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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.