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Williams scores 32, Montana beats Portland State in Big Sky Conference Tournament 75-72

By The Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Money Williams scored 32 points and No. 4 seed Montana built a big lead and held off top-seeded Portland State 75-72 on Tuesday night in a Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal.

Montana (18-15) will face Idaho (20-14) for the championship on Wednesday. It will be the third straight trip for the Grizzlies in the title game.

The Grizzlies took the lead for good about four minutes in and had their largest lead, 51-32, with 9:23 remaining. Portland State pulled within one point twice inside the final 28 seconds, but Williams and Tyler Isaak answered with two free throws apiece.

Williams added six rebounds for the Grizzlies. Brooklyn Hicks scored 12 points and Isaak had 10.

Jaylin Henderson led the Vikings (20-11) with 23 points, six rebounds and four assists. Kelcy Phipps added 14 points and two steals for Portland State. Terri Miller Jr. finished with 12 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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