A Party in Portland

Something had to give. Portland State and Montana squared off in the Rose City tonight, both teams were 6-0 in conference play. Chalk one up for the home team as the Viks were able to knock off the Griz 72-62, putting themselves in sole possession of first place in the Big Sky. It wasn't the usual suspects for PSU doing the damage tonight. Katia Hadj-Hamou led the Viks with 19 points, going 4-9 from long range. For Montana, Mandy Morales had a game high 34 points, but no one else had more than 6. The Griz made just 1 of 14 three-point attempts, and when you subtract out Morales' production, the team shot just 29.7% for the game. Leading into the game, the Griz had trailed in just 1 of 12 halves, make it 3 after that loss.

For the box score click here.

Sacramento State beat Northern Colorado 71-53 tonight for a huge road win. Atty Boyer had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Eastern Washington got a nice home victory over Montana State 90-75. That win, coupled with the NCU loss, puts the surprising Eagles solidly in 3rd place. The Eags made 13 three's in the game, 1 off of a school record.

Saturday
Montana at Eastern Washington 3:05 p.m.
Montana State at Portland State 3:05 p.m.
Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado 2:05 p.m.
Weber State at Idaho State 7:05 p.m.
All Times Mountain