Around the Big Sky

Idaho State, picked to finish last in the conference, has a six-game winning streak after a season-opening loss at Kansas, the longest streak for the Bengals since 1976-77. The two most recent were back-to-back wins on the road, a feat last accomplished in February 2001. … The Big Sky is No. 21 in the RPI. Eastern Washington is 180th, fourth among Big Sky schools. … Montana is 8-1 with eight straight wins, good for a conference-best RPI ranking of 85. The Grizzlies won the Drake tournament with Kevin Criswell the tourney most valuable player. … Struggling Weber State has shot less than 40 percent in four straight games and has lost eight straight games to other colleges in Utah. … Sacramento State has scored at least 100 points twice this season. The Hornets have never hit 100 three times in a season since moving to D-I in 1991-92. … Preseason favorite Montana State needed a buzzer-beater to edge NAIA Carroll College.