Around the Big Sky

Portland State dropped from 164 to 208 (behind Montana’s 193) in RPI rankings after losing at Washington State and Idaho State. … Weber State’s Lance Allred leads the nation in rebounding at 12.4 and has double-doubles in eight straight games, 14 overall. … Only Eastern Washington and Sacramento State have not had a conference player of the week; only EWU and Montana do not have an individual league leader. … Sac State junior Chris Lange, who missed the first 16 games because of academics, scored 14 points in his debut last Saturday. … Weber’s David Patten will miss at least four weeks after breaking a foot in practice, but Troy Goodell returned after missing two games for academics. … PSU sharp-shooter Jake Schroeder missed the ISU game with an ankle injury and is questionable this weekend. The Vikings had 31 turnovers in the loss. … Road teams have won six of 23 conference games. … Sac State is 0-11 on the road. … Three teams played Tuesday. Sac State beat NAIA William Jessup 88-59 at home; Weber’s Allred was 14 for 16 in a 60-47 win over IPFW; and ISU lost 52-45 at Utah Valley State.