Around the Big Sky

Prior to Montana State’s 60-59 upset road win over Oregon State last Sunday, Big Sky Conference teams had lost 25 straight games to Pacific-10 Conference opponents. … The Big Sky is ranked 21st among the nation’s 31 NCAA Division I conferences in this week’s Rating Percentage Index of rpiratings.com and is 33-61 against D-I non-conference foes. … Eastern Washington’s Trey Gross leads all Big Sky freshmen in 3-point field-goal (.435) and free-throw (.846) percentages. … EWU’s Kellen Williams and Idaho State’s Matt Stucki have scored in double figures in seven consecutive games. … Having won 25 of 44 games, second-year Weber State coach Randy Rahe boasts the best winning percentage (.568) among Big Sky coaches. Northern Arizona’s Mike Adras, who is 138-111 in his nine seasons in Flagstaff, is second at .554.