Big Sky Conference

Fri., Jan. 29, 1999

Thursday’s games

Northridge 80, Idaho State 75

Weber St. 92, Portland St. 82

Around the Big Sky

Harold Arceneaux scored 35 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Eddie Gill added 20 points and 10 assists to lead Weber State’s 92-82 victory over Portland State. Jason Hartman led Portland State with 31 points. With the score tied 18-18 with 10:23 remaining in the first half, Weber went on a 20-5 run with Gill scoring five of the points.

Big West Conference

Thursday’s games

Pacific 60, Idaho 59

Boise St. 61, Long Beach 57

Cal Poly 73, Irvine 71

UCSB 73, Fullerton 54

Utah St. 92, North Texas 61

NMSU 75, Nevada 63

Around the Big West

Utah State becomes the latest team to hammer North Texas, winning 92-61 at Logan, Utah. Pharoah Davis scored 18 for Utah State and Deginal Erskin 17 for North Texas. Davis was 9 for 9 from the field and Randall was 6 for 7… . B.J. Bunton scored 18 points in Santa Barbara’s 73-54 victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton. Erick Ashe added 17 points and Josh Merrill grabbed 14 rebounds for UCSB, which broke the game open with a 15-4 run to start the second half. The Gauchos, who were 2-8 in non-conference games, took over first place in the West Division when Boise State defeated Long Beach State. … Gerry Washington scored 13 of his game-high 19 points in the second half to lead visiting Boise State past Long Beach State 61-57. Boise’s Roberto Bergersen, who is third in the nation in scoring at 24.5 points per game, was held to 15 points… . Eric Channing scored 22 points as New Mexico State defeated struggling Nevada 75-63 in Reno, Nev. The Aggies have won eight in a row and the Wolf Pack have lost nine straight. Channing contributed two 3-pointers in an 11-0 run that gave the Aggies a 58-41 lead with 10:49 left. Nevada got no closer than eight points after that.

Around the WCC

Jimmie Rainwater scored 19 points and Ryan Jones 15 to lead Portland’s 65-51 home win over San Francisco, leaving the Dons with sole possession of last place. San Francisco led 34-26 at halftime, then scored 17 points in the second half. The game featured 45 turnovers, 31 by San Francisco, and a total of 44 fouls.

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