Big Sky Conference Basketball Thread (Men & Women)

[Mvemjsunpx]

There are enough BSC fans here to make a thread like this work, right? Here are the standings through 1 full week of action. The last column is for winning/losing streaks. The first number is conference winning streak, the second is overall winning streak. If the streaks are identical, only one number is listed.

• • Men
    
    1. Portland State_________3-0_____12-4_____ W17/W2
    2. Weber State___________1-0______7-7_____ W1
    3. Idaho State ___________1-0______4-11____ W1/L1
    4. Eastern Washington___2-1______8-7_____ W1
    5. Montana ______________1-1______7-7_____ W1
    6. Northern Colorado____1-2______5-10____ L2
    7. Northern Arizona _____1-2______4-10____ L1
    8. Montana State ________0-2______7-6_____ L7/L1
    9. Sacramento State _____0-2______1-14 ___ L9/L9

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State_________2-0______9-5_____ W2
    2. Eastern Washington___2-0______7-8_____ W2/W3
    3. Montana ______________1-0_____12-3_____ W3/W4
    4. Idaho State ___________1-0______4-10____ W1
    5. Northern Colorado____1-1______7-7_____ W1
    6. Montana State ________0-1______6-7_____ L2/L1
    7. Weber State___________0-1______5-8_____ L2/L3
    8. Northern Arizona _____0-2______3-12____ L5/L4
    9. Sacramento State _____0-2______2-13 ___ L9/L7

[dbackjon]

Great idea.

NAU came oh-so close to beating Portland State 4OT loss was a killer.

[Willie]

Portland State will win the men's and Montana will win the women's.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Portland State will win the men's and Montana will win the women's.

Not If Weber has anything to say about it. They play each other this Thursday in Portland, we will see what happens.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 65-71 EWU; ISU coach Joe O'Brien gets ejected while EWU goes 20-21 from the line
  WEB 80-66 PSU; The Viks' 17 game conference winning streak comes to an end
  NAU 61-62 UMT; UM's Anthony Johnson is 33-35 from the line over the last two games
  SAC 42-61 MSU; Hornets get just 3 assists
  
  
  Women
  
  MSU 86-88 SAC (OT); Sac makes 14 three-pointers
  EWU 54-71 ISU; Bengals shoot 53.2%
  PSU 76-63 WEB; Portland State's bench outscores Weber's, 30-12
  UMT 74-49 NAU; Lumberjacks held to 16% shooting in the second half

[Wildcat Ryan]

Last time the Vikings lost a conference game at home, it was against,

Guess who: Weber State

Last time Portland State lost a road conference game, it was against,

Guess who: Weber State

This year Portland State loses thier first conference game this year against,

Guess who: Weber State.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  ISU 58-85 PSU; Vikings rebound thanks to 57% shooting
  SAC 63-80 UMT; Griz win the assist battle 17-3
  NAU 68-74 MSU; The Bobcats win despite being outrebounded by 14
  
  
  Women
  
  UMT 77-67 SAC; Lady Griz move to 25-0 all time against the Hornets
  PSU 70-61 ISU; The Bengals lose despite a career-high 31 from Chelsea Pickering
  EWU 82-68 WEB; Eags win in Ogden for the first time since 1988
  MSU 61-76 NAU; The Bobcats gave up 23 three-pointers on this two game road trip

Weber @ EWU (men) tomorrow @ 1:00 PST on Altitude

[AZGrizFan]

Last time the Vikings lost a conference game at home, it was against,

Guess who: Weber State

Last time Portland State lost a road conference game, it was against,

Guess who: Weber State

This year Portland State loses thier first conference game this year against,

Guess who: Weber State.

That is some good stuff, Ryan.

Griz are now 3-1 in conference. A mirage? We shall see...

[Wildcat Ryan]

AZ:

Do you think the Grizzlies have a shot?

They seem to be playing better basketball at the moment.

[Mvemjsunpx]

Weber ruins Rodney Stuckey's jersey retirement as they beat EWU, 77-69.

Northern Colorado's women drop a non-conference game against Columbia in NYC, 77-74.

• • Men
    
    1. Weber State___________3-0______9-7_____ W3
    2. Portland State_________4-1_____13-5_____ W1
    3. Montana ______________3-1______9-7_____ W3
    4. Eastern Washington___3-2______9-8_____ L1
    5. Montana State ________2-2______9-6_____ W2
    6. Idaho State ___________1-2______4-13____ L2/L3
    7. Northern Colorado____1-2______5-11____ L2/L3
    8. Northern Arizona _____1-4______4-12____ L3
    9. Sacramento State _____0-4______1-16 ___ L11/L11

• • Women
    
    1. Portland State_________4-0_____11-5_____ W4
    2. Montana ______________3-0_____14-3_____ W5/W6
    3. Eastern Washington___3-1______8-9_____ W1
    4. Idaho State ___________2-1______5-11____ L1
    5. Northern Colorado____1-1______7-8_____ W1/L1
    6. Northern Arizona _____1-3______4-13____ W1
    7. Sacramento State _____1-3______3-14 ___ L1
    8. Montana State ________0-3______6-9_____ L4/L3
    9. Weber State___________0-3______5-10____ L4/L5

[Willie]

The Montana men are definitely starting to play better ball. If they can play to their capabilities, they could contend.

[Wildcat Ryan]

Any Montana fans coming down to the Dee Events Center to Watch the Weber-UM game on Saturday?

[AZGrizFan]

AZ:

Do you think the Grizzlies have a shot?

They seem to be playing better basketball at the moment.

Well, they're gonna have at LEAST 4 conference losses (2 Weber, 2 PSU), so they've got a shot, but it's a long one.

[SuperHornet]

Portland State will win the men's and Montana will win the women's.

We'll see if you're still around while The Goddess is fitting her girls out with dancing shoes.

[Mvemjsunpx]

We'll see if you're still around while The Goddess is fitting her girls out with dancing shoes.

Dude, does Sherri Murrell know you're stalking her?


But seriously on the women's basketball front, what the hell has happened to Montana State? Getting swept by the (seemingly) two worst teams in the conference isn't a good way to get back to the BSC title game.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  SAC 73-91 UNC; Loren Leath scores 41 for the Hornets in a losing effort

[Willie]

Portland State will win the men's and Montana will win the women's.

We'll see if you're still around while The Goddess is fitting her girls out with dancing shoes.

Well at least we don't have to worry about Sac St winning it...for either side.

[SuperHornet]

We'll see if you're still around while The Goddess is fitting her girls out with dancing shoes.

Well at least we don't have to worry about Sac St winning it...for either side.

How true.

[SuperHornet]

We'll see if you're still around while The Goddess is fitting her girls out with dancing shoes.

Dude, does Sherri Murrell know you're stalking her?

I typically see her about once a year. This year will mark twice (first time since her UOP days that's happened) since PSU's already been to UOP and will be making a trip to Sac in Feb.

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Women
  
  PSU 61-67 UCSB; Claire Faucher held to 0 assists for the first time since her freshman year

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  UMT 67-77 ISU; Bengals light it up by shooting 70% in the second half
  MSU 75-70 WEB; Bobcats get just their seventh all-time win in Ogden
  EWU 68-75 UNC; Benny Valentine continues his hot shooting by scoring 31, but the Eagles lose again
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 55-53 EWU; Courtney Stoermer scores 25 for the Bears while EWU commits 26 turnovers
  ISU 48-70 UMT; Lady Griz dominate the paint 42-20 and win the boards by 13
  WEB 62-65 MSU; The Wildcats get 39 points from behind the arc, but just 23 through other methods

[Wildcat Ryan]

ah what a painfull loss

[Mvemjsunpx]

• Men
  
  MSU 43-64 ISU; Bobcats score just 12 points in the first half
  UMT 55-71 WEB; Griz shoot just 31%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 71-92 PSU; Kelsey Kahle becomes Portland State's all-time leading scorer
  WEB 54-82 UMT; The Wildcats put up 33 three-point shots, but make just 9
  ISU 52-71 MSU; Bobcat F Nubia Garcia scores just 3 points, but pulls down 16 rebounds

[AZGrizFan]

• Men
  
  MSU 43-64 ISU; Bobcats score just 12 points in the first half
  UMT 55-71 WEB; Griz shoot just 31%
  
  
  
  Women
  
  UNC 71-92 PSU; Kelsey Kahle becomes Portland State's all-time leading scorer
  WEB 54-82 UMT; The Wildcats put up 33 three-point shots, but make just 9
  ISU 52-71 MSU; Bobcat F Nubia Garcia scores just 3 points, but pulls down 16 rebounds

Jesus, the Griz suck. I'm really not sure Tinks is the right guy to coach that team....

[Mvemjsunpx]

Jesus, the Griz suck. I'm really not sure Tinks is the right guy to coach that team....

The Griz likely won't find anyone better. The men's basketball program, while decent, has never been a model of excellence; even Montgomery never made the NCAA's at UM. The program has just 7 NCAA appearances & just 2 NCAA wins in the last 34 years. I guess that's not bad by mid-major standards, but it isn't great either. Tinkle isn't as good as Krystkowiak, but he's still better than Holst & Kennedy.

This year's Griz team has shown ability, but still lacks cohesiveness (only five players played minutes last year). Also, for some reason, Jordan Hasquet just can't shoot anymore. If he comes out of the slump and Elgin-Taylor picks up where he left off before the suspension/academic uncertainty, things should improve offensively & the Griz will be dangerous. If those things don't happen, then 8-8 looks pretty likely again.


On the plus side, the Lady Griz are dominating. They've improved the defense from last year and they're outscoring their Big Sky opponents by 21 a game. At this point, PSU looks to be the only remaining opponent that can even keep Montana from emptying the bench in the second half.