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2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 7:21 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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+
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:01 am
by kalm
Thank you as always, Mvem.
Idaho looked solid last night. Absolutely unconscious from 3 in the 2nd half.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:23 am
by Mvemjsunpx
kalm wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 10:01 am
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?

Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:35 pm
by 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....
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2026 7:28 am
by Mvemjsunpx
SuperHornet wrote: ↑Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:35 pm
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.
First-Round Results
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:10 am
by 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)
Through First Round
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:12 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 5:20 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
PSU/ISU tied 36-36 at the half.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 7:20 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
The Bengals kept it pretty close throughout the second half, but they never took the lead. Portland State wins by 7.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 8:11 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Bobcats lead Idaho by 4 at the half.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:08 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Idaho leads by 5 with 29 seconds left.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2026 9:18 pm
by 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.
Early Quarterfinal Results
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:28 am
by 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%)
Through Early Quarterfinals
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 6:31 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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+
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2026 8:30 am
by JALMOND
It took Miller fouling out for the rest of the Vikings to wake up.
Late Quarterfinal Results
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:32 am
by 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
Through Quarterfinals
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:34 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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)
(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
(semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 9:30 PM MDT on ESPN2
- (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:54 am
by JALMOND
Mo Money, Mo problems.
Viks going to try for their first win over the Griz this season. Should be a great game.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2026 5:13 pm
by SuperHornet
Idalol beat the Kitties? I'm shocked....
Semifinal Results
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 7:21 am
by 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
Through Semifinals
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 7:25 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)
Re: Semifinal Results
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 9:32 am
by JALMOND
Mvemjsunpx wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 7:21 am
- 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.
Re: 2026 Big Sky Tournament (MBB)
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2026 9:27 pm
by Mvemjsunpx
Montana leads Idaho by 1 at the half.
Title Game Results
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:45 am
by 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)
Tournament Over
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2026 4:49 am
by Mvemjsunpx
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(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)
(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)
(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)
(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)