Big West
Saturday’s games
Idaho 85, North Texas 66
Boise State 70, NMSU 48
Cal Poly 87, LBSU 79
Fullerton 104, UC Irvine 97
Utah State 66, Nevada 60
UCSB 60, Pacific 38
Around the Big West
Senior forward Roberto Bergersen scored 22 points and helped spark a 15-4 scoring run at the start of the second half as Boise State defeated New Mexico State 70-48 in Boise. New Mexico State led 7-5 with 14:30 left in the first half, but Boise State came back to hold a 31-21 halftime lead. Boise State’s pressing defense forced 30 turnovers. The Aggies were led in scoring by junior guard Brad Bestor with 21 points. Senior forward Kejuan Woods added 14 for Boise State. The Aggies had five field goals in the first half… . Brandon Payton had 10 points and UC Santa Barbara held Pacific to its lowest point total of the season, defeating the Tigers 60-38 in Santa Barbara, Calif… . Pharoah Davis scored 14 points and sank two key free throws with 11.8 seconds left as Utah State defeated Nevada 66-60 in Logan, Utah… . Jabbar Washington scored 17 points to lead Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s 87-79 home victory over Long Beach State after the 49ers led by seven at halftime… . Ike Harmon scored a career-high 33 points in Fullerton State’s 104-97 victory over UC Irvine in an Orange County battle at Fullerton, Calif.
BIG SKY
Saturday’s games
Sac State 66, EWU 62
Northridge 83, MSU 62
NAU 74, Montana 53
Around the Big Sky
Michael McNair scored eight of his 15 points in a decisive first half as Northern Arizona defeated Montana 74-53 in Flagstaff, Ariz. The Lumberjacks led 32-18 at halftime and coasted from there in their final regular-season home game as they seek their third consecutive conference championship. Montana was paced by 16 points and five rebounds by Bob Olson… . Derrick Higgins and Jason Crowe each scored 13 points to lead Cal State Northridge past Montana State 83-62 in Los Angeles. Nate Holmstadt led Montana State with 28 points and 10 rebounds. Danny Sprinkle, who averages a team-leading 18.6 points per game in conference play, was held to nine.
WCC
Saturday’s games
Saint Mary’s 68, Portland 56
USF 83, Loyola 71
Gonzaga 69, San Diego 62
Gerald Zimmerman, the West Coast Conference’s second-leading scorer, had 24 points as San Francisco held off Loyola Marymount 83-71 in San Francisco. Zimmerman, a senior playing in his final game at home, also had 11 rebounds for the Dons. Five-foot-4 Haywood Eaddy, with 12 points, led four Lions scorers in double figures, which included 10 points and a career-tying 11 rebounds from Silvester Kainga. Robert Davis had 11 points, while Rupert McClendon chipped in with 10 for the Lions.