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 ...

Portland Pilots (20-14, 12-8 WCC) at Montana State Bobcats (26-7, 18-3 Big Sky) Bozeman, Montana; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Montana State squares off against Portland in the National Invitation Tournament. The Bobcats have gone 18-3 against Big Sky teams, with an 8-4 record in non-conference play.

Jeremiah Davis came off the bench to score 15 points and help Montana State beat Long Beach State 78-72 on Friday night. Davis made 6 of 7 shots and 3 of 4 free throws for the Bobcats (3-4). Chris Hodges scored 14 on 7-for-8 shooting for Montana State.