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12/17 Games

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  • Men

    WSU 78-63 EWU; The Eagles are now 12-31 under Dan Monson :?
    PSU 73-84 CU; The Vikings were outscored 15-7 over the final 6 minutes
    WEB 74-90 UVU; The Wolverine bench shot 74% (14-19)
    mttech 82-75 UMT; The Griz lose three-point shooting 48%-24% and fall to Tech for the 2nd. time in the last 7 seasons :suspicious:



    Women

    SEA 62-85 PSU; The Viks went 8/12 from three in the second half and got their most lopsided DI win in 4 years
    SAC 55-61 SFRAN; The Hornets lose turnovers 28-15 as they lose their 5th. straight DI game
    sierra 47-84 WEB; The Golden Eagles played 17 players, but only one of them made more than 2 shots
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12/18 Games

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    umw 64-80 ISU; Bengals win points-in-the-paint 32-12
    SUU 57-65 NAU; The Lumberjacks win steals 11-3 and get their 3rd. straight win over their Grand Canyon rivals



    Women

    EWU 63-89 UCSB; Eastern shot 22% after the first quarter
    NAU 77-56 CSUN; Naomi White puts up 27 points, 10 boards, 5 assists, and 5 steals to help the 'Jacks finally get their first DI win of the season
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Re: 12/17 Games

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Mvemjsunpx wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 4:27 am
  • Men

    mttech 82-75 UMT; The Griz lose three-point shooting 48%-24% and fall to Tech for the 2nd. time in the last 7 seasons :suspicious:
Interesting in that Tech has already lost to Western, Rocky and Carroll so far. :o
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Re: 12/17 Games

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JALMOND wrote: Fri Dec 19, 2025 2:35 pm
Mvemjsunpx wrote: Thu Dec 18, 2025 4:27 am
  • Men

    mttech 82-75 UMT; The Griz lose three-point shooting 48%-24% and fall to Tech for the 2nd. time in the last 7 seasons :suspicious:
Interesting in that Tech has already lost to Western, Rocky and Carroll so far. :o
And Western lost to Idaho State by 16. :?
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12/19 Games

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    UMT 48-60 ACU*; Lady Griz lose turnovers 15-7 and second-chance points 13-0
    ORST 53-51 MTST**; The Bobcats shot 28% for the game and 19% in the fourth quarter

    * - ACU Christmas Classic
    ** - Maui Classic (in Makawao, HI)
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POTW - Week 6

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Men

Malek Gomma (WEB) - 19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 steals, 69% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Elyn Bowers (EWU) - 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 0 turnovers, 53% on FGs (1 game)




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12/20 Games

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Big Sky WBB today: 7-1 :clap:
Big Sky MBB today: 0-6 :ohno:



  • Men

    EWU 77-101 UTAH; The Utes shot 68%
    PSU 61-63 TULANE; The Viks came back from a 12-point deficit to tie it with 7 seconds left, but Tulane made 2 free throws with 2 seconds left to win it
    SAC 67-74 CBU; Lancers win free throws 21-5
    UTU 82-80 WEB; Wildcats lose despite going 10/19 from three
    UMT 54-94 UL; Griz lose the boards by 23
    DEN 86-79 UNC; The Pioneers went on a 27-9 run over the final 8:30



    Women

    EWU 72-85 CSUB; Kourtney Grossman is averaging 17.4 rebounds per game over the last 5 games :shock:
    wou 63-91 IDA; Kyra Gardner gets a triple-double: 12 points, 12 boards, 10 assists (0 turnovers)
    ISU 59-56 UVU; The Bengals survive 30 turnovers by winning the glass 49-26
    WEB 68-60 LMU*; The Wildcats shoot 56% in the second half
    NAU 71-68 UCSD; The 'Jacks blew a 19-point lead, but they immediately followed that with a 6-0 run that iced the game
    UMT 90-85 TARL (OT)**; Mack Konig helps the Lady Griz overcome a 12-point deficit by scoring a career-high 35 points
    HAW 56-72 MSU***; Bobcats win points-off-turnovers 31-11 and points-in-the-paint 50-22
    UNC 57-47 UCD; Bears win points-off-turnovers 19-9

    * - LMU Christmas Tournament
    ** - ACU Christmas Classic (in Abilene, TX)
    *** - Maui Classic (in Makawao, HI)
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12/21 Games

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    IDA 83-80 CP (OT); Kolton Mitchell scores 31 points, including Idaho's last 6 points in OT, to help the Vandals recover from blowing a 19-point lead
    UCD 93-83 ISU; The Aggies shot 73% inside the arc
    NAU 66-90 UIW; The Lumberjacks won shooting 51%-48%, but turnovers, rebounding, and poor free-throw shooting did them in



    Women

    UPORT 98-53 PSU; The Pilots went 13/15 from the field in the first quarter and never looked back
    SAC 56-61 SJSU; The home team has won 6 straight in this series and 9 of the last 10 (the latter dates back to 2004)
    WEB 74-61 OMAHA*; Antoniette Emma-Nnopu flirts with a triple-double, putting up 13 points, 10 boards, and 8 assists

    * - LMU Christmas Tournament (in Los Angeles, CA)
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12/22 Games

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    EWU 81-109 BYU; AJ Dybantsa got a triple-double for BYU (33 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists)
    SAC 88-100 CSUN; Sac went on a 28-10 run to go up 5 with 8:24 to play, but they were outscored 32-15 the rest of the way
    lincca 64-103 WEB; Wildcats win points-in-the-paint 66-26 and bench points 54-5
    nwwa 54-93 MSU; Eight different Bobcats scored between 8 and 12 points



    Women

    UNC 56-65 SHSU; The Bears commit 38 turnovers :shock:
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12/23 Game

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No more Big Sky games until Sunday

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    IDA 63-64 CSUB; Brody Rowbury went 8/12 and had 20 points, but the rest of the Vandals shot 30%
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POTW - Week 7

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Men

Kolton Mitchell (IDA) - 31 points, 6 rebounds, 6/12 from three (1 game)
Patrick McMahon (MSU) - 19 ppg, 4 rpg, 3 apg, 68% on FGs (2 games)


Women

Naomi White (NAU) - 22.5 ppg, 8 rpg, 2.5 spg, 14/15 on FTs (2 games)




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12/28 Game

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    UNC 86-81 CU; Quinn Denker puts up 33 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists to help the Bears beat the Buffs for the first time since 1935 :shock:
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12/29 Games

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    benaz 60-112 NAU; Brennan Peterson comes off the bench to go 8/8 from the field and 7/7 from three :shock:



    Women

    bushnl 37-78 EWU; Kourtney Grossman & Jaecy Eggers both get double-doubles for the Eagles
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POTW - Week 8

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Surprised they even did this for the women since there was literally 1 game the entire week. :?



Men

Quinn Denker (UNC) - 33 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 67% on FGs, 6/6 on FTs (1 game)


Women

Kourtney Grossman (EWU) - 17 points, 11 rebounds (1 game)




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New Year's Games (Conference Openers)

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    SAC 84-97 ISU; The Bengals go 8/11 from three in the second half
    PSU 95-90 WEB (OT); The Vikings made 13 free throws in overtime after only making 6 in regulation
    NAU 64-78 UMT; Griz win second-half shooting 60%-35%
    UNC 75-89 MSU; The Bears shoot a season-low 42%



    Women

    WEB 58-68 PSU; The Viks close the game on a 17-0 run over the final 6:20 to win their conference opener for the first time in 8 years :shock:
    ISU 61-46 SAC; The Bengals overcome 23 turnovers by holding Sac to 29% shooting
    UMT 72-81 NAU; The 'Jacks win their 4th. straight after a 1-9 start
    MSU 86-79 UNC; The Bobcats actually led 43-15 at one point
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1/3 Games

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    EWU 81-84 IDA; Kolton Mitchell scores a career-high 32 for the Vandals
    PSU 93-87 ISU (OT); The Bengals lose overtime shooting 75%-33% after blowing a 17-point lead
    SAC 82-95 WEB; Wildcats win fast-break points 25-10
    UNC 79-88 UMT; Money Williams goes 17/17 from the line and scores 31
    NAU 68-77 MSU; Christian King gets 18 points and 9 rebounds off the bench, both career highs



    Women

    IDA 69-63 EWU; Vandals win points-off-turnovers 18-3 and fast-break points 19-6
    ISU 72-63 PSU; Bengals win turnovers 17-10
    WEB 39-60 SAC; The Hornets hold Weber to 20% shooting in the second half and end a 7-game losing streak against DI opponents
    MSU 82-65 NAU; Bobcats win turnovers 25-9
    UMT 58-77 UNC; Bears win bench points 53-8
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Post-Week 1 Big Sky Standings

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      1. Montana State ________2-0______8-7_____ W2/W4
      2. Portland State_________2-0______8-5_____ W2
      3. Idaho _________________1-0______9-5_____ W1
      4. Montana ______________2-0______8-7_____ W6/W2
      5. Idaho State ___________1-1______8-7_____ L1
      6. Weber State___________1-1______7-8_____ W1
      7. Northern Colorado____0-2_____10-5_____ L3/L2
      8. Eastern Washington___0-1______2-12____ L7/L5
      9. Sacramento State _____0-2______4-10____ L7/L6
      10.Northern Arizona _____0-2______6-9_____ L3/L2

    • Women

      1. Montana State ________2-0______9-4_____ W6/W3
      2. Idaho State ___________2-0______9-4_____ W2/W4
      3. Idaho _________________1-0_____10-4_____ W1/W2
      4. Northern Colorado____1-1_____10-5_____ W1
      5. Northern Arizona _____1-1______5-10____ L1
      6. Sacramento State _____1-1______7-8_____ W1
      7. Portland State_________1-1______5-9_____ L1
      8. Eastern Washington___0-1______7-7_____ L2/L1
      9. Weber State___________0-2______6-9_____ L3/L2
      10.Montana ______________0-2______3-10____ L3/L2
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POTW - Week 9

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Men

Jaylin Henderson (PSU) - 26.5 ppg, 6 rpg, 7 apg, 45 minutes pg :shock: (2 games)


Women

Taylee Chirrick (MSU) - 21 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3 spg, 55% on FGs (2 games)




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1/8 Games

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    MSU 68-64 EWU; Washington transfer Christian King scores a career-high 27 points off the bench
    UMT 79-73 IDA; After blowing an 18-point lead, the Griz went on an 8-0 run to finish the game
    WEB 78-65 NAU; The 'Jacks had 41 bench points, but their starters were outscored 57-24
    ISU 72-85 UNC; Bears win three-pointers 16-3



    Women

    UNC 67-56 ISU; The Bengals lose the boards for the first time in nearly 2 months
    NAU 71-58 WEB; Naomi White puts up a career-high 37 points
    IDA 67-50 UMT; Kyra Gardner puts up 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 steals
    EWU 70-72 MSU (OT); Jamison Philip made a fast-break layup to win it after the 'Cats came back from 12 down to force overtime
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1/10 Games

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    UMT 65-66 EWU; The Griz took an 8-point lead with 3:56 to go and didn't score again :?
    SAC 69-96 PSU; Terri Miller Jr. gets a triple-double (14 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, only 1 turnover)
    MSU 89-92 IDA; The Bobcats blow a 21-point lead after allowing the Vandals to shoot 66% in the second half :?
    ISU 81-79 NAU; This was continuously a one-possession game in the second half until ISU went up 4 a couple times in the final minute
    WEB 76-71 UNC; The Bears made just 1 three pointer, their lowest total in more than 5 years



    Women

    PSU 64-68 SAC; Hornets win turnovers 19-9
    NAU 46-59 ISU; The Bengals lost turnovers 23-20, but they won assists 16-4
    UNC 69-66 WEB; Bears win fast-break points 26-13
    EWU 65-58 UMT; The Lady Griz have lost the boards in 13 out of 15 games this season and 11 of those 13 were by double digits :ohno:
    IDA 66-99 MSU; In addition to their usual turnover dominance, the Bobcats won shooting 52%-34%
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Post-Week 2 Big Sky Standings

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    • Men

      1. Portland State_________3-0______9-5_____ W3
      2. Montana State ________3-1______9-8_____ L1
      3. Weber State___________3-1______9-8_____ W3
      4. Montana ______________3-1______9-8_____ L1
      5. Idaho _________________2-1_____10-6_____ W1
      6. Idaho State ___________2-2______9-8_____ W1
      7. Eastern Washington___1-2______3-13____ W1
      8. Northern Colorado____1-3_____11-6_____ L1
      9. Northern Arizona _____0-4______6-11____ L5/L4
      10.Sacramento State _____0-3______4-11____ L8/L7

    • Women

      1. Montana State ________4-0_____11-4_____ W8/W5
      2. Northern Colorado____3-1_____12-5_____ W3
      3. Idaho State ___________3-1_____10-5_____ W1
      4. Idaho _________________2-1_____11-5_____ L1
      5. Sacramento State _____2-1______8-8_____ W2
      6. Northern Arizona _____2-2______6-11____ L1
      7. Eastern Washington___1-2______8-8_____ W1
      8. Portland State_________1-2______5-10____ L2
      9. Weber State___________0-4______6-11____ L5/L4
      10.Montana ______________0-4______3-12____ L5/L4
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Re: POTW - Week 9

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Portland State had a guy get a triple-double on Saturday, and he was not their POTW nominee. :lol:



Men

Tre-Vaughn Minott (PSU) - 23 points, 20 rebounds, 4 blocks, 82% on FGs (1 game)


Women

Taylee Chirrick (MSU) - 23.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.5 apg, 5 spg, 61% on FGs, 7/11 from three (2 games)




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Re: POTW - Week 9

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Mvemjsunpx wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:03 pm Portland State had a guy get a triple-double on Saturday, and he was not their POTW nominee. :lol:
Bunch of good performances all around when you beat a team by almost 30 points. A 20-20 game is impressive as well. :D
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Re: POTW - Week 9

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JALMOND wrote: Wed Jan 14, 2026 2:00 pm
Mvemjsunpx wrote: Tue Jan 13, 2026 8:03 pm Portland State had a guy get a triple-double on Saturday, and he was not their POTW nominee. :lol:
Bunch of good performances all around when you beat a team by almost 30 points. A 20-20 game is impressive as well. :D
Yeah, that's true. Weird that a Big Sky team would even be in position to make that decision. :lol:
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1/15 Games

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    UNC 73-76 PSU; The Viks improve to 4-0 despite Terri Miller Jr.'s 11 turnovers
    NAU 69-83 SAC; Fairfield transfer Prophet Johnson puts up 29 points, 6 boards, and 6 steals
    IDA 68-76 ISU; Bengals win three-point shooting 42%-15%
    EWU 80-91 WEB; Eagles' G Isaiah Moses went 12/12 from the line but just 4/17 from the field



    Women

    WEB 58-73 EWU; Kourtney Grossman gets her 10th. double-double of the season while teammate Jaecy Eggers picks up her 3rd.
    ISU 68-81 IDA; Tasia Jordan went 10/17 from the field for the Bengals, but her teammates shot just 30%
    SAC 78-59 NAU; Hornets win the boards by 25
    PSU 60-80 UNC; Bears win steals 17-1 and points-off-turnovers 31-7
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