#9 IDAHO STATE (12-19, 5-13) or
#10 NORTHERN ARIZONA (10-21, 4-14) vs.
#1 PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (19-10, 13-5)

Big Sky Conference Tournament Quarterfinal, Idaho Central Arena, Boise, ID
Sunday, March 8, 2026, 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Television/Live Stream: ESPN+ • Play-by-play: Tony Parks • Analyst: Joe Cravens
Live Stats: www.ViksLive.livestats.us
 

OPENING TIP

The Portland State Vikings come off their best regular season in 17 years (2008-09, 23-10 overall) and first Big Sky Conference regular season title in 18 years (2007-08, also 23-10) as they move on to the Big Sky Tournament, Mar. 7-11, at Boise's Idaho Central Arena. The Vikings led the Big Sky standings every day of the 2026 season. They clinched a share of the title on Feb. 21 and won the league outright on Mar. 2.
     
Portland State (19-10, 13-5) will vie for the Big Sky Tournament title and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament for just the third time in PSU history (2008 and 2009).
     
Portland State opens play on Sunday in a quarterfinal-round game against the winner of Saturday's Idaho State vs. Northern Arizona first-round game. The Vikings will tip off at 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT on Sunday. The game can be seen on ESPN+.
     
A victory would advance Portland State to a Big Sky Tournament semifinal on Tuesday, Mar. 10 at 7 p.m. MT/6 p.m. PT against either Montana or Northern Colorado. That game will air on ESPNU.
     
The Big Sky Tournament Championship is Wednesday, Mar. 11, at 9:30 p.m. MT/8:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2.
     
The Vikings last won a Big Sky Tournament title in 2008-09. Since then, PSU has not played in a tournament championship game, but has reached the semifinals four times. PSU's all-time record in the tournament is 14-19.
     
Head Coach Jase Coburn, now in his fifth season on the Park Blocks, has led the steady progression of the Viking program to its first Big Sky title in nearly two decades. The Vikings have gone from 7th to 6th to 3rd to 1st over the past four seasons, winning 6, 8, 11 and now 13 Big Sky games. Coburn has an 81-74 record overall at PSU. He is 2-4 in Big Sky Tournament games.
     
The Vikings program has been led by the unquestioned talents of three seniors. SR F Terri Miller Jr. ranks in the top 10 in the Big Sky in five statistical categories and leads the Vikings with 18.9 points per game. SR G Jaylin Henderson has been the dynamic presence leading the offense with 17.9 points and 6.0 assists per game. SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott anchors the best defense in the Big Sky Conference as the league's leading rebounder at 8.9 per game with 32 blocked shots.
     
PSU leads the Big Sky Conference in scoring defense (69.9), field goal percentage defense (.413), steals (7.6) and turnovers forced (12.7).
     
Portland State was 11-3 at home this season, 8-7 on the road and did not play a neutral site game.
     
The Vikings swept both of their potential quarterfinal round foes, Idaho State and Northern Arizona, in their season series.
 

PORTLAND STATE IN 2026 vs. POTENTIAL QUARTERFINAL OPPONENTS

vs. Idaho State: The Vikings overcame a 17-point second half deficit to win in overtime at Idaho State (1/3). SR F Terri Miller Jr. hit a three-pointer at the end of regulation to send the game to overtime and the Vikings pulled away from there, 93-87. In Portland, PSU routed the Bengals, 88-65 (2/2). Jaylin Henderson had 30 points and seven assists in the win.
vs. Northern Arizona: The Vikings had a slow offensive start in a 63-52 win over the Lumberjacks in Portland (1/17). But PSU's defense shut down NAU. Keyon Kensie Jr. had a standout game with 20 points and eight rebounds. In the Vikings' 77-68 win at Northern Arizona (2/12), PSU shot a season-best .619 from the field. Miller, Henderson and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott combined for 65 of PSU's 77 points.
 
PSU is 3-0 all-time against Idaho State in Big Sky Tournament games, 2-3 against Northern Arizona. The Vikings beat the Lumberjacks in the 2008 Big Sky Tournament Championship game.   
 

2026 Big Sky Basketball tournament Championship Schedule
March 7-11 | Boise, Idaho | Idaho Central Arena

 
Saturday, March 7 - First Round – ESPN+
Game 1: #9 Idaho State (12-19/5-13) vs. #10 Northern Arizona (10-21/4-14) - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 2: #7 Idaho (17-14/9-9) vs. #8 Sacramento State (10-20/6-12) - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
 
Sunday, March 8 – Quarterfinals – ESPN+
Game 3: #1 Portland State (19-10/13-5) vs. Game 1 Winner - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 4: #2 Montana State (18-13/12-6) vs. Game 2 Winner - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
 
Monday, March 9 – Quarterfinals – ESPN+
Game 5: #4 Montana (16-15/10-8) vs. #5 Northern Colorado (20-11/10-8) - 5:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. PT
Game 6: #3 Eastern Washington (13-18/11-7) vs. #6 Weber State (16-15/10-8) - 8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT
 
Tuesday, March 10 – Semifinals - ESPNU
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 - ESPN2
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)
2025-26: 19-10/13-5 Big Sky (Head Coach Jase Coburn); Quarterfinal game on Sunday
 
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)
 

HOT SHOTS

• 1K AND COUNTING: SR G Jaylen Henderson passed 1,000 points in his collegiate career at Montana State (2/26). Henderson scored 107 points in his one season at Louisiana Tech. He has since scored 935 points at Portland State in two seasons for a total of 1,042... SR G Brycen Long passed 1,000 career points against Weber State (3/2). He has scored 70 points this season at PSU and previously had 24 at Arizona State and 908 points at Houston Christian... SR F Terri Miller Jr. is at 971 career points (55 at Louisiana Tech, 916 at PSU).
• STAT AND STITCH STUFFER: SR F Terri Miller Jr. was having his way with the Weber State Wildcats in the first half last Monday. Miller had 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot by halftime. But he got hit in the mouth in a scrum on the final play of the half. As a result, Miller needed stitches in his bottom lip and missed the first nine minutes of the second half. The Vikings had the game well in hand by the time he returned, but Miller still finished with 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals, three blocks and seven stitches.... it would likely have been another 20-point game for Miller without the injury, but he still has 13 20-point games this season (nine in Big Sky games). He averages 18.9 points to lead the Vikings.
• DOUBLE-DOUBLES: SR G Jaylin Henderson had his third points-assists double-double of the season with 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in the win over Weber State. It was his second 20-10 game... SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott leads the Big Sky Conference with eight double-doubles... JR G Keyon Kensie ranks third with seven double-doubles. Terri Miller Jr. has four double-doubles (including a triple-double), with three being pts-reb and one being pts-ast.
• WINNING: PSU's 19 wins currently ties for fourth-most in the Big Sky Conference era (30 seasons)... the Vikings' 13 Big Sky wins rank as 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)... 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, Weber State and Idaho.
• DEFENSIVE PRESENCE: Portland State leads the Big Sky Conference in four defensive categories: scoring defense (69.9), field goal percentage defense (.413), steals (7.6) and turnovers forced (12.7).
• 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 eighth in the nation... Henderson has played 10 complete games.
• TRENDING: Portland State is undefeated when leading at halftime (14-0) and scoring 80 or more points (9-0)... the Vikings are 15-3 when out-rebounding opponents, 18-1 when out-shooting an opponent.
• STRANGE BUT TRUE: Although they are 19-10, the Vikings have led at halftime in only 14 games (14-0) while trailing 15 times (5-10).
• DUNK YOU VERY MUCH: With seven dunks against Weber State in the regular season finale, Portland State reached 124 dunks for the season in 29 games. That breaks the school record of 123 dunks last season in 32 games... 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 58 dunks (previous record, 44). He has 105 career dunks, passing Scott Morrison (91) for that record... Minott's 58 dunks account for nearly half of his field goals (123). Not surprisingly, he shoots .665 from the field... also having big dunk seasons are SR G Jaylin Henderson (25) and SR G Keyon Kensie Jr. (28)... 10 different Vikings have dunks this season... PSU had a season-high 11 dunks against Northwest Indian (11/7). The school record for the team in a game is 13... Henderson had five dunks against Northwest Indian (11/7) to tie a school record set by teammate SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott last season in a game against Idaho. Minott tied it again with five dunks against San Francisco (11/12).

 

NEW VIKING RECORDS

• Best undefeated start in Big Sky Conference Play: 7-0 (previous 4-0, twice)
• Consecutive Road Wins, Overall: 6, Jan. 1-Feb. 12, 2026 (previous 5, 1954-55)
• Consecutive Big Sky Conference Home Wins: 15, 2/15/2024 to Jan. 17, 2026 (tied)
• Most Dunks, Team, Season: 124, (previous 123, 2024-25)
• Most Dunks, Season: 58, Tre-Vaughn Minott (previous 44, Tre-Vaughn Minott, 2024-25)
• Most Dunks, Career: 105, Tre-Vaughn Minott (previous 91, Scott Morrison, 2005-09)
• Most Rebounds, Big Sky Conference Game: 20, Tre-Vaughn Minott (tied, Cameron Forte, 2016)

 

SEASON HIGHLIGHT REEL

• Oct. 23: Three Named To Preseason All-Big Sky Team: Portland State's big three of SR F Terri Miller Jr., SR G Jaylin Henderson and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott were all named to the Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team. They comprised half of the six-member team.
• Nov. 7: PSU 122, Northwest Indian 74: The Vikings shot .617 from the field, outrebounded the Eagles, 51-23, and made 16 steals in the game. SR G Jaylin Henderson led the way with 20 points (8-11 FG, 2-4 3-pt, 2-3 FT) and six steals. JR G Keyon Kensie added 14 points and 12 rebounds.
• Nov. 17: PSU 93, Cal State Bakersfield 80: Another great shooting night as the Vikings hit 33-55 from the field (.600) and 10-18 from three-point range (.556) extending their home-court winning streak to 13 games. SR G Jaylin Henderson scored 28 points (10-17 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 7-7 FT) with five assists. SR F Terri Miller Jr. added 20 points (7-9 FG, 3-4 3-pt, 3-3 FT, five rebounds and five assists.
• Nov. 19: PSU 90, Evergreen State 61: The Vikings overcame a slow start offensively, shooting .600 in the second half to pull away from an easy win. A 58-31 rebounding edge also aided the win. SR G Jaylin Henderson had 24 points (7-11 FG, 1-4 3-pt, 9-9 FT), seven rebounds and seven assists. SO G Kelcy Phipps added a career-high 17 points (6-10 FG, 5-8 3-pt) while SR F Terri Miller Jr. and JR G Keyon Kensie each tallied double-doubles.
• Nov. 25: PSU 68, Utah Tech 63: Trailing by five with less than 90 seconds to play, the Vikings scored 10 in a row to close out the game for their first road win of the season. PSU out-boarded the Trailblazers, 44-26. SR F Terri Miller Jr. led the way with 19 points (7-11 FG, 1-1 3-pt, 4-6 FT). SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott added 16 points and 16 rebounds, and SR G Jaylin Henderson dished off a career-high eight assists.
• Dec. 3: PSU 77, South Dakota 71: Portland State won its fourth game in a row behind a pair of 20-10 double-doubles from SR F Terri Miller Jr. (26 pts, 11 reb) and JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. (22 pts, 10 reb). SR G Jaylin Henderson added a career-high 11 assists. The Vikings held high-scoring USD to just .379 shooting while forcing 17 turnovers.
• Dec. 13: PSU 94, George Fox 50: Behind a career-high 31 points, nine rebounds and six assists from SR F Terri Miller Jr., the Vikings routed George Fox. PSU jumped to a 33-6 lead and ran away with the win. The Vikings shot .528 from the field, committed only six turnovers and out-rebounded the Bruins, 45-30.
• Jan. 1: PSU 95, Weber State 90 (ot): SR G Jaylin Henderson scored a career-high 34 points (11-24 FG, 3-6 3-pt, 9-16 FT) with six rebounds and seven assists. He had six points in the final minute to send the game to overtime, then nine more in the extra session. SR F Terri Miller Jr. added 29 points (12-16 FG, 5-6 3-pt), while SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott (10 pts, 13 reb) and JR G Keyon Kensie (12 pts, 13 reb) each had double-doubles. The Vikings came back from a seven-point halftime deficit for the win.
• Jan. 3: PSU 93, Idaho State 87 (ot): Portland State earned its first Big Sky road sweep in six seasons with a second-straight overtime win. SR F Terri Miller Jr. scored 25 points (10-15 FG, 1-3 3-pt, 4-5 FT), including 19 in the second half and a game-tying three-pointer with three seconds left to send it to overtime. SR G Jaylin Henderson scored 19 points (5-14 FG, 9-10 FT) with seven assists and six rebounds. The Vikings came back from a 17-point second-half deficit. They shot .533 for the game, including .625 in the second half and overtime.
• Jan. 6: Jaylin Henderson Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: SR G Jaylin Henderson led the Vikings to a road sweep of Weber State and Idaho State in dramatic fashion and was named Big Sky Player of the Week. The Vikings trailed by seven at halftime in Ogden before beating the Wildcats in overtime, 95-90. Two days later, PSU trailed Idaho State by 17 points with 15 minutes to play. The Vikings roared back to win 93-87 in overtime. Henderson scored a career-high 34 points in the win at Weber State. He scored six points in the final minute of regulation, including a driving shot with two seconds left to tie the game. In overtime, Henderson scored nine more points to lead the Vikings to victory. He added six rebounds, seven assists, two steals and a blocked shot in the win. At Idaho State, Henderson scored 19 more points with six rebounds and seven assists. He starred in overtime once again with five points and three assists. For the weekend, Henderson averaged 26.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, had three steals and two blocked shots while playing every minute of both games.
• Jan. 10: PSU 96, Sacramento State 69: Portland State racked up big numbers in a blowout win over the Hornets. SR F Terri Miller Jr. had a triple-double with 14 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists. SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott posted career-highs of 23 points (9-11 FG, 5-7 FT) and 20 rebounds. And the leading scorer was Jaylin Henderson with 26 points (10-19 FG, 5-5 FT). The Vikings shot .547/.400/.800, held Sac State to .355 shooting and out-rebounded the Hornets, 47-25.
• Jan. 13: Tre-Vaughn Minott Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott pulled off a rare feat posting the first 20-20 game by a Viking in 10 seasons in a 96-69 win over Sacramento State. As a result, he was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week. Minott had 23 points, 20 rebounds and four blocked shots for the Vikings in their rout of the Hornets. He made 9-11 field goals and 5-7 free throws in the game. His 20 rebounds matched the most by a PSU player in 30 seasons as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
• Jan. 15: PSU 76, Northern Colorado 73: Portland State rallied back from a 10-point first-half deficit to move to 4-0 in Big Sky play and extend its Big Sky home winning streak to 14 games. The Vikings out-rebounded the Bears, 38-23, and out-shot them in the second-half, .552 to .406, to bolster their comback. SR G Jaylin Henderson led the way with 19 points and seven assists.
• Jan. 17: PSU 63, Northern Arizona 52: Portland State overcame a slow start once again to wrap up its 15th-straight Big Sky home win (to tie a record) and improve to 5-0 (to set a record) in league play. JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. led the team with 20 points and eight rebounds. The Vikings out-rebounded NAU, 39-28, and held the Lumberjacks to .391 shooting.
• Jan. 22: PSU 65, Eastern Washington 61: Terri Miller Jr. had seven points, a blocked shot and an assist in the final 1:47 of the game to help the Vikings hold off the Eagles. PSU never trailed, but also never pulled away from EWU, but went on to win its sixth straight game - the longest streak in six seasons. Miller totaled 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
• Jan. 24: PSU 69, Idaho 66: Terri Miller Jr. scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in the second half in leading the Vikings to the win. PSU held one of the Big Sky's top shooting teams to .412 from the field, and 7-24 from three-point range. It was the seventh win in a row for the Vikings - the longest streak in 18 years.
• Jan. 27: Terri Miller Jr. Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: SR F Terri Miller Jr. proved last week that the second half is Miller time for the Vikings. Leading by a single point at Eastern Washington, Miller scored seven points with a blocked shot and an assist in the final 1:47 of the game, leading the Vikings to a 65-61 win. With SR G Jaylin Henderson on the bench with foul trouble for most of the second half at Idaho, Miller scored 20 of his game-high 29 points in a 69-66 win. He averaged 25.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the two games. For his performance, Miller was named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week.
• Jan. 31: PSU 63, Montana State 54: The Vikings won a crucial one-two game over Montana State to maintain first place in the Big Sky Conference through the entire first half of the league season. JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. had a career-high 24 points (9-16 FG, 3-5 3-pt, 3-4 FT), four assists, five steals and six rebounds to pace the Vikings. PSU held the Bobcats to a Division I opponent low .339 shooting mark.
• Feb. 2: PSU 88, Idaho State 65: SR G Jaylin Henderson and SR F Terri Miller Jr. combined for 52 points as the Vikings routed Idaho State. Henderson had 30 points (10-18 FG, 2-2 3-pt, 8-10 FT) and seven assists. Miller had 22 points (9-14 FG, 2-6 3-pt, 2-3 FT). The Vikings shot .559 as a team and committed a season-low four turnovers. The win gave them a two-game lead in the Big Sky standings.
• Feb. 7: PSU 74, Sacramento State 73: JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. blocked a driving shot in the lane with one second left to preserve the Viking win. Kensie also contributed 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds. SR F Terri Miller Jr. led the way with 22 points, SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott added 13 points and 12 rebounds. The Vikings held the Hornets to .352 shooting to win a fifth straight road game and tie a PSU school record.
• Feb. 10: Keyon Kensie Jr. Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week: JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. was named Big Sky Player of the Week following a 74-73 road win at Sacramento State. Kensie scored 14 points, grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds, made two steals and a game-saving blocked shot in the key with one second remaining in the game.
• Feb. 12: PSU 77, Northern Arizona 68: Portland State shot a season-high .619 from the field in winning its four straight game and sixth straight road game. The road winning streak is a new school record. SR F Terri Miller Jr. had another big game with 27 points (9-15 FG, 2-5 3-pt, 7-9 FT) and seven rebounds, while Jaylin Henderson scored 24 points (9-12 FG, 6-7 FT).
• Feb. 19: PSU 77, Idaho 67: Portland State held Idaho to .383 shooting and forced 13 turnovers for 22 points in pulling off the win in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU. JR G Keyon Kensie Jr. tied his career-highs of 24 points (8-14 FG, 3-6 3-pt, 5-8 FT) and five steals. SR G Jaylin Henderson (20 pts, 10 ast) and SR C Tre-Vaughn Minott (14 pts, 10 reb) each had double-doubles.
• Feb. 21: Vikings Clinch Third Big Sky Regular Season Title In History: Portland State clinched a share of its third Big Sky Conference regular season championship in 30 seasons following a loss by Montana State. The Viking program also won regular season titles in 2004-05 and 2007-08.
• Mar. 2: PSU 84, Weber State 60, Vikings Win Big Sky Title Outright, Earn Number One Seed: Portland State blew out Weber State in the regular season finale to clinch the number-one seed in the Big Sky Tournament. PSU shot .557 from the field, out-rebounded the Wildcats, forced 14 turnovers with 11 steals and made seven dunks in a wire-to-wire win. SR G Jaylin Henderson went for 20 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals. SR F Terri Miller Jr. had 18 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals and three blocked shots.