Portland State wins Big Sky Tournament (Photo: bigskyconf)

Big Sky Conf. Regular Season Standings 1. Weber St. 15-1 21-8 2. Portland St. 11-5 21-9 2. Montana 11-5 17-12 4. Idaho St. 9-7 13-18 5. N.Colorado 8-8 14-17 6. Montana St. 6-10 12-16 6. E.Washington 6-10 12-17 8. N.Arizona 5-11 8-19 9. Sacramento St. 1-15 2-27

Portland St. University 2008-09

Bone Dominguez Waters Jones Nelson Coston 10 Dominguez Jeremiah 5'6'' (168) G 11 Waters Dominic 6'1'' (185) G 44 Jones Jamie 6'7'' (201) F 21 Nelson Phil 6'7'' (201) F 14 Coston Kyle 6'8'' (203) F 13 Mara Tyrell 6'6'' (198) F 3 Murray Andre 6'2'' (188) G 42 Visockis Donatas 6'10'' (208) C 4 Polis Mickey 5'8'' (173) G 12 Guede Paul 6'5'' (196) G 1 Thomas Julius 6'5'' (196) F 15 Johnson Dane 6'1'' (185) G 2 Lazoff Austonn 6'2'' (188) G 23 Wright Wendell 6'5'' (196) G/F 30 Lee Louis 6'7'' (201) F

Senior guard Jeremiah Dominguez (5'6''-G-85) scored 22 points and Julius Thomas (6'5''-F-88) slammed down the game-winning basket with 3.5 seconds left as the Portland State Vikings captured their second straight Big Sky Conference men's basketball championship with a 79-77 victory over Montana State on Wednesday night.
Portland State (22-9) will take a six-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament. The Vikings will find out their opponent on Sunday on CBS at 4 p.m. Mountain.
'We beat an impressive team in Montana State,'' said Portland State coach Ken Bone . 'He and his guys did an outstanding job at the end of the season. I was extremely impressed with the way they played, not just tonight but the last week.'' Montana State entered the tournament as the No. 6 seed and riding a five-game losing streak. The Bobcats (14-17) upset No. 3 seed Montana 56-54 in Missoula in a first-round game, and then stunned top-seeded Weber State 70-61 in a semifinal on Monday.
'These guys battled, they competed, they did everything they had to do have a chance a chance at the end and that's all you can ask of them,'' said Montana State coach Brad Huse. 'I just really feel bad they didn't get to reach the dream. That was a heck of a three-game stretch for these guys. It's just so disappointing that we didn't have one more basket. Montana State's Branden Johnson (6'8''-F-86) tied the game at 77-77 with a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to play. Portland State came right back down the floor. Dominic Waters (6'1'') drove down the lane, and dished to a wide-open Thomas who slammed home the deciding basket.
Dominguez was named the tournament MVP. He was joined on the All-Tournament team by Andre Murray (6'2''-G), who had 21 points in PSU's semifinal victory, and Thomas, who tallied 17 points with five rebounds in the championship game. Johnson, Divaldo MBunga (6'9'') and Will Bynum (6'3''-G) were selected from Montana State. Mbunga, a senior center, scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds, his second straight double-double.
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Tournament Final: Portland State - Montana State 79-77
Tournament Semifinals:
Montana State - Weber State 70-61
Portland State Idaho State 61-53

Big Sky Conf. All-Tournament MVP: Jeremiah Dominguez of Portland State

Big Sky Conf. All-Tournament Team
Jeremiah Dominguez of Portland State
Andre Murray of Portland State
Julius Thomas of Portland State
Branden Johnson of Montana State
Will Bynum of Montana State
Divaldo MBunga of Montana State

All-Big Sky Conf. 1st Team 2008-09

Dominguez Banks Lillard McCoy Morgan

All-Big Sky Conf. 1st Team
Jabril Banks (6'7''-F) of Northern Colorado
Jeremiah Dominguez of Portland State
Anthony Johnson (6'3''-G-86) of Montana
Amorrow Morgan (6'5''-G-87) of Idaho State
Damian Lillard (6'2''-G-90) of Weber State
Kellen McCoy (5'6''-G-87) of Weber State

All-Big Sky Conf. 2nd Team
Jordan Hasquet (6'9''-F-85) of Montana
Cameron Jones (6'4''-G-89) of Northern Arizona
Divaldo MBunga of Montana State
Andre Murray of Portland State
Matt Stucki (6'6''-G-83) of Idaho State
Benny Valentine (5'7'') of Eastern Washington
Dominic Waters of Portland State

All-Big Sky Conf. Honorable Mention
Devon Beitzel (6'0''-G-88) of Northern Colorado
Kyle Bullinger (6'6''-F-88) of Weber State
Will Bynum of Montana State
Daviin Davis (6'4''-F-85) of Weber State
Will Figures (5'9''-G-87) of Northern Colorado
Loren Leath (6'2''-G-86) of Sacramento State
Lucas Steijn (6'11'') of Idaho State
Josh Wilson (6'2''-G) of Northern Arizona

Big Sky Conf. Player of the Year: Kellen McCoy of Weber State
Big Sky Conf. Defensive Player of the Year: Daviin Davis of Weber State
Big Sky Conf. Newcomer of the Year: Anthony Johnson of Montana
Big Sky Conf. Freshman of the Year: Damian Lillard of Weber State