Big Sky Conference
Thursday’s results
Montana 52, Sacramento St. 50
CS Northridge 101, Idaho St. 77
Saturday’s games
Idaho St. at N. Arizona
Montana at Montana St.
Around the Big Sky
Mat Seidensticker made two free throws with 23 seconds left to give Montana a five-point lead, and the Grizzlies held off visiting Sacramento State 52-50. Ryan Coleman, who hit a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, saw his potential game-winner bounce off the rim at the buzzer… . Trenton Cross and Mike O’Quinn scored 17 points each as Cal State Northridge defeated visiting Idaho State 101-77. Tywan Meadows scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half for Idaho State.
Big West Conference
Thursday’s results
Utah St. 70, Boise St. 41
Nevada 68, Idaho 64
Pacific 72, UC Irvine 63
Cal Poly SLO 68, Santa Barbara 66
Fullerton 61, Long Beach St. 52
Saturday’s games
Idaho at Utah St.
North Texas at Cal Poly SLO
NMSU at UC Santa Barbara
Boise St. at Nevada
Cal St. Fullerton at Pacific
UC Irvine at Long Beach St.
Around the Big West
Senior swingman Kevin Rice scored 15 points as Utah State beat visiting Boise State 70-41 in a matchup of the two top teams in the Eastern Division. Boise State was led by Roberto Bergersen’s 16 points… . Mike Wozniak scored 17 points, including four consecutive free throws in the final 44 seconds, as visiting Cal Poly San Luis Obispo held off UC Santa Barbara 68-66.
West Coast Conference
Thursday’s results
Portland 59, San Diego 49
Santa Clara 63, San Francisco 57
Saint Mary’s 76, Gonzaga 73
Saturday’s games
Portland at St. Mary’s
Gonzaga at San Diego
Pepperdine at Loyola Marymount
San Francisco at Santa Clara
Around the WCC
Brian Jones scored 27 points, including 7 of 8 free throws down the stretch, as visiting Santa Clara defeated San Francisco 63-57.