Idaho men hold off Montana 77-66 to win first Big Sky Tournament championship since 1990
BOISE — After 36 years, the Idaho mens basketball team is finally going dancing again. The plucky seventh-seeded Vandals ground out a 77-66 win over fourth-seeded Montana in the Big Sky conference championship game Wednesday night at Idaho Central Arena. Idaho last won a Big Sky tourney final in 1990 when the Vandals defeated Eastern Washington 65-62 on a Richardo Boyd 3-pointer at the buzzer. No dramatics were necessary this time as Idaho senior Isaiah Brickner, whose 23 points and 10 rebounds led the team offensively, hurled the ball into the rafters and circled...