Andrew Houghton

"When Tommy Mellott took the field for Montana State for the final time, the Bobcats required a miracle – or perhaps several." I watched from field level as one of the greatest careers in Bobcat history ended on Monday in Frisco. Here's what I saw: skylinesportsmt.com/the-last-act-o…

@TaliaGoodmanWBB Does this also apply to Montana State if they lose today? Currently two spots higher than JMU in the NET and beat NAU - who beat JMU - twice...

I feel the same way about James Madison. Undefeated in conference play and a #54 NET ranking — really think they deserve a bid. Three of their four regular-season losses are to teams projected to be 1 and 2-seeds in the tournament.

What a win for @psuviksMBB basketball! PSU knocks off first-place Northern Colorado, 82-71. Now 16-10, 8-5. Jaylin Henderson with 21 points, 7 reb, 7 ast, Story to come! #GoViks

One to watch for Montana State seeding purposes: the Belmont women lost to Northern Iowa last night to fall to 11-2 in the MVC. 'Cats jumped them to 54th in the NET and are now ranked 14th among teams not in the Power 4...

The Montana State women continue to be a one-stop shop for bonkers statistics. How about this one...in their win over Northern Colorado on Saturday, all 12 Bears players who entered the game - including four who played single-digit minutes - committed at least one turnover.

24-0 with two first downs doesn't??

Just putting this out into the universe, let me know what you think: Dylan Darling is currently the front runner for Big Sky MVP

“Go Birds!” — Ben Franklin

ESPN still has them as a 14 behind Belmont (defensible), FGCU (who they beat) and Grand Canyon and UTSA (who are each 10+ spots behind them in the NET). Inexplicable. On the other hand, herhoopstats.com has them as a 12 against Tennessee...

The thing to watch for the MSU women if they keep winning is if they can get a 12 seed. That's the only thing that matters - if you get a 12 or better, you don't have to play someone on their home court, which is impossible. Most sites doing bracketology have them as a 13 now...

@VictorFlores406 @ByParkerCotton Agreed

@AndrewH202 @ByParkerCotton and I were talking about this last night. Chirrick has a good case to win three awards: DPOY, FOY and top reserve

#BigSkyWBB midseason awards and all-conference 🧵 MVP 1. Esmeralda Morales, Montana State 2. Taylor Feldman, Northern Arizona 3. Sophie Glancey, NAU Close race, but Morales clinched this last night - 25 points against NAU and a few of the best highlights of the year.

@Martay83843 @artmoreira3 Well, the best start to a season in conference history, for one. I think Moreira is awesome, he's doing a great job. It's a tough list this year.

@AndrewH202 @artmoreira3 No NCAA HC experience and is clearly the 3rd ranked team with a chance to beat NAU and MSU at home in the ICCU arena. I don't know what better defines COY than Coach Moriera!

Coach of the Year 1. Tricia Binford, Montana State 2. Jenteal Jackson, Weber State 3. Arthur Moreira, Idaho This is a tough list - Loree Payne, who's an exceptional coach and has NAU in the top 90 in the NET, doesn't even make the top three. She could be as high as second...

Newcomer of the Year (not counting Morales) 1. Olivia Nelson, Idaho 2. Antoniette Emma-Nnopu, Weber State 3. Hope Hassmann, Idaho