Super Saturday Open Thread

2:55pm

Katia Hadj-Hamou hits a big three at the end of the first half. PSU and UM are tied at 33 at half-time. NC-SAC tip off is in 10 minutes.

2:32pm

With 11:41 left in the first half, PSU and UM are tied at 15. Big crowd on hand in Missoula.

1:20pm

Newspaper Roundups

The Missoulian's Bill Speltz previews the UM/PSU tilt here.

The Oregonian's Ian Ruder has his own preview here.

The Sacramento Bee previews the SAC/NC game here.

12:35pm

If you are a complete statistical nerd like a few people I know, the graphic below will appeal to you. It shows the 8 different possible outcomes based on the 3 games today. The first level shows the winners in the first column and the losers in the second column. The second level shows records based on the possible outcomes. The third level shows the resulting seeds after taking into account tiebreakers. (Click on the graphic for a larger view.)


12:10pm

It's an important day in the Big Sky because we will finally get to answer some important questions like:

Where will the tournament be next week?

Who will be in?

How will the teams be seeded?

Who wins the BSC MVP? (in my mind, that question is answered by the outcome of the PSU/UM game)

We already have 2 of the seeds figured out thanks to Weber State's 74-60 upset of ISU in Ogden last night. With that outcome, ISU clinches the 4 seed while MSU clinches the 3 seed thanks to its season sweep of ISU.

I have camped out with my computer and am ready to load up BigSkyTV.org in a little less than 2 hours. Here's what I will be watching:

2pm- PSU and UM tip off with the winner hosting the tournament.
3pm- NCU and SAC tip off with the winner in and the loser out of the tournament.
7pm- EWU and MSU tip off to close out the BSC regular season.

I will be checking back and updating this post throughout the day, so feel free to leave questions or make comments in the comments section. Enjoy this exciting day!