Big Sky Conference Notebook
Players of the week: Carlos Taylor, Montana State and Dupree Lucas, Portland State
Eastern Washington Eagles (10-10 overall, 4-4 conference)
Last week’s results
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 18: Northern Arizona 90, Eastern Washington 81
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 20: Eastern Washington 91, Northern Colorado 79
This week’s games
Jan. 25 at Sacramento State
Jan. 27 at Weber State
Against the Lumberjacks, EWU made just 2-of-14 3-pointers, and was 8-for-22 from the free throw line. Rodney Stuckey scored 24 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Against the Bears, Stuckey, who is just a sophomore, moved into ninth place on the school’s all-time scoring list following a 31-point game. Stuckey also had seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. Paul Butorac and Matt Penoncello each scored 17 points.
Idaho State Bengals (10-9, 5-1)
Last week’s results
At Missoula, Mont., Jan. 18: Idaho State 79, Montana 69
At Bozeman, Mont., Jan. 20: Montana State 58, Idaho State 57
This week’s games
Jan. 25 vs. Weber State
Jan. 27 vs. Portland State
Against the Grizzlies, ISU won in Missoula for just the third time in the past 29 tries. Akbar Abdul-Ahad scored a collegiate-high 26 points, hitting six 3-pointers. David Schroeder added 22 points. Against the Bobcats, ISU suffered its first loss of the conference season in a game they never led. Logan Kinghorn and Schroeder each scored 16 points.
Montana Grizzlies (9-10, 3-3)
Last week’s results
At Missoula, Mont., Jan. 18: Idaho State 79, Montana 69
At Missoula, Mont., Jan. 20: Montana 90, Weber State 86 (OT)
This week’s games
Jan. 25 at Northern Arizona
Jan. 27 at Northern Colorado
Against the Bengals, Matt Dlouhy scored a collegiate-high 27 points with eight rebounds in a losing effort. Montana was 16-for-37 from 3-point range, and Andrew Strait scored just four points. Against the Wildcats, Matt Martin scored a collegiate-high 28 points, hitting 7-of-10 3-pointers. Strait bounced back by scoring 22 points.
Montana State Bobcats (6-13, 3-3)
Last week’s results
At Bozeman, Mont., Jan. 18: Montana State 63, Weber State 48
At Bozeman, Mont., Jan. 20: Montana State 58, Idaho State 57
This week’s games
Jan. 25 at Northern Colorado
Jan. 27 at Northern Arizona
Against the Wildcats, MSU outscored Weber State 43-20 in the second half. The Bobcats trailed 28-20 at the half. Prior to that, MSU was 0-11 when trailing at halftime. Carlos Taylor scored 21 points off the bench. Against the Bengals, Taylor scored 19 points with three rebounds and two assists, also off the bench.
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (10-9, 5-3)
Last week’s results
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 18: Northern Arizona 90, Eastern Washington 81
At Portland, Ore.., Jan. 20: Portland State 83, Northern Arizona 78
This week’s games
Jan. 25 vs. Montana
Jan. 27 vs. Montana State
NAU’s Steven Sir scored 25 points against the Eagles, hitting 7-of-10 3-pointers. NAU shot 54.1 percent from the field in the game. Josh Wilson had a collegiate-high 14 assists. Ryan McCurdy added 18 points, and Tyrone Bazy scored 19 points with five assists off the bench. Against the Vikings, Ruben Boykin Jr. recorded his 10th double-double of the season, scoring 17 points with 13 rebounds. He added seven assists as well. Sir scored 21 points.
Northern Colorado Bears (3-17, 1-7)
Last week’s results
At Portland, Ore., Jan. 18: Portland State 86, Northern Colorado 71
At Cheney, Wash., Jan. 20: Eastern Washington 91, Northern Colorado 79
This week’s games
Jan. 25 vs. Montana State
Jan. 27 vs. Montana
Against the Vikings, the Bears continued their road struggles, dropping to 0-10 on the road this season. Kirk Archibeque scored a team-high 14 points, and Sean Taibi scored 12. UNC was out-rebounded 47-26. Against the Eagles, Archibeque scored 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting with eight rebounds. Taibi scored 21 points off the bench, and Dwayne Birden added 15 points off the bench as well.
Portland State Vikings (13-8, 4-4)
Last week’s results
At Portland, Ore.., Jan. 20: Portland State 83, Northern Arizona 78
At Portland, Ore., Jan. 18: Portland State 86, Northern Colorado 71
This week’s games
Jan. 26 at Sacramento State
Dupree Lucas scored a collegiate-high 33 points with four assists and three steals against the Lumberjacks. Lucas made 12-of-21 shots from the field, and was a perfect 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Juma Kamara scored 19 points with 10 rebounds off the bench. Against the Bears, Kamara scored a game-high 25 points. PSU shot 64.3 percent from the field in the first half.
Sacramento State Hornets (7-12, 2-4)
Last week’s results
At San Luis Obispo, Calif., Jan. 16: Cal Poly 74, Sacramento State 65
This week’s games
Jan. 26 vs. Portland State
Against Cal Poly, the Hornets shot just 31.1 percent from the field. Haron Hargrave led four players in double figures with 14 points. Davon Roberts, Angel Alamo and Alex Bausley each scored 13.
Weber State Wildcats (12-9, 5-3)
Last week’s results
At Bozeman, Mont., Jan. 18: Montana State 63, Weber State 48
At Missoula, Mont., Jan. 20: Montana 90, Weber State 86 (OT)
This week’s games
Jan. 25 at Idaho State
Jan. 27 vs. Eastern Washington
WSU made just 3-of-17 shots in the second half against the Bobcats, and blew a 28-20 halftime lead. David Patten and Tyler Billings each scored 13 points. Against the Grizzlies, J.P. Silveira scored 23 points, with six rebounds and five assists. Patten added 19 points.
