Around the Big Sky

The conference has a weird schedule this week: Northern Arizona at Tulsa, Weber State at Boise State and Portland State at Middle Tennessee State in ESPN Bracket Buster games on Saturday. … Portland State’s Will Funn has moved into second in the nation in assists per game at 7.9. … Sacramento State won for the first time in 12 road games with a 99-97 overtime decision at Idaho State despite the absence of coach Jerome Jenkins, suspended for comments about officiating after losing at Weber on Thursday. It was just the second overtime game in conference play and Idaho State lost both of them. … Northern Arizona finished 0-7 in conference road games. … Jeff Gardner owns the ISU record with 132 3-pointers. … Sacramento State’s Jameel Pugh is one of eight players selected to compete in the ESPN College Dunk competition March 31 at the Final Four in St. Louis. … PSU’s Seamus Boxley has scored in double figures in eight straight games. … Weber State’s Lance Allred has 16 double-doubles this year and has five in five career games against Sacramento State.