Big Sky Basketball - 2023-24

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• Men
  
  pbible 34-103 EWU; Cedric Coward goes 10/11 and puts up 25 points and 10 boards
  WEB 55-72 NEV; Blaise Threatt went 8/12 and had a game-high 18 points, but the rest of the Wildcats shot 32.5%

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Men

Jake Kyman (EWU) - 25 points, 60% on FGs, 4/6 from three, 9/10 on FTs (1 game)


Women

Daryn Hickok (WEB) - 21 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3 apg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/12/ ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/12/ ... onors.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 65-69 USD; Portland State's bench shot 52% and scored 37 points, but their starters only shot 24% and scored 28 points
  UNC 68-90 CU; The Bears go 3/21 from three
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 70-78 CAL; The Eagles took a 15-point lead early in the fourth only to blow it barely more than 5 minutes later

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  WEB 84-71 WYO; The Wildcats shoot 56% from the field, 100% from the line, and get all five starters in double figures
  SUU 74-76 NAU; The 'Jacks win 4 straight for the first time in nearly 5 years
  saguai 81-106 MSU; DII Point Loma transfer Brian Goracke goes 10/10 from the line and scores 29
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SFRAN 74-63 PSU; The Viks lose the boards by 11 and score just 1 bench point
  SAC 47-68 FRES; Fresno won third-quarter shooting 65%-15%
  ISU 76-79 BYU (OT); The Bengals lose in overtime after allowing an 18-0 Cougar run in the fourth
  WEB 58-70 AF; Falcons win turnovers 22-9
  UMT 67-65 CP; Odd stat: Cal Poly only won fouls 17-16, but they had 25 FT attempts to Montana's 5
  UNC 75-57 USU; Hannah Simental hit 4 three-pointers, 1 more than every other player in the game combined

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  IDA 64-82 STAN; The Vandals won turnovers 14-5, but they were outshot 56%-39% and lost the boards by 16
  UMT 86-75 SJSU; The Spartans had 6 players in double figures and lost by double digits
  
  
  
  Women
  
  GCU 65-63 IDA (OT); The Vandals came back from 15 down, then gave up a 7-point lead, then lost on a buzzer-beater in OT
  WYO 55-64 MSU; The Bobcats win bench points 26-9 and get a victory for the first time since Thanksgiving

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 62-53 CP; Eagles win fast-break points 13-2
  PSU 75-72 FRES (OT); KJ Allen hits a three at the overtime buzzer to cap a 10-0 run and send the Viks into conference play with a 9-3 record
  UCSD 83-52 SAC; The Tritons hit 15 threes and win turnovers 21-5
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 80-62 PEPP; Lumberjacks move to 7-1 against non-Pac 12 teams

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  PSU 75-72 FRES (OT); KJ Allen hits a three at the overtime buzzer to cap a 10-0 run and send the Viks into conference play with a 9-3 record

The 9-3 mark ties the all-time Viking record after 12 games. Also, it was the first time the Viks had beaten Fresno State (Viks are now 1-4 against Fresno).

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 73-61 UCD; Brandon Whitney & Te'Jon Sawyer combine for 28 points off the bench to compensate for an injury to Money Williams
  SUU 88-89 MSU (OT); Suutah made 33 of their first 37 free throws, but 2 misses with 5 seconds left in OT allowed Brian Goracke to hit a game-winner
  
  
  
  Women
  
  stmart 44-63 IDA; Shalyse Smith went 8/16 from the field, but the rest of the Saints went 9/45

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Dillon Jones (WEB) - 15 ppg, 11.5 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg, 2 double-doubles (2 games)


Women

Carmen Gfeller (UMT) - 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks, 53% on FGs (1 game)
Grace Beasley (NAU) - 21 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 57% on FGs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/19/ ... title.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/19/ ... onors.aspx

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  NAU 51-91 SFRAN; NAU's record is 6-6, but their scoring margin is -9.25 points-per-game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UPORT 67-54 PSU; Former EWU forward Kennedy Dickie scores 29 for the Pilots
  UMT 72-52 USD*; Lady Griz win three-point shooting 52%-8%
  
  * - USD Winter Classic

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 66-73 UW; UDub closes out Eastern with a 14-4 run over the final 4:40
  beth 45-100 SAC; NC A&T transfer Duncan Powell registers Sac's second-ever triple-double (13 points, 15 boards, 10 assists, 0 TOs)
  IDA 67-82 UCR; Julius Mims put up 23 points and 11 rebounds, but the rest of the Vandals had just 16 rebounds (and 6 of those were "TEAM")
  ISU 57-76 ORST; Wayne Tinkle gets his 10th. straight win over Idaho State
  parkaz 39-90 WEB; Wildcats win assists 27-6
  UNC 83-79 AF; Air Force went 15/29 from the arc and still lost
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 92-51 PRESBY*; Eagles win shooting 55%-33% and rebounding 45-25 against the 8-4 Blue Hose
  CP 72-55 SAC; The Hornets had 24 turnovers and only 13 rebounds
  WEB 36-89 UTAH; Utes win shooting 52%-26% and rebounding 47-27
  NAU 81-70 SUU; Air Force went 15/29 from the arc and still lost
  UMT 68-67 UCSD**; Montana scored the first 16 points, then gave up a 44-14 run, then closed the game on a 15-4 run
  UNT 58-71 MSU; Katelynn Limardo scores a career-high 25 against the 10-1 Mean Green
  UNC 56-78 CU; NoCo actually led the #8 Buffs 14-0, but then reality set in…
  
  * - Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)
  ** - USD Winter Classic (in San Diego, CA)

[dbackjon]

• Men
  
  NAU 51-91 SFRAN; NAU's record is 6-6, but their scoring margin is -9.25 points-per-game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UPORT 67-54 PSU; Former EWU forward Kennedy Dickie scores 29 for the Pilots
  UMT 72-52 USD*; Lady Griz win three-point shooting 52%-8%
  
  * - USD Winter Classic

That is what three straight buzzer beaters, combined with playing Uconn, etc will do

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Final Big Sky games until conference play starts next Thursday. The non-conference season isn't over, however, because of the Big Sky-Summit Challenge the following week.

• Men
  
  MSU 70-82 CSUN; Brian Goracke & Tyler Patterson combine to go 3/19 from the arc
  
  
  
  Women
  
  WYO 43-62 EWU*; Eagles win turnovers 20-9
  
  * - Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 77% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Katelynn Limardo (MSU) - 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, 64% on FGs, 5/9 from three (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/23/ ... -week.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/23/ ... onors.aspx

[JALMOND]

Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 77% on FGs (1 game)

It would be funny if he actually played for St. Thomas.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men

Saint Thomas (UNC) - 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 77% on FGs (1 game)

It would be funny if he actually played for St. Thomas.

The Tommies are probably filling up an NIL sack with a dollar sign on it for him as we speak.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  PSU 57-91 EWU; The Vikings put up 21 turnovers to just 6 assists and get just 20 points from their starters
  SAC 58-61 IDA; DII transver Quinn Denker scores 21 including a game-winning buzzer beater
  MSU 74-66 ISU; Brian Goracke goes 11/15 and scores 29
  UMT 63-93 WEB; Dillon Jones only went 4/14 from the field, but the rest of the Wildcats went 27/40
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 68-58 PSU; The Eagles blew open a close game with a 15-0 run that straddled the third & fourth quarters
  IDA 88-51 SAC; Vandals win shooting 59%-33% and rebounding 45-29

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  WEB 71-87 UMT; Lady Griz win second-chance points 24-1
  ISU 56-58 MSU; The Bobcats blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead, but Madison Hall rescued them with a free-throw-line jumper with 1 second left

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 61-87 EWU; The Eagles go 15/29 from three, getting at least 3 treys from 4 different players
  PSU 77-72 IDA; Idaho went 5/11 from the line in the second half
  UMT 76-68 ISU; Brandon Whitney puts up 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists
  MSU 64-86 WEB; Dillon Jones amasses 29 points, 13 boards, 6 assists, and 4 steals
  NAU 77-92 UNC; NoCo shoots 69% overall with Brock Wisne going 8/8 and Langston Reynolds going 7/7 off the bench
  
  
  
  Women
  
  IDA 61-55 PSU; The Viks shot 61% in the odd-numbered quarters but just 26% in the even-numbered quarters
  EWU 60-33 SAC; The Hornets shot 24% from the field, shot 6% from the arc, and had 0 bench points
  UNC 72-76 NAU; Lumberjacks win turnovers 22-6

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  ISU 55-66 UMT; The Lady Griz offset 20 turnovers by winning the boards by 12
  WEB 43-57 MSU; After three quarters, Weber was 9/45 from the field (20%)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  EWU 93-79 SDK; Dane Erikstrup scores a career-high 32 points
  UMKC 64-67 SAC; The Hornets were somehow outscored in the second half even though they shot 68%
  STTHOM 75-67 IDA; North Idaho transfer Julius Mims (originally from Billings) had 19 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss
  ISU 82-95 DEN (OT); The Bengals lost overtime shooting 100%-17%
  SDKST 73-75 WEB; The Wildcats blew a 13-point lead late, but Dillon Jones answered with a game-winner at the buzzer
  NAU 55-81 OMAHA; The 'Jacks lost second-half shooting 60%-25%
  UMT 96-86 NDSU; Aanen Moody puts up a career-high 36 points, more than he had in his previous 3 games combined
  ORU 82-76 MSU; The Bobcats won fouls 20-19, but they lost free-throw attempts 27-16
  UNC 97-87 UND; The Bears shoot 60+% for the 2nd. straight game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  OMAHA 82-96 EWU; Milly Knowles went 8/8 from the field and put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists
  PSU 56-75 UMKC; The Roos only shot 53% from the line, but they went 63% from the field
  SAC 52-70 STTHOM; The Hornets commit 27 turnovers and fall to 1-11
  IDA 60-51 DEN; The Vandals went 12/13 from the line over the final 2:30 to pull away
  UND 78-72 ISU; The Bengals are now averaging 20 fouls-per-game after committing 25 in this one
  SDKST 110-102 NAU (2OT); A wild game where 11 players scored in double figures and NAU blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead
  SDK 61-74 UMT; The Lady Griz shatter a school record with 44 three-point attempts (they tied the school record for makes with 16)
  NDSU 45-65 MSU; The Bison went 0/16 in the third quarter
  UNC 80-81 ORU (OT); Aniah Hall went 8/9 from the field and got a double-double for the Eagles

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  EWU 93-79 SDK; Dane Erikstrup scores a career-high 32 points
  UMKC 64-67 SAC; The Hornets were somehow outscored in the second half even though they shot 68%
  STTHOM 75-67 IDA; North Idaho transfer Julius Mims (originally from Billings) had 19 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss
  ISU 82-95 DEN (OT); The Bengals lost overtime shooting 100%-17%
  SDKST 73-75 WEB; The Wildcats blew a 13-point lead late, but Dillon Jones answered with a game-winner at the buzzer
  NAU 55-81 OMAHA; The 'Jacks lost second-half shooting 60%-25%
  UMT 96-86 NDSU; Aanen Moody puts up a career-high 36 points, more than he had in his previous 3 games combined
  ORU 82-76 MSU; The Bobcats won fouls 20-19, but they lost free-throw attempts 27-16
  UNC 97-87 UND; The Bears shoot 60+% for the 2nd. straight game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  OMAHA 82-96 EWU; Milly Knowles went 8/8 from the field and put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists
  PSU 56-75 UMKC; The Roos only shot 53% from the line, but they went 63% from the field
  SAC 52-70 STTHOM; The Hornets commit 27 turnovers and fall to 1-11
  IDA 60-51 DEN; The Vandals went 12/13 from the line over the final 2:30 to pull away
  UND 78-72 ISU; The Bengals are now averaging 20 fouls-per-game after committing 25 in this one
  SDKST 110-102 NAU (2OT); A wild game where 11 players scored in double figures and NAU blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead
  SDK 61-74 UMT; The Lady Griz shatter a school record with 44 three-point attempts (they tied the school record for makes with 16)
  NDSU 45-65 MSU; The Bison went 0/16 in the third quarter
  UNC 80-81 ORU (OT); Aniah Hall went 8/9 from the field and got a double-double for the Eagles

First night of the Big Sky Summit Challenge. Some really competitive games.

[kalm]

• Men
  
  EWU 93-79 SDK; Dane Erikstrup scores a career-high 32 points
  UMKC 64-67 SAC; The Hornets were somehow outscored in the second half even though they shot 68%
  STTHOM 75-67 IDA; North Idaho transfer Julius Mims (originally from Billings) had 19 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss
  ISU 82-95 DEN (OT); The Bengals lost overtime shooting 100%-17%
  SDKST 73-75 WEB; The Wildcats blew a 13-point lead late, but Dillon Jones answered with a game-winner at the buzzer
  NAU 55-81 OMAHA; The 'Jacks lost second-half shooting 60%-25%
  UMT 96-86 NDSU; Aanen Moody puts up a career-high 36 points, more than he had in his previous 3 games combined
  ORU 82-76 MSU; The Bobcats won fouls 20-19, but they lost free-throw attempts 27-16
  UNC 97-87 UND; The Bears shoot 60+% for the 2nd. straight game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  OMAHA 82-96 EWU; Milly Knowles went 8/8 from the field and put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists
  PSU 56-75 UMKC; The Roos only shot 53% from the line, but they went 63% from the field
  SAC 52-70 STTHOM; The Hornets commit 27 turnovers and fall to 1-11
  IDA 60-51 DEN; The Vandals went 12/13 from the line over the final 2:30 to pull away
  UND 78-72 ISU; The Bengals are now averaging 20 fouls-per-game after committing 25 in this one
  SDKST 110-102 NAU (2OT); A wild game where 11 players scored in double figures and NAU blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead
  SDK 61-74 UMT; The Lady Griz shatter a school record with 44 three-point attempts (they tied the school record for makes with 16)
  NDSU 45-65 MSU; The Bison went 0/16 in the third quarter
  UNC 80-81 ORU (OT); Aniah Hall went 8/9 from the field and got a double-double for the Eagles

Eastern has yet to lose to a non-p5 school. We had the 4th highest non-con SoS in D1. Loosing Venters was rough, but Erikstrup and Price are both capable scores inside and out. I think this is a solid team.

[Wildcat Ryan]

• Men
  
  EWU 93-79 SDK; Dane Erikstrup scores a career-high 32 points
  UMKC 64-67 SAC; The Hornets were somehow outscored in the second half even though they shot 68%
  STTHOM 75-67 IDA; North Idaho transfer Julius Mims (originally from Billings) had 19 points, 14 boards, and 3 blocks in the loss
  ISU 82-95 DEN (OT); The Bengals lost overtime shooting 100%-17%
  SDKST 73-75 WEB; The Wildcats blew a 13-point lead late, but Dillon Jones answered with a game-winner at the buzzer
  NAU 55-81 OMAHA; The 'Jacks lost second-half shooting 60%-25%
  UMT 96-86 NDSU; Aanen Moody puts up a career-high 36 points, more than he had in his previous 3 games combined
  ORU 82-76 MSU; The Bobcats won fouls 20-19, but they lost free-throw attempts 27-16
  UNC 97-87 UND; The Bears shoot 60+% for the 2nd. straight game
  
  
  
  Women
  
  OMAHA 82-96 EWU; Milly Knowles went 8/8 from the field and put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists
  PSU 56-75 UMKC; The Roos only shot 53% from the line, but they went 63% from the field
  SAC 52-70 STTHOM; The Hornets commit 27 turnovers and fall to 1-11
  IDA 60-51 DEN; The Vandals went 12/13 from the line over the final 2:30 to pull away
  UND 78-72 ISU; The Bengals are now averaging 20 fouls-per-game after committing 25 in this one
  SDKST 110-102 NAU (2OT); A wild game where 11 players scored in double figures and NAU blew a 13-point fourth-quarter lead
  SDK 61-74 UMT; The Lady Griz shatter a school record with 44 three-point attempts (they tied the school record for makes with 16)
  NDSU 45-65 MSU; The Bison went 0/16 in the third quarter
  UNC 80-81 ORU (OT); Aniah Hall went 8/9 from the field and got a double-double for the Eagles

Eastern has yet to lose to a non-p5 school. We had the 4th highest non-con SoS in D1. Loosing Venters was rough, but Erikstrup and Price are both capable scores inside and out. I think this is a solid team.

Dont see a lot of talk about Eastern right now but the Eagles have this Wildcat fan over here looking like

[Mvemjsunpx]

Men's Big Sky-Summit Challenge: Big Sky wins 11-7
Women's Big Sky-Summit Challenge: Summit wins 11-7

• Men
  
  NDSU 83-91 EWU; Dane Erikstrup has another big game, going 6/7 from three and scoring 27 points
  PSU 67-83 UMKC; Vikings go 8/28 from the field in the first half
  SAC 50-63 STTHOM; The Hornets led 14-6 and then immediately gave up a 29-2 run
  OMAHA 62-63 ISU*; The Bengals close the game on a 19-4 run, getting a Maleek Arington layup in the final seconds to win it
  WEB 83-78 ORU; Dillon Jones puts up 26 points, 10 boards, and 6 assists
  UND 73-74 NAU; The 'Jacks overcome a 17-point first-half deficit and pull off another close win
  SDK 63-82 UMT; The Griz only had 5 bench points (all by Te'Jon Sawyer), but their starters shot 55%
  MSU 61-89 SDKST; The Jackrabbits shot 69% for the game (85% inside the arc )
  DEN 82-86 UNC; The Bears' recent hot-shooting streak cooled off in the second half, but they still held on for the win
  
  * - in Idaho Falls, ID
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 72-65 UND; Eastern shoots 53% in the fourth after shooting 26% in the first three quarters
  STTHOM 62-44 PSU; The Viks have now lost 6 straight, 5 by double-digit margins
  ORU 56-51 SAC; Milly Knowles went 8/8 from the field and put up 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists
  IDA 80-52 CHIST*; Idaho makes 15 treys to Chicago State's 0
  ISU 47-73 SDK; SoDak makes 11 treys to Idaho State's 0
  UMKC 61-51 WEB; Weber went 1/12 in the first quarter and couldn't recover
  NAU 73-99 NDSU; The 'Jacks allow 38 third-quarter points to a team that literally didn't make a third-quarter basket on Wednesday
  UMT 81-60 OMAHA; The Lady Griz burst out to a 45-19 lead and cruise to their 7th. straight win
  MSU 53-61 SDKST; The Bobcats fall to 1-5 all-time against SDSU
  DEN 56-59 UNC; NoCo beats their neighbors to the south for the 8th. time in the last 9 meetings
  
  * - Not part of the Big Sky-Summit Challenge