Big Sky men's basketball tournament

WATCH: Big Sky men’s hoops quarters – MSU pushes past Idaho State

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In the second quarterfinal of the Big Sky Conference men’s basketball tournament, No. 5 Montana State bulled past No. 4 Idaho State, 71-63.

MSU senior Xavier Bishop poured in 22 points and junior center Jubrile Belo added 19 points as Montana State advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament for the first time in 12 years.

The Bobcats will take on top-seeded Southern Utah at 5 p.m. on Friday. Following the game, MSU head coach Danny Sprinkle, Belo (left) and Bishop along with ISU head coach Ryan Looney, Tarik Cool (left) and Brayden Parker addressed the media.

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Colter Nuanez is the co-founder and senior writer for Skyline Sports. After spending six years in the newspaper industry with stops at the Missoulian, the Ellensburg Daily Record and the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the former Washington Newspaper Association Sportswriter of the Year and University of Montana Journalism School graduate ('09) has cultivated a deep passion for sports journalism during his 13-year career covering the Big Sky Conference. In August of 2014, Colter and brother Brooks merged their passions of writing and art to found Skyline Sports.

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