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Idaho proved it is fast improving after knocking off No. 3 seed Portland State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament.

The Montana Grizzlies take on the Idaho Vandals in the Big Sky Tournament. Tuesday's meeting will be the third of the season between the two teams.

Idaho led its Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinal game against Montana 2-0, 16 seconds into the game on a pair of Julius Mims free throws. That would be its last lead of the matchup. With a 78-55 loss against second-seeded Montana (24-9), sixth-seeded Idaho (14-19) was bounced out of the conference tournament in the semifinals.

BOISE – Bolstered by a relentless defensive effort and a solid shooting performance, sixth-seeded Idaho defeated Portland State 80-70 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference tournament Tuesday night at Idaho Central Arena.

The third-seeded Idaho Vandals lost to the sixth-seeded Montana Grizzlies, who had four players score 10-or-more points en route to a convincing win in the third round of the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament, 65-54 in Boise.