Big Sky Conference Notebook
Player of the week: Rodney Stuckey, Eastern Washington
Eastern Washington Eagles (3-3 overall)
Last week’s results
At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 21: Eastern Washington 106, Evergreen State 65
At Seattle, Nov. 24: Washington 90, Eastern Washington 83
At Cheney, Wash., Nov. 27: Eastern Washington 110, Cal State Fullerton 100
This week’s games
Nov. 29 vs. Eastern Oregon
Dev. 3 at Cal State Northridge
Against Evergreen State, Rodney Stuckey led the Eagles in scoring for the 31st straight game with 26 points. EWU had a 20-0 first half run, and shot 61 percent from the field. Against Washington, Stuckey scored 31 points and Omar Krayem scored 18 in front of 10,000-plus in Seattle against the Huskies. Against Cal State Fullerton, Stuckey scored 27 points with nine assists and five steals. Paul Butorac had a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Idaho State Bengals (1-4)
Last week’s results
At Pullman, Wash., Nov. 21: Washington State 66, Idaho State 60
At College Station, Texas, Nov. 25: Texas A&M 77, Idaho State 44
This week’s games
Nov. 29 vs. Carroll College (Mont.)
Dec. 2 at Utah State
Against Washington State, David Schroeder had 19 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Akbar Abdul-Ahad and Matt Stucki each added 11 points. ISU led 28-27 at halftime. Against Texas A&M, ISU shot just 28.8 percent from the field, compared to 62.2 percent for the Aggies. Schroeder had a team-high 14 points. Abdul-Ahad and Stucki each had 11 points as well.
Montana Grizzlies (2-4)
Last week’s results
At Orlando, Fla., Nov. 23, Old Spice Classic: West Virginia 73, Montana 56
At Orlando, Fla., Nov. 24, Old Spice Classic: Virginia Tech 77, Montana 56
At Orlando, Fla., Nov. 26, Old Spice Classic: Montana 72, Minnesota 65
This week’s games
Dec. 3 vs. Boise State
Against West Virginia, Andrew Strait scored 14 points with eight rebounds in front of a nationally televised audience on ESPN2 on Thanksgiving Day. Jordan Hasquet also scored in double figures for the Grizzlies with 12. Against Virginia Tech, the Griz lost their fourth straight game. Hasquet had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Matt Dlouhy had 12 points, and Matt Martin scored 11 off the bench. Against Minnesota, Strait scored a team-high 17 points to beat the Gophers. Bryan Ellis scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists.
Montana State Bobcats (2-4)
Last week’s results
At Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 22: Montana State 84, Montana-Western 59
At Bozeman, Mont., Nov. 26: Oregon State 72, Montana State 63
This week’s games
Nov. 29 at Fresno State
Dec. 2 vs. Wyoming (at Billings, Mont.)
Against Montana-Western, freshman Branden Johnson scored 16 points off the bench to lead the Bobcats. Nick Dissly added 14 points as well for MSU. The Bobcats outscored Montana-Western 52-28 in the second half. Against Oregon State, Dissly scored a team-high 22 points with seven rebounds, three steals and three assists. Ted Morris picked up his second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3-3)
Last week’s results
At Flagstaff, Ariz., Nov. 25: Northern Arizona 104, Mississippi Valley State 77
At San Francisco, Nov. 27: San Francisco 82, Northern Arizona 73
This week’s games
Dec. 2 vs. UNLV (at St. George, Utah)
Against Mississippi Valley State, Steven Sir scored 26 points off the bench, tying a collegiate-high. He was 8-of-10 from 3-point range in just 29 minutes played. The eight 3-pointers tied a collegiate high, and was the fifth-best single game performance in school history. Ruben Boykin, Jr., had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Six NAU players scored in double figures, and it was NAU’s 12th straight regular season home victory. Against San Francisco, Tyrone Bazy scored 23 points, while Boykin, Jr., had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Northern Colorado Bears (1-5)
Last week’s results
At Greeley, Colo., Nov. 21: Northern Colorado 89, Colorado Christian 68
At Greeley, Colo., Nov. 24: Oregon State 69, Northern Colorado 67
This week’s games
Nov. 28 at Arizona State
Dec. 2 at Colorado
Against Colorado Christian, Dwayne Birden scored a team-high 14 points to lead the Bears to their first victory of the season. Eleven different players scored for Northern Colorado, who shot 60 percent from the field. Against Oregon State, the Bears nearly pulled off the upset as the Beavers need a shot in the final seconds to win the game. Sean Taibi scored 20 points for the Bears, who blew a 40-27 halftime lead.
Portland State Vikings (4-2)
Last week’s results
At Portland, Nov. 27: Portland State 69, Portland 53
This week’s games
Nov. 30 at Gonzaga
Against Portland, the Vikings snapped a two-game slide to their cross-town rivals. Juma Kamara led PSU with 17 points and five rebounds. Scott Morrison had 15 points, and a collegiate-high four blocks. The Vikings are 7-4 against the Pilots since PSU brought back basketball in 1996.
Sacramento State Hornets (4-3)
Last week’s results
At Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 22: Sacramento State 93, William Jessup 58
At Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 25: Sacramento State 100, UC-Davis 77
This week’s games
Nov. 29 at Illinois State
Dec. 2 at Louisville
Against William Jessup, Loren Leath scored a collegiate-high 28 points as the Hornets cruised. Angel Alamo registered his first double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Against UC-Davis, Leath scored 28 points for the second straight game to beat UC-Davis. It was the 105th meeting between the two teams. Haron Hargrave scored 22 points and had six rebounds with four assists for the Hornets.
Weber State Wildcats (4-2)
Last week’s results
At Ogden, Utah, Nov. 22: Weber State 81, Montana Tech 53
At Logan, Utah, Nov. 25: Utah State 77, Weber State 68
This week’s games
Nov. 29 at Utah
Dec. 2 vs. BYU
Against Montana Tech, David Patten shot 11-for-14 from the field, with seven dunks, to score a collegiate-high 25 points. The Wildcats shot 63.3 percent from the field. Against Utah State, the Aggies swept the season series with the Wildcats. Utah State beat Weber State in the Top of the World Classic in Alaska. Arturas Valeika scored 16 points for the Wildcats.
