Big Sky Basketball - 2023-24

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• Women
  
  MSU 75-57 UNM*; Lexi Deden puts up 23 points and 14 rebounds, both career highs
  
  * - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)

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• Men
  
  UCSD 70-73 IDA (OT)*; Vandals win bench points 20-2
  UMT 44-79 UH; Griz shoot 33% and lose turnovers 16-4
  
  * - Seattle U Tournament (in Seattle, WA)
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 37-57 UW*; Maria Dias scores 15 of the bench, just 3 fewer points than the entire Bengal starting lineup
  WEB 53-56 USD**; San Diego committed 21 fouls, but Weber only had 6 free-throw attempts
  UPORT 65-66 NAU***; Olivia Moran lays it in at the buzzer as the Lumberjacks overcome a 15-point deficit
  JMU 65-62 MSU****; The Dukes go 3/4 from the arc over the last 2:30 to pull out a close contest
  
  * - Rainbow Wahine Showdown (in Honolulu, HI)
  ** - The Dana on Mission Beach Thanksgiving Classic
  *** - Las Vegas Holiday Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)
  **** - Cancun Challenge (in Puerto Aventuras, MX)

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• Women
  
  SEA 68-75 PSU; Seattle trimmed an 18-point deficit down to 3 with less than 30 seconds left, but the Viks made all their free throws to put it away
  UVU 66-59 IDA; The Wolverines shot 67% in the first half
  ISU 46-58 HAW*; The Bengals go 1/19 in the second quarter
  WEB 51-61 UCSB**; Weber wins turnovers 21-14 but loses points-off-turnovers 11-9
  YSU 70-74 NAU***; Sophie Glancey shoots 71% and scores a career-high 26
  
  * - Rainbow Wahine Showdown (in Honolulu, HI)
  ** - The Dana on Mission Beach Thanksgiving Classic (in San Diego, CA)
  *** - Las Vegas Holiday Classic (in Las Vegas, NV)

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• Men
  
  SAC 69-63 UCD; The Hornets overcome 22 turnovers to beat their rivals for the 4th. time in the last 5 meetings
  LBSU 75-69 MSU; Marcus Tsohonis, who normally starts for the 49ers, scores 26 off the bench
  
  
  
  Women
  
  ISU 55-52 AF*; Bengals win the boards by 19
  BU 63-52 UNC; Hannah Simental shot 50% and scored 26, but her teammates went a combined 9/37 from the field
  
  * - Rainbow Wahine Showdown (in Honolulu, HI)

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• Men
  
  EWU 72-82 WSU; Eastern actually outshot the Cougs 49%-45%, but they had 19 fewer shot attempts
  nav 45-107 WEB; With Dillon Jones sitting out, Blaise Threatt did his best impression with 10 points, 11 boards, 7 assists, and 4 steals
  
  
  
  Women
  
  dick 57-108 UMT; Lady Griz set a single-game scoring record against a bad NAIA team

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Men

Tyler Patterson (MSU) - 20 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 67% on FGs, 10/16 from three (2 games)
Saint Thomas (UNC) - 20.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3 apg, 55% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Lexi Deden (MSU) - 18.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 2 bpg (2 games)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/11/28/ ... honor.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/11/28/ ... onors.aspx

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• Men
  
  UPORT 74-75 PSU; Ismail Habib scores 18 points, 2 of those coming from a lay-in in the final seconds
  ISU 62-77 PEPP; Michael Ajayi puts up 25 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, and 2 blocks for the Waves

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Women

Lexi Deden (MSU) - 18.5 ppg, 10 rpg, 2 bpg (2 games)

Apparently, in the second game profiled here, Deden blew her knee and is now done for the season. Deden also came back into the game after the knee injury, too (I don't know if that would actually make this specific injury worse, but still…)

https://www.montanasports.com/college/m ... for-season

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• Men
  
  EWU 78-106 USC; Eastern made 13 threes, but they allowed the Trojans to shoot 57% from the field
  DEN 67-65 IDA; Both teams blew double-digit leads, but the Vandals did it last
  NAU 59-70 UCSB; Ajay Mitchell scores 30 for the Gauchos
  UMT 66-77 NEV; Laolu Oke had 13 points and 19 boards for the Griz, but his team shot 35%
  UNC 72-74 USD; Toreros win bench points 36-11
  
  
  
  Women
  
  GONZ 82-80 EWU; The Zags go 16/17 from the line to barely avoid the upset
  PSU 72-61 FRES; Vikings shoot 57% on the road
  SCU 70-65 SAC; Sac shot 57% from the field and 75% from the arc and lost
  IDA 70-43 USU; The Aggies go 0/8 from three and get thumped at home by a Big Sky team for the second time this season
  WEB 53-79 ORST; Weber loses their 11th. in a row
  UNLV 85-69 NAU; This game had 58 total points in the first quarter (it had just 60 the whole second half)

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• Men
  
  rocky 70-62 MSU;

[JALMOND]

• Men
  
  rocky 70-62 MSU;

Exhibition game for both the Bears and Bobcats so it does not show in the standings. Still, a good win for my alma mater. I'll take it.

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• Men
  
  rocky 70-62 MSU;

Exhibition game for both the Bears and Bobcats so it does not show in the standings. Still, a good win for my alma mater. I'll take it.

It doesn't count for Rocky, but it does count for the 'Cats.

[JALMOND]

Exhibition game for both the Bears and Bobcats so it does not show in the standings. Still, a good win for my alma mater. I'll take it.

It doesn't count for Rocky, but it does count for the 'Cats.

Cats beat Cal, but can't beat Rocky. Bears are going to petition for membership into the Pac-2. Football might be tough, but basketball should be a breeze.

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It doesn't count for Rocky, but it does count for the 'Cats.

Cats beat Cal, but can't beat Rocky. Bears are going to petition for membership into the Pac-2. Football might be tough, but basketball should be a breeze.

To be fair, I'm not sure Cal would beat Rocky either. The Golden Bears have lost 49 of their last 57 games.

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• Women
  
  TAMUC 72-71 IDA; Mia Deck, who made the game-winner for the Lions, posted 18 points, 13 boards, 4 assists, 2 blocks, and 5 steals

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• Men
  
  PSU 61-71 WSU; Cougs win shooting 51%-31%
  SAC 73-83 LBSU; Hornets lose turnovers 15-8
  CP 70-85 IDA; Idaho actually led by 31 with 10:30 to go
  LIND 70-76 ISU; Odessa College transfer Kiree Huie shoots 73% and puts up 20 points and 9 rebounds
  PAC 58-78 NAU; The Lumberjacks get their most lopsided DI non-conference win in 9 years
  SJSU 58-75 UMT; Money Williams scores a career-high 21 to offset a surprisingly invisible game from Aanen Moody (0/6, 3 points)
  CSUN 71-75 UNC; NoCo outscored Northridge 8-0 over the final 3:30
  
  
  
  Women
  
  CSUN 48-58 SAC; The Hornets post their first win thanks to a double-double from freshman Summah Hanson (20 points, 11 boards)
  MSU 64-73 UPORT; Bobcats commit 29 turnovers, 9 of them coming from freshman G Natalie Picton

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• Women
  
  BSU 43-64 EWU; The Eagles won the even-numbered quarters 43-8
  nnmc 37-96 UNC; Northern New Mexico went 0/27 from the field in the even-numbered quarters

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Men

Money Williams (UMT) - 18 ppg, 8 rpg (2 games)
Saint Thomas (UNC) - 20 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 5 apg, 2 spg (2 games)


Women

Rhema Ogele (PSU) - 19 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 62% on FGs (1 game)




https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/5/u ... onors.aspx
https://bigskyconf.com/news/2023/12/5/o ... -week.aspx

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• Men
  
  PAC 53-83 IDA; Cal St. San Marcos transfer Quinn Denker goes 5/6 from three and scores 22 points
  ISU 67-79 FRES; Bulldogs win bench points 33-4 and fast-break points 26-5
  WEB 54-70 UVU; Weber shoots 37% from the field and 33% from the line
  msun 67-91 UMT; Eight Griz players, including all 5 starters, shot 50% or better from the field
  MSU 61-85 UW; Huskies win the glass 44-26
  
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 50-55 UW; The Huskies win the boards 38-22 to offset 23 turnovers

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• Men
  
  l&c 60-104 PSU; Vikings shoot 73% inside the arc
  NAU 78-76 ACU; Diego Campisano puts back an Oakland Fort airball at the buzzer for the win
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UVU 50-54 ISU; The Bengals only shot 7% from three, but the Wolverines countered that by shooting 19% from two and 52% from the line
  NEV 55-57 WEB; The Wildcats end an 11-game losing streak despite going 0/4 from the line in the final 15 seconds
  PAC 65-96 NAU; The 'Jacks get six in double figures and whip the (previously) 5-3 Tigers
  LMU 68-82 UMT; The Lady Griz get a costly win as two key players go down with injuries in the first half

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Big Sky women go 4-0 over DI competition (rare event) with wins over the WAC, MWC and WCC x2

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• Women
  
  IDA 51-59 UO; The Vandals only had 1 free-throw attempt (they missed it)
  MSU 53-59 SMC; 12 players in this game had multiple turnovers

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• Men
  
  EWU 73-68 AF; The 1-6 Eagles go 10/18 from the arc to upset the 7-2 Falcons
  gfu 77-83 PSU; The Viks win the boards by 18 to hold off the pesky Bruins
  CSUF 62-60 SAC; Sac came back from a 14-point deficit to tie it in the final minute, but the Titans got 2 non-consecutive free throws to pull it out
  IDA 63-62 UTU; Idaho came from from a 10-point deficit to take the lead with ≈3:00 left, then neither team made a field goal the rest of the way
  ISU 74-82 SUU; The Bengals shot 74% in the second half, but they lost turnovers 19-8 for the game
  CP 50-78 WEB; Dillon Jones just misses a triple-double (15 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists)
  NAU 76-75 UIW; Trent McLaughlin hits a three with 3 seconds left to give the 'Jacks their 2nd. cardiac win in a row
  mttech 67-88 UMT; Money Williams puts up 25 points, 4 boards, and 6 assists
  
  
  
  Women
  
  walla 33-82 EWU; The Eagles picked up 22 steals, and all 13 players that got in the game nabbed at least 1
  PSU 54-65 UO; The Ducks win the glass 50-29
  WEB 77-67 UTU; The Wildcats shoot 48%, their first 40+% game of the season
  NAU 92-76 SFRAN; Sophie Glancey scores in double figures for the 6th. straight game
  CSU 78-69 UMT; McKenna Hofschild just missed a triple-double for the Rams (36 points, 10 boards, 8 assists)
  UNC 60-68 AF; The Bears shot 27% in the even-numbered quarters

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• Men
  
  UNC 99-101 TAMUC (2OT); Dejour Reaves & Saint Thomas combined for 49 points and 26 rebounds, but it wasn't enough

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• Women
  
  bush 60-69 PSU; Esmeralda Morales scores 26 points to help the Viks avoid the upset
  wstmns 47-61 WEB; Westminster only attempted 2 three-pointers