?..and you shouldn't have given me a choice, you should have just said " here, asshole, put this up and be happy."

I gave you a choice because I knew you would pick that purple wolf one. Just wanted to verify that I have you well read.

[grizzaholic]

How did I know that I would get a Fabulous choice?..and you shouldn't have given me a choice, you should have just said " here, asshole, put this up and be happy."

I gave you a choice because I knew you would pick that purple wolf one. Just wanted to verify that I have you well read.

If you like MLP shit, hit up Egriz and ask BWahlberg (sp) about his collection.

[SDHornet]

I gave you a choice because I knew you would pick that purple wolf one. Just wanted to verify that I have you well read.

If you like MLP shit, hit up Egriz and ask BWahlberg (sp) about his collection.

No thanks, I'll pass.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz blow a lead late, make a trey to tie it, then dominate the OT thanks to perfect free throw shooting. Griz will host if they sweep the final two at home (they still could possibly host if they lose one, even if/when Weber wins out).

[Wildcat Ryan]

An almost 20 freethrow difference and a non-called blatant goal-tending is the difference in this game.


Congrats to Montana for the win, and hosting (most likely)

[SDHornet]

Grizza sorry to see your team get worked the way they did. I hope you don't take it out on your liver.

[Vidav]

Griz blow a lead late, make a trey to tie it, then dominate the OT thanks to perfect free throw shooting. Griz will host if they sweep the final two at home (they still could possibly host if they lose one, even if/when Weber wins out).

So what is the scenario where the Griz lose one of the final two and still host? Just curious, I'm not really sure what the tie breakers are.

[SDHornet]

Griz blow a lead late, make a trey to tie it, then dominate the OT thanks to perfect free throw shooting. Griz will host if they sweep the final two at home (they still could possibly host if they lose one, even if/when Weber wins out).

So what is the scenario where the Griz lose one of the final two and still host? Just curious, I'm not really sure what the tie breakers are.

I think the Griz can survive a loss and still host...so feel free to tell your boys to take it easy this Thursday.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz blow a lead late, make a trey to tie it, then dominate the OT thanks to perfect free throw shooting. Griz will host if they sweep the final two at home (they still could possibly host if they lose one, even if/when Weber wins out).

So what is the scenario where the Griz lose one of the final two and still host? Just curious, I'm not really sure what the tie breakers are.

Common games (top down): the Griz want MSU to finish above NAU/Sac if UM loses to NAU/Sac.

[Mvemjsunpx]

An almost 20 freethrow difference and a non-called blatant goal-tending is the difference in this game.


Congrats to Montana for the win, and hosting (most likely)

SUU is the second-most foul-prone team in the nation, so you can't be surprised at the free throw differential.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 86-74 SUU (OT); Damon Heuir scores 29 of SUU's first 49 points, then never scores again
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SUU 48-56 MSU; Despite shooting 27%, the Bobcats get their first win over a non-winless team since Jan. 19

[grizzaholic]

An almost 20 freethrow difference and a non-called blatant goal-tending is the difference in this game.


Congrats to Montana for the win, and hosting (most likely)

It sure seems that WSU fans forget the NAU game not all that long ago.

Oh, and when you shoot 10 FT's in OT when they are fouling you every chance they get hoping you would miss, it makes the difference look worse than it really was.

[grizzaholic]

Grizza sorry to see your team get worked the way they did. I hope you don't take it out on your liver.

They didn't get worked. They showed up and shot lights out for most of the game. I was shocked at the halftime score, SUU should have been up 10 not down 5.

[Wildcat Ryan]

An almost 20 freethrow difference and a non-called blatant goal-tending is the difference in this game.


Congrats to Montana for the win, and hosting (most likely)

It sure seems that WSU fans forget the NAU game not all that long ago.

Oh, and when you shoot 10 FT's in OT when they are fouling you every chance they get hoping you would miss, it makes the difference look worse than it really was.

You mean the Weber/NAU game where NAU had 24 freethrows and Weber had 23?


Montana before overtime had 24 freethrows SUU had 13. If the refs would have called the goaltending, it wouldnt have even gone to over time, Lucky for Montana the refs decided not to.