Big Sky Tournament
1st Round: (9) Portland State vs. (8) Northern Colorado
Portland State decides to show up for the tourney for a change. They pull away late in the 2nd half thanks to a huge rebounding effort from C Wilson and SG Tolman, combining for 24 rebounds. The defense came up big in the stretch, forcing several stops to preserve the lead.
Code:
Portland State 56, Northern Colorado 52
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Portland State (14-16, 7-11):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Wilson C 30 2-7 4-8 6 14 2 3 8
Dwain Gordon PF 35 2-5 6-6 2 7 2 1 10
Jan Sessions SF 29 1-5 2-2 2 2 1 4 4
Oliver Tolman SG 29 4-12 0-0 4 10 2 1 10
Charles Price PG 31 3-11 2-2 0 3 2 2 9
Andrew Crook SG 15 3-4 2-3 0 4 1 0 9
Brian Ammerman SF 9 1-1 2-2 0 1 0 1 4
Terrence Todd PG 6 0-2 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Mac Jefferies PF 13 1-3 0-0 0 2 1 4 2
Jackie Slater C 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (J.Wilson 3, D.Gordon 1, J.Sessions 3,
O.Tolman 3, C.Price 1, A.Crook 2, B.Ammerman 1,
M.Jefferies 1)
Blocked Shots: 2 (D.Gordon 1, M.Jefferies 1)
Steals: 5 (J.Wilson 1, D.Gordon 2, O.Tolman 1, C.Price
1)
3P FGs: 4-15 (J.Sessions 0-2, O.Tolman 2-5, C.Price
1-6, A.Crook 1-2)
Northern Colorado (9-21, 7-11):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Andrew Bolyard C 31 0-5 0-0 1 3 2 2 0
Noel Marvin PF 28 2-8 2-5 2 7 0 3 6
Joey Ottinger SF 21 1-5 3-4 0 2 0 5 5
Larry Furman SG 30 4-9 0-1 0 3 4 2 10
James Bickerstaff PG 26 4-4 0-0 0 3 2 3 9
Al McDevitt PG 18 2-6 1-2 1 1 2 1 6
Markus Johnson PF 25 2-4 2-2 0 6 1 1 8
Harold Johnson PG 2 1-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 2
Donovan Simoneaux SF 16 1-7 2-2 1 2 0 2 4
Larry King PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0
Robert Carlson C 2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Turnovers: 12 (N.Marvin 4, J.Ottinger 2, L.Furman 2,
A.McDevitt 2, M.Johnson 1, H.Johnson 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (A.McDevitt 1)
Steals: 6 (A.Bolyard 2, L.Furman 1, J.Bickerstaff 2,
M.Johnson 1)
3P FGs: 6-22 (N.Marvin 0-4, J.Ottinger 0-2, L.Furman
2-7, J.Bickerstaff 1-1, A.McDevitt 1-2, M.Johnson 2-2,
D.Simoneaux 0-4)
Player of Game: PF Dwain Gordon (PT ST)
2nd Round: (9) Portland State vs. (1) North Dakota
Where has this Vikings team been all year long? They once again win the rebounding battle, as PF Dwain Gordon has an amazing 17 rebounds. They also got to the free throw line 25 times compared to UND's 5. Down 9 with 1:13 left, North Dakota was able to cut the lead to 4, but the Vikings hit their free throws down the stretch to score a huge upset.
Code:
Portland State 60, North Dakota 55
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Portland State (15-16, 7-11):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Wilson C 32 3-5 0-1 1 5 0 2 6
Dwain Gordon PF 35 3-4 4-4 5 17 1 1 10
Jan Sessions SF 30 3-5 1-1 1 3 1 0 7
Oliver Tolman SG 30 1-9 3-6 1 4 2 1 5
Charles Price PG 29 2-6 3-4 0 4 2 1 7
Andrew Crook SG 19 3-4 4-6 0 0 1 2 11
Brian Ammerman SF 7 0-0 2-2 0 0 1 2 2
Terrence Todd SG 4 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 4
Mac Jefferies PF 12 3-3 1-1 0 1 0 1 8
Jackie Slater C 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Turnovers: 18 (J.Wilson 2, D.Gordon 2, J.Sessions 1,
O.Tolman 4, C.Price 4, A.Crook 3, M.Jefferies 2)
Blocked Shots: 4 (J.Wilson 1, D.Gordon 2, J.Sessions 1)
Steals: 4 (J.Sessions 1, C.Price 2, M.Jefferies 1)
3P FGs: 2-13 (J.Sessions 0-2, O.Tolman 0-6, C.Price
0-2, A.Crook 1-2, M.Jefferies 1-1)
North Dakota (18-12, 14-4):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Kenneth Greene C 30 0-5 0-0 2 8 1 2 0
Billie Walker PF 29 2-4 0-0 4 9 1 3 4
Harry Arnone SF 34 7-10 1-2 0 1 0 2 18
Christian Lamkin SG 36 3-9 0-2 3 3 4 5 7
Andrew Jones PG 35 4-17 0-0 1 1 3 3 11
Elroy Goldberg SG 11 2-6 0-0 0 0 1 4 5
Jerry Brenneman PG 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Vincent Patterson SG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Hassan Logan PF 20 5-7 0-0 1 3 1 1 10
Richard Howland PF 1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0
Russell Cusack SF 2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 10 (K.Greene 3, C.Lamkin 2, A.Jones 2,
E.Goldberg 1, H.Logan 1, R.Cusack 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (H.Logan 1)
Steals: 5 (C.Lamkin 2, A.Jones 2, E.Goldberg 1)
3P FGs: 8-27 (K.Greene 0-1, H.Arnone 3-4, C.Lamkin 1-3,
A.Jones 3-12, E.Goldberg 1-4, H.Logan 0-2, R.Cusack
0-1)
Player of Game: PF Dwain Gordon (PT ST)
Semifinals: (9) Portland State vs. (4) Idaho
For this very close game, I'm gonna post the log of a couple sequences...
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2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:06 Portland State 47, Idaho 47
Idaho ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone
Erasmo Johnson is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.
2nd Half Time Remaining: 0:06 Portland State 47, Idaho 49
Portland State ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone
Dwain Gordon inbounds the ball to Charles Price.
Charles Price brings the ball over the timeline.
Charles Price shoots from the left wing.
It's Good.
Overtime
Then the end of Overtime...
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OT Time Remaining: 0:21 Portland State 53, Idaho 53
Idaho ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone
Fred Davis is at the free throw line.
The first free throw is good.
The second free throw is good.
OT Time Remaining: 0:21 Portland State 53, Idaho 55
Portland State ball: Defense: 2-3 Zone
Dwain Gordon inbounds the ball to Charles Price.
Charles Price passes the ball to Mac Jefferies (Top of the key).
Mac Jefferies drives to the right wing.
Mac Jefferies passes the ball to Oliver Tolman (Left wing).
Oliver Tolman passes the ball to Charles Price (Right corner).
Charles Price shoots a three-pointer from the right corner.
It's Good.
Oliver Tolman gets the assist.
OT Period Over.
Final Score - Portland State 56, Idaho 55
Charles Price is a hero!!!!
Code:
Portland State 56, Idaho 55
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Idaho (16-15, 10-8):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Javier Tallman C 20 1-3 3-3 2 4 0 3 5
Don Munford C 37 2-5 2-2 2 7 0 2 6
Fred Davis PF 41 1-7 3-6 4 16 1 2 5
Erasmo Johnson SF 40 5-17 4-4 1 5 2 1 14
Millard Tedesco PG 40 2-5 6-6 0 0 1 2 11
Al Westbrooks SG 25 2-6 3-4 0 2 2 0 7
Sonny Maguire SG 16 1-3 4-4 3 4 0 0 7
Hugo Whatley PG 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0
Jamie Warwick SF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Courtney Cerda PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0
Turnovers: 15 (D.Munford 5, F.Davis 1, E.Johnson 3,
M.Tedesco 3, A.Westbrooks 1, S.Maguire 1, H.Whatley 1)
Blocked Shots: 3 (F.Davis 3)
Steals: 4 (D.Munford 2, F.Davis 1, M.Tedesco 1)
3P FGs: 2-16 (F.Davis 0-2, E.Johnson 0-5, M.Tedesco
1-3, A.Westbrooks 0-3, S.Maguire 1-3)
Portland State (16-16, 7-11):
Player Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Jonathan Wilson C 15 2-4 0-1 1 3 0 5 4
Dwain Gordon C 37 2-4 0-0 1 8 3 1 4
Jan Sessions SF 23 2-5 0-1 0 0 0 5 4
Oliver Tolman SG 31 3-7 0-0 0 2 4 2 6
Charles Price PG 34 7-14 0-0 0 4 2 2 18
Andrew Crook SG 18 2-8 3-4 1 1 3 2 8
Brian Ammerman SF 14 2-3 0-0 2 4 1 3 5
Terrence Todd SG 13 2-5 0-0 0 0 1 1 4
Michael Lodge PG 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Mac Jefferies PF 30 0-4 3-4 3 6 0 0 3
Jackie Slater C 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0
Irvin Pippin PF 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Turnovers: 14 (D.Gordon 1, J.Sessions 2, O.Tolman 3,
C.Price 4, A.Crook 1, B.Ammerman 2, M.Jefferies 1)
Blocked Shots: 1 (M.Jefferies 1)
Steals: 3 (O.Tolman 1, A.Crook 1, B.Ammerman 1)
3P FGs: 6-20 (J.Sessions 0-1, C.Price 4-7, A.Crook 1-7,
B.Ammerman 1-2, T.Todd 0-1, M.Jefferies 0-1, J.Slater
0-1)
Player of Game: PG Charles Price (PT ST)