Big Sky Conference Basketball: 2025-26

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• Men
  
  WEB 66-84 EWU; Eagles win first-half shooting 72%-28%
  ISU 69-99 IDA; The Vandals led 60-30 at the half
  SAC 74-79 NAU; This game only had 4 total bench players, but all four scored in double figures
  MSU 82-71 UMT; The 'Cats get six in double figures as they finish off a sweep of the Griz
  PSU 65-77 UNC; Quinn Denker puts up 23 points, 8 boards, and 7 assists
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 71-57 PSU; Kyleigh Brown was the only player in double figures for the Viks, but she also had a season-high 7 turnovers
  NAU 60-55 SAC; Preseason MVP Benthe Versteeg is shooting just 38% and averaging almost 5 turnovers per game
  IDA 65-50 ISU; The Vandals won points-off-turnovers despite losing turnovers 25-15
  EWU 72-74 WEB (OT); Kourtney Grossman's double-digit rebound streak ends at 18 games
  MSU 72-55 UMT; The Bobcats get their most lopsided win over the Lady Griz in Missoula since 1977 despite tying a season low in forced turnovers (18)

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________11-2_____17-7_____ L1
    2. Montana State ________9-4_____15-11____ W1
    3. Montana ______________8-5_____14-12____ L1
    4. Eastern Washington___7-6______9-17____ W4
    5. Northern Colorado____7-7_____17-10____ W6
    6. Weber State___________7-7_____13-14____ L1
    7. Idaho _________________6-7_____14-12____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____5-8______9-16____ L3
    9. Northern Arizona _____4-10____10-17____ W1
    10.Idaho State ___________3-11____10-17____ L9

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________12-1_____21-5_____ W10
    2. Montana State _______11-2_____18-6_____ W2
    3. Idaho State __________10-4_____17-8_____ L1
    4. Northern Colorado___10-4_____19-8_____ W2
    5. Northern Arizona _____6-8_____10-17____ W3
    6. Sacramento State _____5-8_____11-15____ L4
    7. Eastern Washington___5-8_____12-14____ L3
    8. Montana ______________4-9______7-17____ L4
    9. Portland State_________2-11_____6-19____ L2
    10.Weber State___________2-12_____8-19____ W1

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Men

Quinn Denker (UNC) - 22.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 11.5 apg, 57% on FGs, 3.83 a:to ratio (2 games)

Women

Kayla Williams (NAU) - 20.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 63% on FGs (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2026/2/16/i ... 16-18.aspx

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• Men
  
  IDA 67-77 PSU; Odd stat: Tre-Vaughn Minott had 6 offensive rebounds while no other individual Viking had any
  EWU 102-94 SAC; The Eagles race out to a 28-4 lead and win their 5th. in a row
  UMT 69-73 ISU; Gus Etchison scores a season-high 29 points to help the Bengals end a 9-game losing skid
  MSU 79-82 WEB (OT); Both teams had five in double figures, but the Bobcats only had 2 points outside of that
  
  
  
  Women
  
  SAC 69-60 EWU; The Eagles grab a season-low 26 rebounds
  PSU 66-86 IDA; The Vandals have now won 11 straight, their longest win streak in 41 years
  ISU 71-54 UMT; The Bengals won the boards by 18 and second chance points 17-3
  WEB 36-81 MSU; Weber had 11 turnovers in the second quarter and only 4 points

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  IDA 67-77 PSU; Odd stat: Tre-Vaughn Minott had 6 offensive rebounds while no other individual Viking had any
  EWU 102-94 SAC; The Eagles race out to a 28-4 lead and win their 5th. in a row
  UMT 69-73 ISU; Gus Etchison scores a season-high 29 points to help the Bengals end a 9-game losing skid
  MSU 79-82 WEB (OT); Both teams had five in double figures, but the Bobcats only had 2 points outside of that

Tough losses by the Montana schools, but road wins are never a given in the conference, regardless of who you play. Eastern is playing well right now so the game at Portland Saturday won't be an easy one for the Vikings.

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• Men
  
  IDA 67-77 PSU; Odd stat: Tre-Vaughn Minott had 6 offensive rebounds while no other individual Viking had any
  EWU 102-94 SAC; The Eagles race out to a 28-4 lead and win their 5th. in a row
  UMT 69-73 ISU; Gus Etchison scores a season-high 29 points to help the Bengals end a 9-game losing skid
  MSU 79-82 WEB (OT); Both teams had five in double figures, but the Bobcats only had 2 points outside of that

Tough losses by the Montana schools, but road wins are never a given in the conference, regardless of who you play. Eastern is playing well right now so the game at Portland Saturday won't be an easy one for the Vikings.

PSU should win the regular-season title regardless.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Tough losses by the Montana schools, but road wins are never a given in the conference, regardless of who you play. Eastern is playing well right now so the game at Portland Saturday won't be an easy one for the Vikings.

PSU should win the regular-season title regardless.

And they've now clinched a share of it despite today's loss.

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• Men
  
  EWU 67-55 PSU; The Viks shoot a season-low (by far) 31%
  IDA 86-80 SAC; Vandals win second-chance points 19-2
  MSU 76-91 ISU; Gus Etchison exceeds Thursday's outburst by scoring a career-high 36 and dishing out 8 assists
  UMT 72-92 WEB; The Wildcats shoot 59%, by far their best DI effort and Montana's worst of the season
  NAU 77-78 UNC; Brock Wisne scores a career-high 38 to best Lumberjack freshman Chris Komin's career-high 34
  
  
  
  Women
  
  PSU 78-87 EWU; Kourtney Grossman gets yet another double-double while Ella Gallatin adds 25 points and 10 assists
  SAC 60-75 IDA; The Vandals outshoot their opponent for the 9th. straight time
  UNC 81-63 NAU; The Bears win points-in-the-paint 48-26 and points-off-turnovers 33-12
  WEB 86-79 UMT (OT); Antoinette Emma-Nnopu scores a career-high 28 to help Weber beat the Lady Griz in Missoula for the first time since 2006
  ISU 61-67 MSU; The Bengals took the lead with 4:01 to go, but they failed to make a field goal the rest of the way

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________12-3_____18-8_____ L1
    2. Eastern Washington___9-6_____11-17____ W6
    3. Montana State ________9-6_____15-13____ L2
    4. Weber State___________9-7_____15-14____ W2
    5. Montana ______________8-7_____14-14____ L3
    6. Northern Colorado____8-7_____18-10____ W7
    7. Idaho _________________7-8_____15-13____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____5-10_____9-18____ L5
    9. Idaho State ___________5-11____12-17____ W2
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-11____10-18____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________14-1_____23-5_____ W12
    2. Montana State _______13-2_____20-6_____ W4
    3. Northern Colorado___11-4_____20-8_____ W3
    4. Idaho State __________11-5_____18-9_____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____6-9_____12-16____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___6-9_____13-15____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-9_____10-18____ L1
    8. Montana ______________4-11_____7-19____ L6
    9. Weber State___________3-13_____9-20____ W1
    10.Portland State_________2-13_____6-21____ L4

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Men

Gus Etchison (ISU) - 32.5 ppg, 4 rpg, 5 apg, 61% on FGs (2 games)

Women

Ella Gallatin (EWU) - 22 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 8 apg, 14/15 on FTs, 3.20 a:to ratio (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2026/2/23/w ... 23-25.aspx

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________12-3_____18-8_____ L1
    2. Eastern Washington___9-6_____11-17____ W6
    3. Montana State ________9-6_____15-13____ L2
    4. Weber State___________9-7_____15-14____ W2
    5. Montana ______________8-7_____14-14____ L3
    6. Northern Colorado____8-7_____18-10____ W7
    7. Idaho _________________7-8_____15-13____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____5-10_____9-18____ L5
    9. Idaho State ___________5-11____12-17____ W2
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-11____10-18____ L1

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________14-1_____23-5_____ W12
    2. Montana State _______13-2_____20-6_____ W4
    3. Northern Colorado___11-4_____20-8_____ W3
    4. Idaho State __________11-5_____18-9_____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____6-9_____12-16____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___6-9_____13-15____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-9_____10-18____ L1
    8. Montana ______________4-11_____7-19____ L6
    9. Weber State___________3-13_____9-20____ W1
    10.Portland State_________2-13_____6-21____ L4

I did not have us beating the Montana’s and PSU with three straight road games on my bingo card.

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I did not have us beating the Montana’s and PSU with three straight road games on my bingo card.

Weird season. The Griz are severely underachieving. Eastern has won 6 in a row and is in second place, and yet they still have the third-worst overall record in the league. Northern Colorado has dominated most of the year, but they somehow started 1-7 in conference…

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• Men
  
  UNC 72-82 EWU; Both teams shot well over 50% in the first half, but the Bears only could manage 39% in the second
  NAU 58-78 IDA; Vandals win shooting 53%-38% and rebounding 39-27
  SAC 73-81 UMT; The Griz crack 50% shooting for just the 2nd. time in their last 9 games
  PSU 69-84 MSU; Jed Miller puts up 25 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, and 3 steals
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 66-63 PSU; The Bobcats pull it out despite going 14/29 from the line
  UMT 57-75 SAC; The Lady Griz lose second-chance points 20-3 and hit 20 losses for just the 2nd. time ever
  IDA 85-57 NAU; The 'Jacks went 5/41 from the field in the middle two quarters
  EWU 65-70 UNC; Eastern came back from 18 down to take the lead in the fourth, but they were outscored 11-2 over the final 2:50

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________12-4_____18-9_____ L2
    2. Montana State _______10-6_____16-13____ W1
    3. Eastern Washington__10-6_____12-17____ W7
    4. Montana ______________9-7_____15-14____ W1
    5. Weber State___________9-7_____15-14____ W2
    6. Northern Colorado____8-8_____18-11____ L1
    7. Idaho _________________8-8_____16-13____ W2
    8. Idaho State ___________5-11____12-17____ W2
    9. Sacramento State _____5-11_____9-19____ L6
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-12____10-19____ L2
    
    Whatever small chance Sac had at a first-round bye is now gone.

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________15-1_____24-5_____ W13
    2. Montana State _______14-2_____21-6_____ W5
    3. Northern Colorado___12-4_____21-8_____ W4
    4. Idaho State __________11-5_____18-9_____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____7-9_____13-16____ W1
    6. Eastern Washington___6-10____13-16____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-10____10-19____ L2
    8. Montana ______________4-12_____7-20____ L7
    9. Weber State___________3-13_____9-20____ W1
    10.Portland State_________2-14_____6-22____ L5
    
    The top-4 have obviously clinched byes.
    NoCo is now eliminated from title contention.
    Montana is now eliminated from bye contention (EWU & NAU still have to play each other).

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  UNC 72-82 EWU; Both teams shot well over 50% in the first half, but the Bears only could manage 39% in the second
  NAU 58-78 IDA; Vandals win shooting 53%-38% and rebounding 39-27
  SAC 73-81 UMT; The Griz crack 50% shooting for just the 2nd. time in their last 9 games
  PSU 69-84 MSU; Jed Miller puts up 25 points, 9 boards, 6 assists, and 3 steals

No win and no help.

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• Men
  
  NAU 57-88 EWU; Eagles win first-half shooting 75%-39%
  UNC 76-67 IDA; The Vandals led by 7 at the break, but they proceeded to shoot 26% in the second half
  WEB 83-73 ISU; The Bengals lose at home by 10 despite committing a season-low (vs. DI) 6 turnovers
  PSU 68-74 UMT; The Vikings are shooting 38% from the field since clinching a share of the title
  SAC 61-82 MSU; The Hornets lose the boards by 29 and finish the season 0-16 on the road
  
  
  
  Women
  
  NAU 61-81 EWU; The 'Jacks went 1/16 in the fourth quarter and only got outscored by 3
  UMT 55-53 PSU; The Lady Griz don't lose rebounding for just the 5th. time this season
  MSU 61-54 SAC; The Bobcats win despite losing the turnover battle for just the 2nd. time this season
  UNC 41-55 IDA; The Bears shot 19.5% after the first quarter
  ISU 59-54 WEB; Weber won FG shooting 38%-31%, but the Bengals won FT shooting 95%-43%

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________12-5_____18-10____ L3
    2. Montana State _______11-6_____17-13____ W2
    3. Eastern Washington__11-6_____13-17____ W8
    4. Montana _____________10-7_____16-14____ W2
    5. Weber State__________10-7_____16-14____ W3
    6. Northern Colorado____9-8_____19-11____ W1
    7. Idaho _________________8-9_____16-14____ L1
    8. Idaho State ___________5-12____12-18____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____5-12_____9-20____ L7
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-13____10-20____ L3
    
    The Top-6 have now clinched byes and Idaho is locked into the #7-seed (NoCo swept Idaho).
    PSU can only get the #1-seed if they win the league outright; they can't win a tiebreaker.
    MSU would win the potential 3-way tie for first.
    

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________16-1_____25-5_____ W14
    2. Montana State _______15-2_____22-6_____ W6
    3. Idaho State __________12-5_____19-9_____ W1
    4. Northern Colorado___12-5_____21-9_____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____7-10____13-17____ L1
    6. Eastern Washington___7-10____14-16____ W1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-11____10-20____ L3
    8. Montana ______________5-12_____8-20____ W1
    9. Weber State___________3-14_____9-21____ L1
    10.Portland State_________2-15_____6-23____ L6
    
    Idaho has clinched a share of the title and the #1-seed.
    MSU has clinched the #2-seed.
    Weber & PSU will play in the 9/10 game.
    Montana will play in the 7/8 game, almost certainly against NAU.
    NAU can theoretically get a bye, but they would need some big upsets for it to happen.

[JALMOND]

• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________12-5_____18-10____ L3
    2. Montana State _______11-6_____17-13____ W2
    3. Eastern Washington__11-6_____13-17____ W8
    4. Montana _____________10-7_____16-14____ W2
    5. Weber State__________10-7_____16-14____ W3
    6. Northern Colorado____9-8_____19-11____ W1
    7. Idaho _________________8-9_____16-14____ L1
    8. Idaho State ___________5-12____12-18____ L1
    9. Sacramento State _____5-12_____9-20____ L7
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-13____10-20____ L3
    
    The Top-6 have now clinched byes and Idaho is locked into the #7-seed (NoCo swept Idaho).
    PSU can only get the #1-seed if they win the league outright; they can't win a tiebreaker.
    MSU would win the potential 3-way tie for first.
    

It shouldn't have even come down to this.

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Idaho's women rallied in the fourth to beat EWU and clinch the outright title.

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Idaho's men just ended EWU's long winning streak.

Portland State on pace to clinch the outright title: they lead Weber by 21, early-2H

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Idaho's men just ended EWU's long winning streak.

Portland State on pace to clinch the outright title: they lead Weber by 21, early-2H

PSU wins by 24 to make it official.

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• Men
  
  IDA 85-81 EWU; The Vandals end EWU's 8-game win streak by getting six players in double figures and going 14/29 from three
  WEB 60-84 PSU; Jaylin Henderson puts up 20 points, 7 boards, 10 assists, and 4 steals to help the Viks secure their 3rd. outright Big Sky title
  ISU 65-83 SAC; Sac's starters outshot ISU's 52%-33% and outscored them 71-26
  MSU 76-65 NAU; Oakland Fort went 10/12 from the field, but the rest of the Lumberjacks shot 35%
  UMT 57-85 UNC; After the Griz cut the deficit to 2 early in the second half, the Bears closed the game on a 54-28 run
  
  
  
  Women
  
  EWU 64-75 IDA; The Vandals clinch their 3rd. outright Big Sky title by winning second-half shooting 46%-24%
  SAC 85-72 ISU; The Hornets shot 54%, which is their best against a DI and by far the highest the Bengals have allowed all season
  PSU 52-81 WEB; The Wildcats dominate the battle for last place by committing just 9 turnovers (season low vs. DI) and holding PSU to 29% shooting
  UNC 61-59 UMT; The Bears clinch the #3-seed despite nearly blowing a 17-point lead
  NAU 48-68 MSU; Bobcats win turnovers 32-16

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• • Men
    
    1. Portland State________13-5_____19-10____ W1
    2. Montana State _______12-6_____18-13____ W3
    3. Eastern Washington__11-7_____13-18____ L1
    4. Montana _____________10-8_____16-15____ L1
    5. Northern Colorado___10-8_____20-11____ W2
    6. Weber State__________10-8_____16-15____ L1
    7. Idaho _________________9-9_____17-14____ W1
    8. Sacramento State _____6-12____10-20____ W1
    9. Idaho State ___________5-13____12-19____ L2
    10.Northern Arizona _____4-14____10-21____ L4

• • Women
    
    1. Idaho ________________17-1_____26-5_____ W15
    2. Montana State _______16-2_____23-6_____ W7
    3. Northern Colorado___13-5_____22-9_____ W1
    4. Idaho State __________12-6_____19-10____ L1
    5. Sacramento State _____8-10____14-17____ W1
    6. Eastern Washington___7-11____14-17____ L1
    7. Northern Arizona _____6-12____10-21____ L4
    8. Montana ______________5-13_____8-21____ L1
    9. Weber State___________4-14____10-21____ W1
    10.Portland State_________2-16_____6-24____ L7

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Men

Jed Miller (MSU) - 18.7 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 5 apg, 11/22 from three (3 games)

Women

Taylee Chirrick (MSU) - 17.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 3 apg, 3.7 spg (3 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2026/3/2/so ... h-2-4.aspx

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This is Idaho State's first men's MVP award since 1979.
Also, how the hell was Carson Towt not 1st. Team? He averages a double-double and leads the nation in rebounds.

https://bigskyconf.com/news/2026/3/6/te ... onors.aspx



Awards

MVP - Terri Miller Jr. (PSU)
Newcomer - Isaiah Moses (EWU)
Freshman - Jackson Rasmussen (IDA)
Defense - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
Reserve - Isaiah Brickner (IDA)
Coach - Jace Coburn (PSU)


1st. Team All-Conference

F - Terri Miller Jr. (PSU)
G - Jaylin Henderson (PSU)
G - Jed Miller (MSU)
G - Quinn Denker (UNC)
G - Isaiah Moses (EWU)
G - Money Williams (UMT)
G - Tijan Saine Jr. (WEB)


2nd. Team

C - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
F/C - Kiree Huie (EWU)
F - Alton Hamilton IV (EWU)
F - Brock Wisne (UNC)
F - Patrick McMahon (MSU)
G - Prophet Johnson (SAC)


All-Defensive Team

C - Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU)
G - Jeremiah Davis (MSU)
G - Prophet Johnson (SAC)
G - Evan Otten (ISU)
G - Zach Bloch (UNC)