WEBER STATE WILDCATS (16-14, 10-7) at
PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (18-10, 12-5)

Monday, March 2, 2026, 7 p.m. • Viking Pavilion (3,094), Portland, OR
Television/Live Stream: ESPN+ • Play-by-play: Matt Richert • Analyst: Scott Hermo
Live Stats: www.ViksLive.livestats.us
 

OPENING TIP

The final game of the Big Sky Conference regular season and still a lot to decide; that is where the Portland State Vikings, the Weber State Wildcats and several other teams find themselves when the ball goes up on Monday evening.
     
The Vikings (18-10, 12-5) clinched a share of the Big Sky Conference title more than a week ago, but have lost three straight games, and have yet to nail down the number-one seed in the Big Sky Conference Tournament, Mar. 7-11, in Boise. Why? Because Montana State and Eastern Washington have been finishing fast and crawled to within one game of the Vikings (both 11-6) with one to play. PSU needs a win on Monday against Weber State in the season finale and/or losses by MSU and EWU to be assured the top seed. As it stands, all three teams are in contention for the one-, two- and three-seeds. Being in the top two is particularly beneficial as it assures a quarterfinal round game against a team seeded somewhere between seven and 10. And, it allows a day off between the quarterfinal and semifinal game days.
     
Meanwhile, the Vikings' Monday opponent, Weber State, is tied for fourth place with Montana at 10-7. The Wildcats are vying for a chance to finish fourth, or possibly even third or second if they can win, get some help, and win potential tie-breakers in the standings.
     
So, one game left, and still all a bit confusing.
     
The easiest way to end the confusion for Portland State is to win on Monday against Weber State and capture the outright Big Sky Championship and number-one seed.
     
Make no mistake, Portland State has had an outstanding season - one of the finest in its Big Sky history - and for only the third time in 30 years can claim a Big Sky Championship. Inexplicably, a three-game losing streak has made the standings tighter than they would have liked.
     
The Vikings take a 10-3 home record into Monday's Senior Night contest with the Wildcats. PSU beat Weber State in the conference-opener on Jan. 1, 95-90 in overtime, in Ogden.
     
Weber State (16-14, 10-7) has won three in a row and five of its last six to rise in the standings. The Wildcats are 5-9 in road games, 4-4 in Big Sky road games.
     
Prior to the Monday night game, PSU will honor seven seniors on its roster playing in their final home game: Jaylin Henderson, Terri Miller Jr., Tre-Vaughn Minott, Isaiah Williams, Brycen Long, Mozae Downing-Rivers and Samuel Stewart IV.
     
The big finish to the 2025-26 regular season takes place at Viking Pavilion. Tip-off is 7 p.m. and the game can be seen on ESPN+. Live statistics can be found at www.GoViks.com.
 

2026 Big Sky Basketball Championship Schedule

March 7-11 | Boise, Idaho | Idaho Central Arena
 
Saturday, March 7 - First Round
Game 1: #9 Seed vs. #10 Seed - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 2: #7 Seed vs. #8 Seed - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
 
Sunday, March 8 - Quarterfinals
Game 3: #1 Seed vs. Game 1 Winner - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 4: #2 Seed vs. Game 2 Winner - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PTT
 
Monday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
Game 5: #4 Seed vs. #5 Seed - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 6: #3 Seed vs. #6 Seed - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
 
Tuesday, March 10 - Semifinals
Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner - 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT
Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner - 9:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. PT
 
Wednesday, March 11 - Championship
Game 9: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner - 9:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. PT
 

PORTLAND STATE'S BIG SKY CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Big Sky Regular Season Championships
2004-05: 19-9/11-3 Big Sky (Head Coach Heath Schroyer)
  Lost Big Sky quarterfinal tournament game to Weber State
2007-08: 23-10/14-2 Big Sky (Head Coach Ken Bone)
  Beat Northern Arizona in Big Sky Championship, 67-51;
  #16 seed: Lost to Kansas (eventual national champion) in NCAA Tournament, 85-61 (Omaha)
2024-25: 18-10/12-5 Big Sky (Head Coach Jase Coburn)
  One game remains in regular season
 
Big Sky Tournament Championships
2007-08: 23-10/14-2 Big Sky (Head Coach Ken Bone)                      
  Beat Northern Arizona in Big Sky Championship, 67-51;
  #16 seed: Lost to Kansas (eventual national champion) in NCAA Tournament, 85-61 (Omaha)
2008-09: 23-10/11-5 Big Sky (Head Coach Ken Bone)          
  Beat Montana State in Big Sky Championship, 79-77;
  #13 seed: Lost to Xavier in NCAA Tournament, 77-59 (Boise)
 

GAME NOTES: PORTLAND STATE vs. WEBER STATE

• ALL-TIME SERIES: Weber State leads the all-time series, 47-21, and the Big Sky Conference series, 43-21... Portland State leads the series, 16-14, in Portland.
• EARLIER THIS SEASON: Jan. 1, 2026 at Ogden, UT, PSU 95, WSU 90 (ot): PSU battled foul trouble, poor shooting early, a final-minute deficit, and a history of struggles at Dee Events Center to come away with the victory... Terri Miller Jr. brought the Vikings back from seven points down at halftime, scoring 19 of his 29 points in the second half, including 12 in a row at one point. Then Jaylin Henderson scored three times in the final minute. PSU trailed 75-72 with 17.4 seconds left, but Henderson scored on a pair of drives in the closing seconds. The final score coming with 2.0 showing on the clock to tie the game, 76-76, and send it to overtime... Henderson then scored nine points in overtime as the Vikings took the lead and held off the Wildcats. Henderson finished with a career-high 34 points as he and Miller combined for 63. Henderson added six rebounds and seven assists... Keyon Kensie Jr. scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Tre-Vaughn Minott had 10 points and 13 rebounds... there were 20 lead changes, 16 in the second half, each team led for just over 20 minutes and the largest lead for either was seven points. the Wildcats were led by Tijan Saine Jr., who scored 23 points with seven rebounds and eight assists. Edwin Suarez Jr. had 19 points and 13 rebounds.
• COACHES: Vikings Coach Jase Coburn (Arizona State, 2006) is in his fifth season as Head Coach. He spent eight previous seasons on the Park Blocks as an Assistant and Associate Head Coach. Coburn's overall record is 80-74. He is 4-5 all-time against Weber State... the Wildcats are coached by Eric Duft (Sterling College, 1995) in his fourth season. Duft has a 66-63 career record and is 4-3 against the Vikings.

 

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

• Weber State is an original member of the Big Sky Conference located in Ogden, UT. The Wildcats have won 22 Big Sky regular season championships, 10 Big Sky Tournament Championships and made 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament... the Wildcats were 12-22 last season, 5-13 and ninth place in the Big Sky.
• This season, Weber State 16-14, 10-7 and tied for fourth in the Big Sky Conference... the Wildcats average 82.0 points and allow 76.9 points per game... they shoot .471 from the field, .356 from three-point range and .732 at the line... the Wildcats have a +4.7 rebounding margin.
• Five Wildcats average in double figures. Junior guard Tijan Saine Jr. averages 17.3 points and 4.3 assists. He shoots .899 at the free throw line... junior guard Viljaimi Vartiainen averages 12.9 points and has made 71 three-pointers while shooting .438 from distance... junior forward Malek Gomma leads the team with 7.0 rebounds.

 

HOT SHOTS

• 1K AND COUNTING: SR G Jaylen Henderson passed 1,000 points in his collegiate career at Montana State. Henderson scored 107 points in his one season at Louisiana Tech. He has since scored 915 points at Portland State in two seasons... for what its worth, SR G Brycen Long is at 994 career points (62 at PSU, 24 at Arizona State, 908 points at Houston Christian) and SR F Terri Miller Jr. is at 953 career points (55 at Louisiana Tech, 898 at PSU).
• 20-SOMETHING: SR F Terri Miller Jr. had his 13th 20-point game of the season against Montana State (9th in a Big Sky game). He averages 18.9 points to lead the Vikings... SR G Jaylin Henderson tallied his 11th 20-point game of the season with 20 at Montana.
• DOUBLE-DOUBLES: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott leads the Big Sky Conference with eight double-doubles this season... JR G Keyon Kensie ranks second with seven double-doubles. He had 16 points and 10 rebounds at Montana... Minott also leads the Big Sky in rebounding (8.9).
• WINNING: PSU's 18 wins currently ranks as seventh-most in the Big Sky Conference era (30 seasons)... the Vikings' 12 Big Sky wins ties for second-most in school history (PSU was 14-2 in 2007-08)... PSU's six straight road wins (Jan. 1-Feb. 12) established a new school record. It broke a mark of five set between Jan. 21 and Feb. 15, 1954! (the Vikings' longest Big Sky road winning streak is nine games and stretched over two seasons - 2008 and 2009)... the six Big Sky road wins ties for most in a season (6-2 in 2007-08)... this season Portland State reached 7-0 in league play for the first time in its Big Sky history (30th year). The Vikings had gotten to 4-0 twice previously (1997-98, 2004-05).
• SWEEPING: Portland State has swept season series from Idaho State, Sacramento State, Northern Arizona and Idaho.
• DEFENSIVE PRESENCE: Portland State leads the Big Sky Conference in three defensive categories: scoring defense (70.2), field goal percentage defense (.414) and turnovers forced (12.6).
• IRON MAN: Earlier this season, SR G Jaylin Henderson had a stretch of eight straight complete games (330 consecutive minutes) before having to sit down in the second half at Idaho (1/24) due to foul problems. His total stretch of consecutive minutes played was 354. He leads the Big Sky in minutes (37.1) and ranks 10th in the nation... Henderson has played 10 complete games.
• DUNK YOU VERY MUCH: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott broke his own school record for dunks in a season and has set a new school record for dunks in a career. Minott now has 57 dunks (previous record, 44). He has 104 career dunks, passing Scott Morrison (91) for that record... Minott's 57 dunks account for nearly half of his field goals (118). Not surprisingly, he shoots .659 from the field.
• TRENDING: Portland State is undefeated when leading at halftime (13-0) and scoring 80 or more points (8-0)... the Vikings are 14-3 when out-rebounding opponents, 17-1 when out-shooting an opponent.
• STRANGE BUT TRUE: Although they are 18-10, the Vikings have led at halftime in only 13 games (13-0) while trailing 15 times (5-10).