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WATCH – Big Sky men’s hoops tournament – No. 7 Idaho gets past No. 4 Montana to advance to NCAA Tournament

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Seventh-seeded Idaho became the first team in Big Sky Conference tournament history to win four straight games to advance to the NCAA Tournament by posting a 77-66 win over Montana.

The Vandals (21-14) advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1990.

Montana was gunning for its 14th NCAA Tournament bid in its 7th championship game appearance in 11 years under Travis DeCuire

Idaho head coach Alex Pribble, senior center Brody Rowbury & sophomore Kolton Mitchell +DeCuire, senior Te’Jon Sawyer (center) & junior Money Williams, the tourney MVP after the game.

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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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