Big Sky Basketball Thread - 2014-15

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  bris 63-97 SAC; Hornets shoot 62% against an overmatched opponent
  ID 75-86 BSU; Derrick Marks & Mike Scott each scored 31, but Marks's teammates shot better
  NAU 53-65 MTSU; Upshur, Neely, & Dixon combine to go 10/33 from the field
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 56-63 UO; Yet another loss for PSU, but at least this one was a bit better looking than the Corban one
  ID 77-66 WYO; Vandals hold Wyoming to 30% shooting and end their 7-game win streak over BSC teams
  MSU 64-79 USD; Bobcats shoot well, but lose the boards by 21

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NKU 60-81 EWU; Northern Kentucky's bench scored 42 of their 60 points
  PSU 63-55 CSUN; Vikings start 4-0 for the first time in 6 years
  UVU 60-57 ISU; Bengals only commit 5 turnovers, but shoot 39%
  EKU 73-64 SUU; Corey Walden scores 33 points to offset a poor shooting night for the Colonels
  carr 52-75 UMT; Martin Breunig gets his first career double-double (18 points, 10 boards)
  ALST 68-75 UND*; The Hornets cut a 26-point deficit down to 5, but ran out of time
  
  * - Utah Tournament (in Salt Lake City, UT)
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 62-80 UTA; Lumberjacks lose turnovers 27-11
  UND 72-52 UNO; Loyd & Evers both get double-doubles as UND dominates shooting & rebounding

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  SDSU 68-53 ISU*; Bengals shoot 24% in the second half after shooting 48% in the first
  CHAR 58-67 UMT**; Carly Selvig scores 13 in her first game since tearing an ACL in March
  
  * - San Juan Shootout (in San Juan, PR)
  ** - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SU 63-70 NAU (OT)*; Despite 5 extra minutes, this game only had 14 combined assists
  UTA 81-104 MSU; Bobcats hit a school-record 18 treys
  STET 62-82 UNC**; Bears shoot 56% and only commit 6 turnovers
  UND 53-90 UTAH***; The Utes outshoot UND 67%-33% and win points-in-the-paint 40-12
  
  * - Emerald Coast Classic (in Niceville, FL)
  ** - Wyoming Classic
  ** - Utah Tournament
  
  
  Women
  
  UH 67-73 ISU*; Anna Lee Policicchio scores a career-high 20 for the Bengals
  WEB 100-97 NMSU (2OT)**; Wildcats force 34 turnovers
  UMT 55-80 PRINCE***; Kayleigh Valley went 13/13 from the line, but the Lady Griz shot 29% from the field
  UNC 67-58 UNO; Bears start 4-0 for the first time since moving up
  MSU 66-78 CSUN****; Matadors win points-off-turnovers 22-4
  
  * - San Juan Shootout (in San Juan, PR)
  ** - Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic
  *** - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)
  **** - Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Tournament

[JALMOND]

PSU 63-55 CSUN; Vikings start 4-0 for the first time in 6 years

Bring on the Ducks.

[SDHornet]

The Eastern-Indiana game was incredible...one of the best bball games I have seen recently. Still can't believe we snapped a 43 home game winning streak.

Amazing win for EWU and the BSC.

Not too shaby of an OOC showing so far for the BSC.

[grizzaholic]

The Eastern-Indiana game was incredible...one of the best bball games I have seen recently. Still can't believe we snapped a 43 home game winning streak.

Amazing win for EWU and the BSC.

Not too shaby of an OOC showing so far for the BSC.

Is Indiana down this year or has EWU picked up some dropdowns?

[SDHornet]

Amazing win for EWU and the BSC.

Not too shaby of an OOC showing so far for the BSC.

Is Indiana down this year or has EWU picked up some dropdowns?

I don't know, but even if EWU were preseason BSC champ favorites (they weren't) and Indiana was picked to finish in the cellar (they weren't) it would still be a big win.

[grizzaholic]

Is Indiana down this year or has EWU picked up some dropdowns?

I don't know, but even if EWU were preseason BSC champ favorites (they weren't) and Indiana was picked to finish in the cellar (they weren't) it would still be a big win.

EWU wasn't picked first? I would have bet a beer and a buck on that. I was out coyote hunting earlier this month and one of my buddies said, I could have sworn, that EWU was picked first in the BSC.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NKU 79-74 ID; The Norse shoot 57% in Moscow
  NCCEN 40-36 NAU*; Not often you give up 40 points in a basketball game and lose
  UTPA 78-60 UND**; The No-Nicks are outshot 54%-36%
  
  * - Emerald Coast Classic (in Niceville, FL)
  ** - Utah Tournament (in Salt Lake City, UT)
  
  
  Women
  
  LBSU 62-58 PSU; Long Beach shot bad, but they took advantage of PSU's turnovers & fouls
  ID 65-50 SEA; The Vandals hold Seattle U to 25% shooting
  nmhu 64-82 SUU; T-Birds force 30 turnovers
  WEB 42-57 EMU*; Wildcats shoot 23% and go 0/14 from the arc
  ftlew 43-61 NAU; 'Jacks win easy despite shooting 34%
  UMT 60-73 WF**; Dearica Hamby puts up 40 for Wake, half of those coming in the final 12:30
  MSU 80-74 IUPUI***; Bobcats win bench points 48-19 (mainly because Hommes didn't start)
  UND 85-77 WIU; Mia Loyd & Makailah Dyer combine for 47 points
  
  * - Hotel Encanto Thanksgiving Classic (in Las Cruces, NM)
  ** - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)
  *** - Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Tournament (in Northridge, CA)

[SDHornet]

So much for me saying the BSC teams have been doing an ok job in OOC play.

[Mvemjsunpx]

So much for me saying the BSC teams have been doing an ok job in OOC play.

I expected NAU to lose, but Idaho falling to Northern Kentucky at home was a big WTF.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  eou 87-104 EWU; Venky Jois scores a career-high 38 points in a non-DI game
  PSU 59-81 UO; The Vikings shoot 26%, making one wonder how the result wasn't worse
  SUU 93-92 UTSA; A.J. Hess hits a half-court buzzer-beater to end Suutah's 23-game road losing streak
  UMT 57-76 SFRAN; Griz shoot 23% in the first half
  NDSU 72-51 MSU; Bobcats shoot 34% two nights after they hit 18 treys
  FAMU 56-95 UNC*; The Bears completely overwhelm the winless Rattlers
  
  * - Wyoming Classic
  
  
  Women
  
  cwu 70-83 EWU; Both teams shot over 50% from the arc, but the Eagles won turnovers by 6
  UNC 56-63 NEB; The Bears outshot the #15 Huskers, but lost turnovers by 9

[SDHornet]

Hornets beat UVU 65-56. Hornets (4-1) had a 10 point cushion for most of the night and some bad turnovers and poor FT shooting let UVU close the gap a bit at the end, otherwise it was a comfortable win (would have been a 15-20 point win had the Hornets took care of the ball and made FTs). Hornsby had a huge night with 20 pts (8/8 from the floor, 2/2 from downtown, 2/3 FT), 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UVU 56-65 SAC; Hornets shoot 57% from the field and hold Utah Valley to 16% from the arc
  ORU 61-62 WEB; Jeremy Senglin hits the game-winning trey after going 1/7 prior to that

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  umw 66-86 ISU; Bengals win points-off-turnovers 33-12
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SUU 76-72 UVU; Suutah gets 25 assists to Utah Valley's 10
  AFA 35-76 UNC; Bears easily win their 7th. straight against Air Force
  dick 40-88 UND; NoDak outrebounds the poor Bluehawks 53-25

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 71-83 UPORT; Vikings shoot 26% and lose the boards by 18 in the first half
  ID 77-71 WSU; Cougars go 5/30 from the arc in losing to Idaho at home for the first time in 25 years
  UTSA 88-83 NAU (OT); 'Jacks still lose even with Aaseem Dixon scoring 31 points
  UMT 76-78 CAL (2OT); Griz can't close it out despite winning turnovers 22-9
  sdsm&t 41-79 MSU; Marcus Colbert gets career highs with 10 assists and 6 steals
  
  
  
  Women
  
  GONZ 61-60 EWU; Foreshadowing Saturday? Missoulian Elle Tinkle hits the game winner against EWU
  SAC 94-107 CAL; Brittany Boyd of Cal got a triple-double with 11 points, 19 boards, and 16 assists
  LMU 64-82 NAU; NAU gets 25 assists to Marymount's 7

[dbackjon]

The two return losses are killers for the big sky

[SDHornet]

Hornets chalk up an embarrassing loss 72-61 against a bad Abilene Christian on the road. The Hornets are typically a poor road team and it looks like that won't change this year.

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Amazing win for EWU and the BSC.

Not too shaby of an OOC showing so far for the BSC.

Is Indiana down this year or has EWU picked up some dropdowns?

No drop downs, most of the team is international from Australia or Germany. As for Indiana, they're picked in the lower half of the Big 10, but they did beat #22 SMU.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 61-72 ACU; Hornets shoot 32% against a transitional
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ID 53-75 ORST; All 10 Oregon State players get at least 1 assist as they move to 6-0
  BSU 86-62 ISU; Broncos go 14/26 from the arc
  WYO 60-54 UMT; Lady Griz win turnovers by 10, but only go 3/16 from outside
  ugf 71-87 MSU; Bobcats win bench points 20-2

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  NAVY 50-56 PSU; The Viks hold the Middies to 28% shooting
  SUU 73-57 AFA*; T-Birds win easy despite committing 36 fouls
  
  * - Air Force Classic

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 87-75 SEA; Jois scores 38 while Drew Brandon gets a double-double without scoring in double figures
  PSU 62-88 UCR; Highlanders shoot 71% in the second half
  SAC 62-74 UCI; Garrity & McKinney combine for 35, but get little help
  UCD 71-79 ID; Vandals dominate the second half to end Davis's undefeated run
  PAC 68-62 ISU; The Bengal men are shooting just 29% from the arc and 60% from the line so far
  stkath 45-92 SUU; 15 different players score for the Thunderbirds
  WEB 56-63 UTA; The Wildcats shoot 33% against a team that MSU torched
  UVU 60-68 MSU; Eric Norman gets 15 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals off the bench
  UND 63-62 DRAKE; Quinton Hooker makes the go-ahead layup, then gets a key block on the other end
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 61-109 ORST; Hornets miss 67 shots
  DRAKE 80-66 ISU; The Bengal women are shooting just 19% from the arc and 61% from the line so far
  SUU 53-76 UCD*; What's with the Big Sky and comically bad 3-point nights? T-Birds go 3/24
  USD 59-50 WEB; Regina Okoye gets 10 points and 10 steals in the loss
  WYO 52-79 MSU; Sheesh, what happened to the Cowgirls on the bus trip from Missoula to Bozeman?
  SDKST 71-48 UNC; The Bears only draw 11 fouls and 8 free throw attempts at home
  UND 90-87 NDSU (OT); NoDak scores 90 despite not making a single trey
  
  * - Air Force Classic (in Colorado Springs, CO)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NDSU 57-69 UMT; Lawrence Alexander gets 29 for NDSU, but the rest of the Bison only combine for 28
  UNC 58-66 CSU; These two combined to go 20/46 from the line
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 41-73 GONZ; Viks can't take advantage of poor shooting by Gonzaga as they badly lose rebounds & TOs
  mult 19-104 ID; Multnomah shot 20% in the first half and that was their highlight
  carr 34-64 UMT; The Lady Griz hold Carroll to 7 points in the first half

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UND 56-92 MINN; No-Nicks commit 25 turnovers