The Eastern Washington women nearly pulled off a massive comeback. Brianne Bailey had other plans. The Montana State guard's deep fadeaway 3-pointer forced overtime and the second-seeded Bobcats did just enough to slip past the sixth-seeded Eagles 79-77 in the Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinals at Idaho Central Arena.

Money Williams scored 32 points as Montana held off Portland State 75-72 in the semifinal round of the Big Sky tournament Tuesday night.

BOISE — The Idaho women’s basketball team is headed to the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2018. The top-seeded Vandals defeated No. 5 seed Sacramento State 59-51 in the Starch Madness semifinals on Tuesday at Idaho Central Arena in Boise.

No. 4 Montana Grizzlies face No. 7 Idaho Vandals in the Big Sky title game with an NCAA bid on the line.

Brody Rowbury, the big guy from Meridian High, added 12 points. Mitchell, the redshirt sophomore from Lake City High, had 11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Trevon Blassingame added 10 points.

From Starch Madness to March Madness, the University of Idaho's men's and women's basketball teams win the Big Sky Conference Championship and earn spots in this year's NCAA tournament.

The Eastern Washington women’s basketball team opened its stay at the Big Sky Conference Tournament with perhaps its most impressive – and gutsiest – win of the season.

Montana State's bid for a second straight Big Sky Conference women's basketball championship fell short Wednesday in a 60-57 loss to Idaho.