Big Sky Basketball Thread, 2016-17

[Wildcat Ryan]

Weber State should officially rename themselves the Cardiac Cats.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ID 67-77 EWU; The Eagles make 2 more shots on 16 fewer attempts

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UNC 87-81 ISU; The Bears go 14/29 from the arc
  NAU 68-84 SUU; Randy Onwuasor gets 25 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 steals
  UND 77-68 WEB; Wildcats go 2/12 from the arc and lose the boards by 10
  PSU 82-85 UMT; The Viks get only two players in double figures, tying a season-low
  SAC 59-62 MSU; Bobcats tie a season-low by committing just 15 fouls
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 45-68 PSU; Lady Griz shoot 18% in the first half
  MSU 104-82 SAC; Ferris & Nordgaard combine for 50 points and 19 boards
  EWU 51-78 ID; Vandals dominate the glass & go 13/28 from the arc
  SUU 65-77 NAU; The 'Jacks get six in double figures as they keep the T-Birds winless
  ISU 68-58 UNC; The Bengals shoot 52% and pull off a big upset
  WEB 67-83 UND; Makailah Dyer puts up 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. North Dakota ________12-3_____17-8_____ W5
    2. Weber State__________11-3_____16-9_____ L1
    3. Eastern Washington__10-4_____18-9_____ W2
    4. Montana ______________9-6_____14-14____ W1
    5. Montana State ________9-6_____14-14____ W3
    6. Idaho _________________8-6_____13-12____ L2
    7. Sacramento State _____7-7_____10-15____ L1
    8. Portland State_________5-9_____12-13____ L3
    0. Northern Colorado____5-10_____9-17____ W1
    9. Northern Arizona _____4-10_____7-20____ L2
    10.Idaho State ___________3-11_____5-21____ L4
    11.Southern Utah ________3-11_____5-22____ W1

• • Women
    
    1. North Dakota ________13-2_____18-8_____ W2
    2. Northern Colorado___12-3_____20-6_____ L1
    3. Montana State _______12-3_____19-6_____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington___9-5_____14-11____ L1
    5. Idaho State ___________9-5_____15-10____ W1
    6. Idaho _________________9-5_____14-11____ W2
    7. Weber State___________6-8_____12-13____ L2
    8. Portland State_________6-8_____12-14____ W2
    9. Sacramento State _____5-9______9-16____ L1
    10.Northern Arizona _____3-11_____7-18____ W1
    11.Montana ______________2-13_____5-21____ L2
    12.Southern Utah ________0-14_____5-20____ L15/L14

[AZGrizFan]

Is UND going to give the BSC the big middle finger on the way out they door by winning both the football AND the basketball titles?

[Mvemjsunpx]

Is UND going to give the BSC the big middle finger on the way out they door by winning both the football AND the basketball titles?

They still have one more year for the rest of us to get revenge.

[Hambone]

Is UND going to give the BSC the big middle finger on the way out they door by winning both the football AND the basketball titles?

You bet your ass we are

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 72-82 EWU; Bliznyuk & Wiley combine for 45 points and 20 rebounds while Weber continues to slide
  SUU 86-93 PSU; The Vikings get six players in double figures as they hold on for a much-needed win
  NAU 73-69 SAC; Hornets shoot 34% and lose the boards by 10 in the second half
  ISU 61-69 ID; Victor Sanders scores 30 while the Bengals shoot 32%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ID 69-80 ISU; Idaho State steals Idaho's game by going 12/18 from outside
  PSU 64-82 SUU; The T-Birds get 23 steals and their first DI home win of the season
  EWU 70-42 WEB; Weber shoots 32% and ties a season high with 21 turnovers
  SAC 88-91 NAU; Catelyn Preston & Kaleigh Paplow both get double-doubles

[SuperHornet]

Weber State should officially rename themselves the Cardiac Cats.

Unfortunately, that's just a bit too similar to the Kardiac Kids....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho/Weber going to OT…

The Vandals, up 3, deliberately fouled Senglin with 3 seconds left. Senglin made the first & intentionally missed the second, but… Idaho committed a foul on the rebound and Hill(?) made 2 free throws to tie it with 0.1 remaining!

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho/Weber going to OT…

The Vandals, up 3, deliberately fouled Senglin with 3 seconds left. Senglin made the first & intentionally missed the second, but… Idaho committed a foul on the rebound and Hill(?) made 2 free throws to tie it with 0.1 remaining!

Idaho wins it in overtime, anyway. If NoDak wins (as expected), Weber will be eliminated from the #1-seed.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 77-89 EWU; Bliznyuk & Wiley combine for 62 points and 25 rebounds
  NAU 72-84-PSU; The 'Jacks close on a 23-9 run to make this game look less ugly than it really was
  SUU 76-86 SAC; Randy Onwuasor is held to single digits for just the second time this season
  WEB 78-83 ID (OT); Vandals dominate the glass to offset the absence of Victor Sanders
  UMT 69-78 MSU; Tyler Hall shoots 85% to help the Bobcats end a 13-game losing streak against the Griz
  UND 84-81 UNC (OT); Jordan Davis's 30 points aren't enough as the F-Hawks stay in first
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 61-58 ISU; Eagles win perimeter shooting 60%-29%
  SAC 110-104 SUU; The Hornets make 21 treys to offset a rare turnover-margin defeat
  ID 82-77 WEB; Ferenz & McCorkell combine for 57 points
  PSU 74-73 NAU (OT); The Viks eke out a win despite 22 fewer shot attempts
  UMT 54-71 MSU; Montana State sweeps Montana for the first time since 1999
  UNC 68-75 UND; NoDak wins the boards by 24 to eliminate the Bears

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Men
    
    1. North Dakota ________13-3_____18-8_____ W6
    2. Eastern Washington__12-4_____20-9_____ W4
    3. Weber State__________11-5_____16-11____ L3
    4. Montana State _______10-6_____15-14____ W4
    5. Idaho ________________10-6_____15-12____ W2
    6. Montana ______________9-7_____14-15____ L1
    7. Sacramento State _____8-8_____11-16____ W1
    8. Portland State_________7-9_____14-13____ W2
    9. Northern Arizona _____5-11_____8-21____ L1
    0. Northern Colorado____5-11_____9-18____ L1
    10.Idaho State ___________3-13_____5-23____ L6
    11.Southern Utah ________3-13_____5-24____ L2

• • Women
    
    1. North Dakota ________14-2_____19-8_____ W3
    2. Montana State _______13-3_____20-6_____ W2
    3. Northern Colorado___12-4_____20-7_____ L2
    4. Eastern Washington__11-5_____16-11____ W2
    5. Idaho State __________10-6_____16-11____ L1
    6. Idaho ________________10-6_____15-12____ W1
    7. Portland State_________7-9_____13-15____ W1
    8. Weber State___________6-10____12-15____ L4
    9. Sacramento State _____6-10____10-17____ W1
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-12_____8-19____ L1
    11.Montana ______________2-14_____5-22____ L3
    12.Southern Utah ________1-15_____6-21____ L1

[SACCAT]

Tyler Hall named Big Sky Mens player of the week, along with college Basketball "Mid-Major" player of the week. This was for his Basketball playing against the University of Montana grizzlies. THE Montana State University won said game last Saturday in Bozeman...

[Grizalltheway]

Tyler Hall named Big Sky Mens player of the week, along with college Basketball "Mid-Major" player of the week. This was for his Basketball playing against the University of Montana grizzlies. THE Montana State University won said game last Saturday in Bozeman...

Well at least that streak didn't get to 16.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Tyler Hall named Big Sky Mens player of the week, along with college Basketball "Mid-Major" player of the week. This was for his Basketball playing against the University of Montana grizzlies. THE Montana State University won said game last Saturday in Bozeman...

Well at least that streak didn't get to 16.

The Bobcats did manage to avoid falling behind in the overall series for the first time since… well, probably before anyone on this board was even born.

That's kinda a victory, right?

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Tyler Hall (MSU) - 37 points, 6 rebounds, 85% on FGs, 6/8 on treys (1 game)


Women

Makailah Dyer (UND) - 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists (1 game)

[SACCAT]

Well at least that streak didn't get to 16.

The Bobcats did manage to avoid falling behind in the overall series for the first time since… well, probably before anyone on this board was even born.

That's kinda a victory, right?

I am a BOBCAT fan...I will take the wins where and when I get them...They don't happen as much as they should FOR NOW!!

P.S. Get use to the losses, we have 4 kids coming in next year for basketball that are probably ready for the NBA hall of fame right now, but the NCAA makes them get learned first.

[Grizalltheway]

The Bobcats did manage to avoid falling behind in the overall series for the first time since… well, probably before anyone on this board was even born.

That's kinda a victory, right?

I am a BOBCAT fan...I will take the wins where and when I get them...They don't happen as much as they should FOR NOW!!

P.S. Get use to the losses, we have 4 kids coming in next year for basketball that are probably ready for the NBA hall of fame right now, but the NCAA makes them get learned first.

Any chance you could send them to Missoula instead? We have a bit of a student shortage going on.

[SACCAT]

I am a BOBCAT fan...I will take the wins where and when I get them...They don't happen as much as they should FOR NOW!!

P.S. Get use to the losses, we have 4 kids coming in next year for basketball that are probably ready for the NBA hall of fame right now, but the NCAA makes them get learned first.

Any chance you could send them to Missoula instead? We have a bit of a student shortage going on.

NO....They would just get in arguments with each other and not "Bond" as a team. Then your coach would have to sit them out for a couple games to show that, even though he is only 5'6", HE IS THE COACH!!!...

[Mvemjsunpx]

A strange night as the bottom-3 teams all won. NoDak clinched a share of the title (though not the #1-seed), and SUU clinched last place despite winning.

• Women
  
  SUU 64-63 EWU; Thunderbirds win the glass 46-25
  UNC 57-50 PSU; In the third quarter, the Viks went 1/11 and had 7 turnovers
  UND 92-78 SAC; NoDak somehow didn't win the boards, but they did shoot 56%
  NAU 76-61 ID; Vandals now 1-11 when shooting under 30% from the arc
  WEB 46-71 UMT; Lady Griz set season-bests for points scored, points allowed, and scoring margin
  ISU 67-73 MSU; A 27-7 first quarter ends up being just enough for the Bobcats to coast

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • Women
    
    1. North Dakota ________15-2_____20-8_____ W4
    2. Montana State _______14-3_____21-6_____ W3
    3. Northern Colorado___13-4_____21-7_____ W1
    4. Eastern Washington__11-6_____16-12____ L1
    5. Idaho State __________10-7_____16-12____ L2
    6. Idaho ________________10-7_____15-13____ L1
    7. Portland State_________7-10____13-16____ L1
    8. Weber State___________6-11____12-16____ L5
    9. Sacramento State _____6-11____10-18____ L1
    10.Northern Arizona _____5-12_____9-19____ W1
    11.Montana ______________3-14_____6-22____ W1
    12.Southern Utah ________2-15_____7-21____ W1

[Mvemjsunpx]

NoDak blows a chance to clinch by losing to Sac at home. UND & EWU are now tied, though UND has the tiebreaker for the #1-seed.

Montana finally ends the Ogden losing streak. I have no idea what Jeremy Senglin was thinking on Weber's final possession.

[Mvemjsunpx]

I'll post tonight's score results later, but I can go ahead & update the standings now.

• • Men
    
    1. North Dakota ________13-4_____18-9_____ L1
    2. Eastern Washington__13-4_____21-9_____ W5
    3. Weber State__________11-6_____16-12____ L4
    4. Idaho ________________11-6_____16-12____ W3
    5. Montana State _______11-6_____16-14____ W5
    6. Montana _____________10-7_____15-15____ W1
    7. Sacramento State _____9-8_____12-16____ W2
    8. Portland State_________7-10____14-14____ L1
    0. Northern Colorado____6-11____10-18____ W1
    9. Northern Arizona _____5-12_____8-22____ L2
    10.Idaho State ___________3-14_____5-24____ L7
    11.Southern Utah ________3-14_____5-25____ L3

NAU & Portland State have clinched 9th. & 8th., respectively, and will play each other in the first round.

Eastern Washington clinched a bye (if they hadn't already).

Since Weber & MSU play each other, Montana just needs a win over ISU to clinch a first-round bye. The Griz will win any tiebreaker with the teams above them because they were the only team in the top-6 to beat NoDak (common games against EWU wouldn't change anything aside from hurting Idaho).

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 79-68 ISU; The Bobcats shoot 60% against the defenseless Bengals
  EWU 91-75 SUU; Bliznyuk gets 32 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists, and he goes 15/16 from the line
  UMT 78-74 WEB; Griz overcome a 10-point deficit to get their first regular-season win in Ogden since 2004
  ID 77-75 NAU; Idaho holds on after nearly blowing a 25-point lead
  PSU 84-87 UNC; Bears shoot 58% and win points-in-the-paint 54-32
  SAC 57-53 UND; The Fighting Hawks choke by going 3/10 from the line