2024 Big Sky Tournament (Men)

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats win by 3. Hamoda just couldn't put the ball in the basket down the stretch.

[SuperHornet]

Hornets apparently fought hard, and even won the second half. But that's not good enough when the difference is less than the first half spread that you lost.

This tournament effort, though, bodes well for next season should the AD find the right coach for this squad. And no pulling Deions, either. The daughter of a classmate endured that when her college team changed coaches. SMH....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Hornets apparently fought hard, and even won the second half. But that's not good enough when the difference is less than the first half spread that you lost.

This tournament effort, though, bodes well for next season should the AD find the right coach for this squad. And no pulling Deions, either. The daughter of a classmate endured that when her college team changed coaches. SMH....

Aren't they sticking with the same coach?

[Mvemjsunpx]

Griz lead Idaho State by 12 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana beats Idaho State by 14

[Mvemjsunpx]

• SAC 71-74 MSU; Sam Lecholat came off the bench to record his first career double-double (13 points, 11 boards)
  _________________ The Hornet's shot 33% in the second half yet ironically outscored MSU by 1 in the period
  _________________ Zee Hamoda missed his last 8 combined shots & free throws (2 of those were dunks)
  
  ISU 58-72 UMT; The Griz are shooting 55% over their last 4 games
  _________________ The Bengals fall to 1-28 against Montana since the start of the 2010s
  _________________ This win sets up only the second Griz/Cat MBB championship game ever (the other was 1986)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (4-14, 8-23) 72-64 vs. (9) Idaho (5-13, 11-20)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (7-11, 12-19) 68-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (7-11, 14-18)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (10) Sacramento St. (5-14, 9-23) 74-69 vs. (1) Eastern Washington (15-3, 21-10)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (8-11, 13-19) 83-76 vs. (2) Northern Colorado (12-6, 19-12)
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) 91-82 vs. (4) Weber St. (11-7, 21-10)
  
  (6) Portland St. (8-10, 17-14) 81-87 vs. (3) Montana (12-6, 21-10)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (10) Sacramento St. (6-14, 10-23) 71-74 vs. (5) Montana St. (10-9, 15-17)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (9-11, 14-19) 58-72 vs. (3) Montana (13-6, 22-10)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (5) Montana St. (11-9, 16-17) vs. (3) Montana (14-6, 23-10) - Wednesday, March 13, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[SuperHornet]

Hornets apparently fought hard, and even won the second half. But that's not good enough when the difference is less than the first half spread that you lost.

This tournament effort, though, bodes well for next season should the AD find the right coach for this squad. And no pulling Deions, either. The daughter of a classmate endured that when her college team changed coaches. SMH....

Aren't they sticking with the same coach?

The end of the season is so new that I don't think they've had time to research much less make an announcement. I haven't heard anything about removing the interim tag. SD would know better.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Aren't they sticking with the same coach?

The end of the season is so new that I don't think they've had time to research much less make an announcement. I haven't heard anything about removing the interim tag. SD would know better.

I think you're thinking of the previous coach. David Patrick replaced the interim guy that replaced Brian Katz.

[SuperHornet]

The end of the season is so new that I don't think they've had time to research much less make an announcement. I haven't heard anything about removing the interim tag. SD would know better.

I think you're thinking of the previous coach. David Patrick replaced the interim guy that replaced Brian Katz.

Again, SD would know better, but I could swear that the poor record was due to the incompetent who had replaced Katz, but that the late-season replacement was ALSO an interim. Unfortunately, Hornet Sports doesn't show that, and SacBuzz is "down for maintenance."

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Griz lead the 'Cats by 6 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Griz were up 11, but now they're down 4 with 10:06 to go.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Aaaaaannnnd the Griz get thoroughly whipped over the last 14 minutes and lose by 15.

I don't feel like looking it up, but I wonder if this is the first Big Sky Tournament winner to have a non-DI loss?

[Mvemjsunpx]

• MSU 85-70 UMT; Similar to their Weber wins, the Bobcats went on a 41-9 run in the second half to turn an 11-point deficit into a 21-point lead
  _________________ The Bobcats won the turnover battle 15-3 and points-off-turnovers 20-4
  _________________ The Griz lost bench points 19-0, and they only played 3 bench players for a total of 18 minutes
  _________________ Tournament MVP Robert Ford III had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, 4 assists, and 0 turnovers
  _________________ Josh Vazquez led the Griz with 20 points in his final Big Sky game
  _________________ The Bobcats have now won 3 straight Big Sky Tournaments, something that's only happened one other time (Weber, 1978-80)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Sacramento St. (4-14, 8-23) 72-64 vs. (9) Idaho (5-13, 11-20)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (7-11, 12-19) 68-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (7-11, 14-18)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (10) Sacramento St. (5-14, 9-23) 74-69 vs. (1) Eastern Washington (15-3, 21-10)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (8-11, 13-19) 83-76 vs. (2) Northern Colorado (12-6, 19-12)
  
  (5) Montana St. (9-9, 14-17) 91-82 vs. (4) Weber St. (11-7, 21-10)
  
  (6) Portland St. (8-10, 17-14) 81-87 vs. (3) Montana (12-6, 21-10)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (10) Sacramento St. (6-14, 10-23) 71-74 vs. (5) Montana St. (10-9, 15-17)
  
  (8) Idaho St. (9-11, 14-19) 58-72 vs. (3) Montana (13-6, 22-10)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (5) Montana St. (11-9, 16-17) 85-70 vs. (3) Montana (14-6, 23-10)
  
  
  • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
  
  
  
  
  All-Tournament Team
  
  
  Akol Mawein (SAC)
  Miguel Tomalley (ISU)
  Brandon Whitney (UMT)
  Aanen Moody (UMT)
  Brian Goracke (MSU)
  
  MVP - Robert Ford III (MSU)

[JALMOND]

Aaaaaannnnd the Griz get thoroughly whipped over the last 14 minutes and lose by 15.

I don't feel like looking it up, but I wonder if this is the first Big Sky Tournament winner to have a non-DI loss?

Interesting as the Bobcats lost to Rocky Mountain earlier in the season. Rocky finished last in the Frontier Conference tournament and the Bobcats won the Big Sky tournament.

[Wapiti]

Aaaaaannnnd the Griz get thoroughly whipped over the last 14 minutes and lose by 15.

I don't feel like looking it up, but I wonder if this is the first Big Sky Tournament winner to have a non-DI loss?

Interesting as the Bobcats lost to Rocky Mountain earlier in the season. Rocky finished last in the Frontier Conference tournament and the Bobcats won the Big Sky tournament.

Are you saying if Rocky was in the Big Sky Conference that they would win it?

Transitive property applies in basketball.

[JALMOND]

Interesting as the Bobcats lost to Rocky Mountain earlier in the season. Rocky finished last in the Frontier Conference tournament and the Bobcats won the Big Sky tournament.

Are you saying if Rocky was in the Big Sky Conference that they would win it?

Naw. I watched both Rocky and Portland State play this year. Bears would not have been able to get by the Viks.

Just saying how interesting those early season outcomes are. Rocky wasn't playing nearly as good at the end of their season as they were at the beginning, and the Bobcats look like a totally different team now.

Something else that could be interesting is if the Bobcats draw Houston in the first round. Kelvin Sampson got his start as a head coach at Montana Tech (another Frontier Conference team) back in the early 80's.

[SuperHornet]

I think you're thinking of the previous coach. David Patrick replaced the interim guy that replaced Brian Katz.

Again, SD would know better, but I could swear that the poor record was due to the incompetent who had replaced Katz, but that the late-season replacement was ALSO an interim. Unfortunately, Hornet Sports doesn't show that, and SacBuzz is "down for maintenance."

Never mind, Venus. It appears that I've conflated Sac's position with that of UOP, my other school. Oh, the joys of supporting two schools within relative commuting distance. SMH....