The No. 9 seeded Bears’ reward for the win is a meeting with top-seeded conference power Montana State in the second round Sunday at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.

Get ready for Starch Madness. The 2025 Big Sky tournament kicks off Saturday at Idaho Central Arena in Boise. All ten conference teams are in action, hoping to book their ticket to the NCAA tournament with a run to a conference title.

The goal is to go dancing in March Madness,” Northern Colorado coach Steve Smiley said. “It’s a great plan B and really cool. It’s truly an honor and this is a big deal.”

Portland State Vikings (4-23, 1-17 Big Sky) vs. Northern Colorado Bears (13-16, 6-12 Big Sky) Boise, Idaho; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colorado and Portland State meet in the Big Sky Tournament.

Gamble led the Bears in scoring with 10.4 points, and she averaged 2.3 rebounds and almost one assist in 29 games. She shot 43% from the field and 34% from 3-point range.

Who will take home the trophy, cut a piece off the net and represent the Big Sky Conference in the NCAA March Madness tournament?

Colorado State defeated Boise State 83-73 in the final game of the regular season, thanks to a 36-point performance by Rams Nique Clifford.

Guard Jaron Rillie scored a team-high 24 points, including 11 of the Bears’ 24 points in a sluggish first half to lead UNC to its first Big Sky title since the 2010-11 season.

The college basketball fervor is rising in crescendo this week with Saturday's start to the Big Sky Conference's tournament kicking things into a higher gear. Get your tickets now while they are still cheap and available! At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the Big Sky Conference tournament are $33.

The Boise State men’s basketball team ended the Mountain West Conference regular season on a sour note Friday night at ExtraMile Arena. Before a sellout crowd,

Nique Clifford scored a career-high 36 points to lead Colorado State past Boise State 83-73 in a Mountain West Conference regular-season finale