Isaiah Brickner had 23 points and 10 rebounds — his first double-double of the season — and Brody Rowbury scored 12 points to help seventh-seeded Idaho beat No. seed Montana 77-66 on Wednesday night to win the Big Sky Conference Tournament and clinch a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in nearly 40 years. Idaho (21-14), which played its fourth game in five days, has won five in a row and won the Big Sky Conference Tournament for the first time since 1990.

The NCAA tournament is just days away and spots are already being filled as conference tourneys wrap up. Who else won't have to sweat it out on Selection Sunday?

The top freshman in the Big Sky Conference is entering the transfer portal following a tremendous debut season.

Idaho Vandals (21-14, 13-9 Big Sky) vs. Houston Cougars (28-6, 16-5 Big 12) Oklahoma City; Thursday, 10:10 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -23.5; over/under is 136.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. Houston squares off against Idaho in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Mar. 21—OKLAHOMA CITY — With his Idaho men's basketball team trailing Houston by 24 points early in the second of their NCAA Tournament opener Thursday, Kolton Mitchell delivered a much-needed March moment for the Vandals. Mitchell hit a wing 3-pointer in front of his own bench while being fouled by Houston senior Emanuel Sharpe, then completing the four-point play to cut the deficit to 20. It ...

Mar. 9—BOISE — Starch Madness is truly mad. The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team completed what many could reasonably doubt: a No. 7 seed knocked off a No. 2 seed. The Vandals defeated the Montana State Bobcats 78-74 in the second round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Sunday at Idaho Central Arena in Boise. Idaho coach Alex Pribble said that the ability to stay strong through tough ...

Apr. 18—Lapwai High School alum Kase Wynott, the state of Idaho's prep basketball all-time scoring king, is taking his talents back to the Gem State. Wynott, who was a part of the Washington State men's basketball program for the past two seasons, announced his commitment to the Idaho Vandals with an Instagram post Friday. "I had a great relationship with (Idaho coach Alex) Pribble and the ...

Mar. 28—It was a pair of historic seasons for Idaho basketball. For the Vandal men (21-15), it was the first time making March Madness since 1990 after going on a Cinderella run to win the Big Sky Tournament as a No. 7 seed, the most wins in a season for UI in the conference (10) and the most road/neutral wins (12) since 1981-82. For the Idaho women (29-6), it was the most wins in a single ...