Thursday, March 14, 2013

Big Sky Tournament: Wildcats, Fighting Sioux, Bears Advance

Three games were played on Thursday as the Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament commenced at Missoula, Montana.

In the opening contest, Frank Otis scored 16 points as the second-seeded Weber State Wildcats (25-5) defeated the seventh-seeded Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (11-21).

Troy Huff scored 15 points as the #3-seeded North Dakota Fighting Sioux (16-15) defeated the sixth-seeded Southern Utah Thunderbirds (11-20) 69-52.

In the finale, a 21-point, seven-rebound performance from Tate Unruh carried the fifth-seeded Northern Colorado Bears (13-17) to a 69-56 victory over the fourth-seeded Montana State Bobcats (13-17).

In Friday's semifinal round, Weber State will take on North Dakota while top-seeded Montana (who received a first-round bye) will tangle with Northern Colorado.

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