2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19) - Saturday, March 7, 5:30 PM MST on ESPN+
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14) - Saturday, March 7, 8:00 PM MST on ESPN+
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9/10 Winner) vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10) - Sunday, March 8, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (7/8 Winner) vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13) - Sunday, March 8, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15) - Monday, March 9, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18) - Monday, March 9, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (8:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[kalm]

Thank you as always, Mvem.

Idaho looked solid last night. Absolutely unconscious from 3 in the 2nd half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Thank you as always, Mvem.

Idaho looked solid last night. Absolutely unconscious from 3 in the 2nd half.

Thanks for reading.

Who will emerge victorious in this mostly random men's basketball season?

[SuperHornet]

Agreed. Thank you, Venus.

That said, I like this format a whole lot better than the bogus one the WCC is using. It looks like they're running scared of the possibility of the do-nothings all year getting hot and stealing the auto-bid....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Agreed. Thank you, Venus.

That said, I like this format a whole lot better than the bogus one the WCC is using. It looks like they're running scared of the possibility of the do-nothings all year getting hot and stealing the auto-bid....

Yeah, that umpteen bye format is a bit much. The Sun Belt uses the same thing, and it's even more ridiculous because the Sun Belt has more teams than the WCC.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• NAU 65-73 ISU; The Bengals led by as much as 23, but poor free-throw shooting & poor second-half shooting let NAU get back in it
  _________________ The Shane Burcar era in Flagstaff (likely) comes to an end with 5 straight losses
  
  SAC 45-68 IDA; The first 5 minutes of this contest had 8 turnovers and 0 points
  _________________ The Hornets shot 11% in the first half (3/27)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) 65-73 vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19)
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) 45-68 vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (6-13, 13-19) vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10) - Sunday, March 8, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (7) Idaho (10-9, 18-14) vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13) - Sunday, March 8, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15) - Monday, March 9, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18) - Monday, March 9, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (8:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[Mvemjsunpx]

PSU/ISU tied 36-36 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

The Bengals kept it pretty close throughout the second half, but they never took the lead. Portland State wins by 7.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Bobcats lead Idaho by 4 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Idaho leads by 5 with 29 seconds left.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Vandals win by 4 after a meaningless bobcat three at the buzzer. 4th. time in the last 5 years at least one of the top-two seeds has gone down in the quarters.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• ISU 78-85 PSU; Terri Miller Jr. puts up a career-high 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists
  _________________ The Bengals put PSU to the line 36 times in the second half (48 total)
  
  IDA 78-74 MSU; The Vandals shot 69% inside the arc
  _________________ Jeremiah Davis & Christian King combined for 43 points on 78% shooting, but the rest of the Bobcats went 11/42 (26%)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) 65-73 vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19)
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) 45-68 vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (6-13, 13-19) 78-85 vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (10-9, 18-14) 78-74 vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13)
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15) - Monday, March 9, 5:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18) - Monday, March 9, 8:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4/5 winner) vs. (1) Portland St. (14-5, 20-10) - Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (7) Idaho (11-9, 19-14) vs. (3/6 winner) - Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[JALMOND]

It took Miller fouling out for the rest of the Vikings to wake up.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• UNC 89-95 UMT; Money Williams puts up a career-high 40 points including an 18/19 performance from the line
  _________________ The Bears lost despite committing just 4 turnovers
  
  WEB 79-84 EWU; After trailing 31-27, the Eagles closed the first half on a 19-1 run and never relinquished the lead
  _________________ Tijan Saine Jr. had a game-high 27 points in the loss

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) 65-73 vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19)
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) 45-68 vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (6-13, 13-19) 78-85 vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (10-9, 18-14) 78-74 vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13)
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) 89-95 vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15)
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) 79-84 vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Montana (11-8, 17-15) vs. (1) Portland St. (14-5, 20-10) - Tuesday, March 10, 7:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  (7) Idaho (11-9, 19-14) vs. (3) Eastern Washington (12-7, 14-18) - Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[JALMOND]

Mo Money, Mo problems.

Viks going to try for their first win over the Griz this season. Should be a great game.

[SuperHornet]

Idalol beat the Kitties? I'm shocked....

[Mvemjsunpx]

• UMT 75-72 PSU; The Griz won first-half shooting 61%-25% and overall shooting 51%-31%
  _________________ The Viks lost despite winning turnovers 18-7 and points-off-turnovers 22-7
  _________________ Money Williams did have 0 assists and 7 turnovers, but he also had 32 points and 6 rebounds
  
  IDA 81-68 EWU; Kolton Mitchell had 26 points and 7 boards to lead the Vandals
  _________________ Idaho continued to dominate offensively inside the arc, shooting 63%
  _________________ Eastern shot a season-low 15% from the arc and a next-to-season-low 37% from the field

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) 65-73 vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19)
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) 45-68 vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (6-13, 13-19) 78-85 vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (10-9, 18-14) 78-74 vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13)
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) 89-95 vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15)
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) 79-84 vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Montana (11-8, 17-15) 75-72 vs. (1) Portland St. (14-5, 20-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (11-9, 19-14) 81-68 vs. (3) Eastern Washington (12-7, 14-18)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (7) Idaho (12-9, 20-14) vs. (4) Montana (12-8, 18-15) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

[JALMOND]

• UMT 75-72 PSU; The Griz won first-half shooting 61%-25% and overall shooting 51%-31%
  _________________ The Viks lost despite winning turnovers 18-7 and points-off-turnovers 22-7
  _________________ Money Williams did have 0 assists and 7 turnovers, but he also had 32 points and 6 rebounds

Viks went 4-28 from the 3-point line. A couple of those being converted still would have looked terrible but it would have made the difference.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Montana leads Idaho by 1 at the half.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• IDA 77-66 UMT; All the shooting numbers were almost exactly even, but the Vandals won turnovers by 6 and rebounding by 14
  _________________ Isaiah Brickner led the Vandals with 23 points and 10 boards
  _________________ An ill Money Williams, who got Tournament MVP despite the loss, had just 19 points after averaging 36 ppg in the first 2 games in Boise
  _________________ Montana committed 18 fouls in the second half after committing just 4 in the first
  _________________ Idaho heads to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990
  _________________ The Vandals become the first team to ever win 4 games in one Big Sky Tournament (men's or women's)

[Mvemjsunpx]

• • First Round
  (10) Northern Arizona (4-14, 10-21) 65-73 vs. (9) Idaho St. (5-13, 12-19)
  
  (8) Sacramento St. (6-12, 10-20) 45-68 vs. (7) Idaho (9-9, 17-14)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Idaho St. (6-13, 13-19) 78-85 vs. (1) Portland St. (13-5, 19-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (10-9, 18-14) 78-74 vs. (2) Montana St. (12-6, 18-13)
  
  (5) Northern Colorado (10-8, 20-11) 89-95 vs. (4) Montana (10-8, 16-15)
  
  (6) Weber St. (10-8, 16-15) 79-84 vs. (3) Eastern Washington (11-7, 13-18)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4) Montana (11-8, 17-15) 75-72 vs. (1) Portland St. (14-5, 20-10)
  
  (7) Idaho (11-9, 19-14) 81-68 vs. (3) Eastern Washington (12-7, 14-18)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (7) Idaho (12-9, 20-14) 77-66 vs. (4) Montana (12-8, 18-15)
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
  
  
  All-Tournament Team
  
  
  Alton Hamilton IV (EWU)
  Terri Miller Jr. (PSU)
  Kolton Mitchell (IDA)
  Jackson Rasmussen (IDA)
  Isaiah Brickner (IDA)
  
  MVP - Money Williams (UMT)