Big Sky basketball on Altitude again

[UofMGrizFan]

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Big Sky basketball on Altitude again

OGDEN, Utah — Big Sky Conference basketball this winter will again be featured prominently on the Altitude Sports & Entertainment Net­work.

The men’s basketball slate includes eight regular-season games, as well as both semifi­nals from the 2012 Big Sky tournament.

This year’s reg­ular- season schedule includes three Thursday, three Saturday, one Sunday and one Tuesday game.

All nine Big Sky teams will appear once. Games will origi­nate from six of the nine ven­ues.

Defending Big Sky Confer­ence champion Northern Col­orado will appear three times. The Bears will play host to Eastern Washington on Satur­day, Jan. 14, at 5 p.m. B.J. Hill’s Bears will play at Weber State on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 5 p.m. Mountain. Northern Colorado will play host to Montana State on Saturday, Feb. 11.

The package begins on Thursday, Jan. 5 when Mon­tana State travels to Idaho State. The Bobcats are back on Altitude on Thursday, Jan. 19 when MSU welcomes Sacramento State to Bozeman. Montana, which finished second in the Big Sky last sea­son and figures to contend for the 2011-12 title with the likes of junior guard Will Cherry and senior forward Derek Selvig back in the fold, will appear in the “Game of the Week” three times. The Griz­zlies will take on Portland State at the Stott Center on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. Mountain. The Grizzlies will play host Northern Arizona on Thursday, Feb. 23.

The final “Game of the Week” will air on the final night of the regular-season and could decide the regular­season conference champion as Montana and Weber State do battle in Missoula. Randy Rahe’s Weber State Wildcats are expected to be the presea­son favorite. The Wildcats return 2009-10 league MVP Damian Lillard, who missed most of last sea­son with an injury. Also returning are All-Conference forward Kyle Bullinger, and Bamforth, an all-conference guard and the 2010-11 Big Sky Newcomer of the Year.

Altitude will also televise the semifinals of the champi­onship on Tuesday, March 6. The regular-season champion will host those games.

The Big Sky women’s bas­ketball championship will also be televised by Altitude on Saturday, March 10 at 5 p.m. Mountain.

Big Sky Conference Altitude TV Schedule MEN Thursday, Jan. 5 p.m., Montana State at Idaho State Saturday, Jan. 14, 5 p.m., Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado Thursday, Jan. 19, p.m., Sacramento State at Montana State Sunday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m., Montana at Portland State Saturday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m., Northern Colorado at Weber State Saturday, Feb. 11, Noon, Montana State at Northern Colorado Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Northern Arizona at Montana Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Weber State at Montana Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m., Big Sky Men’s Semifinal #1 Tuesday, March 6, 8 p.m., Big Sky Men’s Semifinal #2 WOMEN

Saturday, March 10, 5 p.m., Big Sky Women’s tourney title game

 

[WILDCATFAN]

Weber State @ Montana on TV

YES HOW GREAT IT IS

 

[EverettGriz]

But on a Tuesday? At 5:30?? I swear the BSC does everything in its power to dilute any home court advantage Montana might have in big games.

That's BS. That game should be on a Saturday at 7:30.

 

[WILDCATFAN]

But on a Tuesday? At 5:30?? I swear the BSC does everything in its power to dilute any home court advantage Montana might have in big games.

That's BS. That game should be on a Saturday at 7:30.

Its the same down here, it seems each time Weber plays at home to Montana its on a weeknight...what gives?

And I think you misread it, I think the UM/WSU game in Missoula is at 7pm

 

[BDizzle]

But on a Tuesday? At 5:30?? I swear the BSC does everything in its power to dilute any home court advantage Montana might have in big games.

That's BS. That game should be on a Saturday at 7:30.

Its the same down here, it seems each time Weber plays at home to Montana its on a weeknight...what gives?

And I think you misread it, I think the UM/WSU game in Missoula is at 7pm

Weber State at Montana Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m.,

 

[BelierPeaux]

At least they recognize how big a game that could potentially be and give it the spotlight.

 

[WILDCATFAN]

But on a Tuesday? At 5:30?? I swear the BSC does everything in its power to dilute any home court advantage Montana might have in big games.

That's BS. That game should be on a Saturday at 7:30.

Its the same down here, it seems each time Weber plays at home to Montana its on a weeknight...what gives?

And I think you misread it, I think the UM/WSU game in Missoula is at 7pm

Weber State at Montana Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m.,

According to Bigskyconf.com

Thursday, Jan. 5 7 p.m. MT Montana State at Idaho State
Saturday, Jan. 14 5 p.m. MT Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado
Thursday, Jan. 19 7 p.m. MT Sacramento State at Montana State
Sunday, Jan. 29 2 p.m. MT Montana at Portland State
Saturday, Feb. 4 5 p.m. MT Northern Colorado at Weber State
Saturday, Feb. 11 Noon MT Montana State at Northern Colorado
Thursday, Feb. 23 7 p.m. MT Northern Arizona at Montana
Tuesday, Feb. 28 7 p.m. MT Weber State at Montana
Tuesday, March 6 5:30 p.m. MT Big Sky Men's Semifinal #1
Tuesday, March 6 8 p.m. MT Big Sky Men's Semifinal #2
Saturday, March 10 5 p.m. MT Big Sky Women's Championship

 

[EverettGriz]

My guess is the start time was changed for TV.

 

[Grizbeer]

But on a Tuesday? At 5:30?? I swear the BSC does everything in its power to dilute any home court advantage Montana might have in big games.

That's BS. That game should be on a Saturday at 7:30.

Its the same down here, it seems each time Weber plays at home to Montana its on a weeknight...what gives?

And I think you misread it, I think the UM/WSU game in Missoula is at 7pm

Weber State at Montana Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m.,

it is all in where you put the comma

Big Sky Conference Altitude TV Schedule MEN
Thursday, Jan. 5 p.m., Montana State at Idaho State
Saturday, Jan. 14, 5 p.m., Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado
Thursday, Jan. 19, p.m., Sacramento State at Montana State
Sunday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m., Montana at Portland State
Saturday, Feb. 4, 5 p.m., Northern Colorado at Weber State
Saturday, Feb. 11, Noon, Montana State at Northern Colorado
Thursday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., Northern Arizona at Montana
Tuesday, Feb. 28, 7 p.m., Weber State at Montana
Tuesday, March 6, 5:30 p.m., Big Sky Men’s Semifinal #1
Tuesday, March 6, 8 p.m., Big Sky Men’s Semifinal #2

the Weber game is listed at 7:00. It may very well be that UM and Weber play in Semifinal #1 the next Tuesday at 5:30, but it seems a bit presumptuous at this point to schedule it.
I hope they at least get it right as UM instead of MU this year.