US EditionNo. 1 Seed Portland State Advances to Big Sky Men’s Semifinals After Scare From Idaho State
Seventh-seeded Idaho outscored No. 2 Montana State 42-34 in the second half to complete a comeback and advance to the Big Sky semifinals.
- On Sunday in Boise, the seventh-seeded Idaho Vandals defeated second-seeded Montana State 78-74 as Biko Johnson scored 19 and Isaiah Brickner added 15 in a second-half rally.
- Key plays down the stretch came from Idaho's Brickner, who made 6 of 8 shots after missing all three in the first half, and Johnson, who scored 7 of 12, during Idaho's late stretch.
- Box-Score details show balanced effort and momentum swings with eight ties, 11 lead changes, 28 rebounds each team, and Idaho four players in double figures while Jeremiah Davis scored 22 points with four 3-pointers.
- With the victory, the Idaho Vandals set up a matchup against the winner of Monday quarterfinal Eastern Washington–Weber State in Tuesday semifinals.
- This result keeps the Idaho Vandals postseason run alive by upsetting a higher seed in the second round of the Big Sky tournament, while the Montana State Bobcats exit after a regular-season split with Idaho.
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Johnson, Brickner help Idaho upset No. 2 seed Montana State 78-74 in Big Sky Tournament quarterfinal
Biko Johnson had 19 points and Isaiah Brickner scored 15 — all in the second half — to propel Idaho to a 78-74 victory over No. 2 seed Montana State in a Big Sky Conference Tournament quarterfinal.
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Idaho Vandals advance to Big Sky semifinals after comeback victory over Montana State
BOISE, Idaho -- The seventh-seeded Idaho Vandals kept their postseason run alive, upsetting the second-seeded Montana State Bobcats 78-74 in the second round of the Big Sky tournament. Idaho erased a halftime deficit and outscored Montana State 42-34 in the second half to complete the comeback. The Vandals trailed by four-points at the break before
No. 1 seed Portland State advances to Big Sky men’s semifinals after scare from Idaho State
No. 1-seeded Portland State pulled away down the stretch as the Vikings fended off an upset bid by No. 9 Idaho State to advance in the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament Sunday in Boise.
Montana State Falls to Idaho, 78-74, in Big Sky Tournament Second Round
Jeremiah Davis and Christian King each eclipsed the 20-point mark in No. 2 Montana State's second-round game against No. 7 Idaho in the Big Sky Tournament on Sunday night, but the Bobcats came up just short to the Vandals, 78-74, in Idaho Central Arena.
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