Another Party in Portland

There was another party in Portland yesterday afternoon, but it was the road team doing the celebrating. In a classic overtime thriller, Montana State got their first road conference win, upsetting number 1 Portland State 94-90.

From MSU:

...The
Montana State women's basketball squad knocked off Big Sky leading
Portland State 94-90 in overtime, paced by Erica Perry's career-high 27
points, Saturday afternoon in the Peter W. Stott Center.

Perry, a junior from Lynwood, Calif., converted 12-of-22 from the field
and added three assists and three steals. She posted 16 points in the
second stanza, including three in the overtime period.

Trailing 90-89 with 2:32 left in overtime, Perry gathered up a loose
ball
and converted a fastbreak layup to give MSU the lead for good. On the
ensuing in-bounds, the Vikings turned the ball over. MSU's next
possession
was blocked out-of-bounds with three-seconds left on the shot clock.
Following a Bobcat timeout, freshman Katie Bussey nailed a 15-footer as
the clock expired to give Montana State (9-11, 3-5) a 93-90 advantage.

MSU missed the front end of two one-and-one situations in the final
22-seconds, but junior Jenny Heringer's free throw make with 17-seconds
left gave the Bobcats their final four-point cushion...

Other Saturday Games:

Weber State is 2-0 in OT games this season after knocking off Idaho State 78-77 in Pocatello.

The Grizzlies got back on the horse in Cheney, whopping Eastern Washington 81 to 56.

Northern Colorado beat Northern Arizona in another classic finish, 59 to 53.

Look for the Big Sky Big Timer later this afternoon when I get back to Montana!