Big West Conference
Saturday’s results
Cal Poly 108, Fullerton 79
Utah State 71, LBSU 63
UCSB 55, UC Irvine 40
Idaho 88, North Texas 82
Pacific 62, Nevada 52
Today’s game
Boise State at NMSU
Thursday’s games
North Texas at Boise State
Cal Poly at UC Irvine
UCSB at Fullerton
LBSU at Pacific
NMSU at Idaho
Utah State at Nevada
Around the Big West
The showdown between the conference’s two division leaders finally took place and it was Utah State that picked up the huge victory, 71-63, at Long Beach State. Dimitri Jorssen scored 16 points and added 11 rebounds as the Aggies stopped Long Beach’s 15-game winning streak. Mate Milisa scored 22 points to lead the 49ers… . How does a last-place team surpass 100 points? By making 18 3-pointers as Cal Poly SLO did in its 108-79 victory over visiting Cal State Fullerton. Reserve Jason King, who made six 3-pointers, led the Mustangs with 22 points. Mark Murphy scored 22 for the Titans… . Senior guard Clay McKnight scored all nine of his points in the final 3 minutes and 17 seconds, helping Pacific to a 62-52 victory over visiting Nevada. McKnight, who made six consecutive free throws in the final 1:23, leads the NCAA. He has connected on 61 free throws in 62 attempts… . Mark Hull scored 16 points to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 55-40 victory over visiting UC Irvine.
Big Sky Conference
Saturday’s results
NAU 83, Northridge 73
Idaho St. 83, Montana St. 73
Weber State 88, Sac State 72
Thursday’s games
Northridge at Montana Idaho State at EWU
NAU at Montana State
Sac State at Portland State
Around the Big Sky
Led by Kevin Sweetwyne’s 23 points, Idaho State held off visiting Montana State 83-73. Justin Brown led Montana State with 25… . Ross Land scored a career-high 35 points as Northern Arizona beat visiting Cal State Northridge 83-73… . Harold Arceneaux scored 25 points and Weber State’s hot shooting (57 percent) carried the Wildcats to an 88-72 victory at Sacramento State.
West Coast Conference
Saturday’s results
Pepperdine 80, Gonzaga 69
Portland 56, Loyola 55
USF 75, Saint Mary’s 66
San Diego 63, Santa Clara 59
Wednesday’s games
Loyola at Pepperdine
Santa Clara at USF
Thursday’s games
San Diego at Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s at Portland
Around the WCC
Tom Lippold scored a season-high 18 points to lift San Diego to its 63-59 win over visiting Santa Clara… . Darrell Tucker scored 21 points to lead San Francisco’s 75-66 victory at Saint Mary’s… . Troy Collins scored a layup and a jumper in the final 2 minutes to lead Portland’s 56-55 win over Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.