2026 Big Sky Tournament (WBB)

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21) - Saturday, March 7, 12:00 PM MST on ESPN+
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21) - Saturday, March 7, 2:30 PM MST ESPN+
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9/10 Winner) vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5) - Sunday, March 8, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (7/8 Winner) vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6) - Sunday, March 8, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10) - Monday, March 9, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9) - Monday, March 9, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (12:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (2:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 3:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

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• PSU 53-76 WEB; Antoniette Emma-Nnopu & Hannah Robbins combined for 43 points and 17 boards on 65% shooting
  _________________ The Viks picked up where they left off Monday by going 1/13 in the first quarter
  
  UMT 61-60 NAU; Kennedy Gillette put up 15 points and a team-high 9 rebounds replacing Lady Griz MVP Avery Waddington, who was out with illness
  _________________ The Lumberjacks shot 31% in their last 5 games, all losses

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) 53-76 vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21)
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) 61-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (5-14, 11-21) vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5) - Sunday, March 8, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (8) Montana (6-13, 9-21) vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6) - Sunday, March 8, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10) - Monday, March 9, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9) - Monday, March 9, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (12:00 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (2:30 QF winners) - Tuesday, March 10, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 3:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

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Idaho dominated the second quarter and now leads Weber by 15 at the half.

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Vandals win by 14. It never got closer than 10 in the second half.

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MSU leads Montana by 16 at the half (same as the 1Q margin).

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Bobcats win by 21.

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• WEB 52-66 IDA; Kyra Gardner put up 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 steals
  _________________ The Vandals controlled the interior by winning the glass by 19 and holding Weber to 24% shooting inside the arc
  
  UMT 57-78 MSU; The Bobcats did what they've done best the last 2 years, winning turnovers 26-11 and points-off-turnovers 31-10
  _________________ The Lady Griz bench scored 42 points, but their starters—largely due to illness—only scored 15

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) 53-76 vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21)
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) 61-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (5-14, 11-21) 52-66 vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5)
  
  (8) Montana (6-13, 9-21) 57-78 vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6)
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10) - Monday, March 9, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9) - Monday, March 9, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (4/5 winner) vs. (1) Idaho (18-1, 27-5) - Tuesday, March 10, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (3/6 winner) vs. (2) Montana St. (17-2, 24-6) - Tuesday, March 10, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 3:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

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Sac State upset Idaho State by 9.

NoCo leads EWU by 2 with about 4 minutes left.

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Eastern closes the game on a 10-3 run and wins by 2.

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• SAC 62-53 ISU; The Hornets outshot ISU 38%-14% from three as they won their first game of the Big Sky Tournament for the 4th. straight year
  _________________ Kacey Spink had 11 points, 7 boards, 7 steals, and 6 assists for the Bengals, but she only shot 31% from the field
  
  EWU 55-53 UNC; The Eagles somehow got five players in double figures despite scoring just 55 points (all five starters had either 10 or 11)
  _________________ The Bears shot 29.8%, their 2nd. worst mark of the season (they shot 27% in Moscow last Saturday)

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) 53-76 vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21)
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) 61-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (5-14, 11-21) 52-66 vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5)
  
  (8) Montana (6-13, 9-21) 57-78 vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6)
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) 62-53 vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10)
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) 55-53 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Sacramento St. (9-10, 15-17) vs. (1) Idaho (18-1, 27-5) - Tuesday, March 10, 12:00 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (8-11, 15-17) vs. (2) Montana St. (17-2, 24-6) - Tuesday, March 10, 2:30 PM MDT on ESPN+
  
  
  • Championship
  (semifinal winners) - Wednesday, March 11, 3:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

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Idaho leads Sac by 5 at the half.

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The Vandals pull away in the fourth and win by 8.

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Eastern came back from a double-digit deficit, but the Bobcats ultimately prevailed by 2 in overtime.

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• SAC 51-59 IDA; The Vandals won fouls 16-9 and outscored Sac 17-7 from the free-throw line
  _________________ These two teams combined to go 4/23 from the field in the fourth quarter
  _________________ Benthe Versteeg went 4/17 from the field in her final game as a Hornet
  
  EWU 77-79 MSU (OT); EWU came back from a 19-point deficit to take the lead in the fourth, but Brianne Bailey hit a fadeaway three at the buzzer to force OT
  _________________ The Eagles lost despite shooting 64% inside the arc, their best mark of the season
  _________________ Eastern missed their first 13 threes of the game and didn't hit one until they took their first lead with 3:39 to go in regulation

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) 53-76 vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21)
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) 61-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (5-14, 11-21) 52-66 vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5)
  
  (8) Montana (6-13, 9-21) 57-78 vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6)
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) 62-53 vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10)
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) 55-53 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Sacramento St. (9-10, 15-17) 51-59 vs. (1) Idaho (18-1, 27-5)
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (8-11, 15-17) 77-79 (OT) vs. (2) Montana St. (17-2, 24-6)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (2) Montana St. (18-2, 25-6) vs. (1) Idaho (19-1, 28-5) - Wednesday, March 11, 3:00 PM MDT on ESPNU
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)

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Idaho holds off the Bobcats and wins the title game by 3.

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• MSU 57-60 IDA; The Vandals won shooting 44%-35% and rebounding 37-26
  _________________ The Bobcats never led after it was 13-12 in the first quarter
  _________________ No player in the game had more than 12 points
  _________________ Taylee Chirrick fouled out late, but no other Bobcat had more than 2 fouls
  _________________ This is 3rd. straight year a Big Sky team has won 29+ games—no team had won more than 28 prior to that

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• • First Round
  (10) Portland St. (2-16, 6-24) 53-76 vs. (9) Weber St. (4-14, 10-21)
  
  (8) Montana (5-13, 8-21) 61-60 vs. (7) Northern Arizona (6-12, 10-21)
  
  
  • Quarterfinals
  (9) Weber St. (5-14, 11-21) 52-66 vs. (1) Idaho (17-1, 26-5)
  
  (8) Montana (6-13, 9-21) 57-78 vs. (2) Montana St. (16-2, 23-6)
  
  (5) Sacramento St. (8-10, 14-17) 62-53 vs. (4) Idaho St. (12-6, 19-10)
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (7-11, 14-17) 55-53 vs. (3) Northern Colorado (13-5, 22-9)
  
  
  • Semifinals
  (5) Sacramento St. (9-10, 15-17) 51-59 vs. (1) Idaho (18-1, 27-5)
  
  (6) Eastern Washington (8-11, 15-17) 77-79 (OT) vs. (2) Montana St. (17-2, 24-6)
  
  
  • Championship
  
  (2) Montana St. (18-2, 25-6) 57-60 vs. (1) Idaho (19-1, 28-5)
  
  
  
  • • (entire tournament at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, ID)
  
  All-Tournament Team
  
  
  Natalie Picton (SAC)
  Taylee Chirrick (MSU)
  Addison Harris (MSU)
  Kyra Gardner (IDA)
  Deborah dos Santos (IDA)
  
  MVP - Hope Hassman (IDA)