OGDEN —The Grizzlies bent, but ultimately didn’t break.

Freshman guard Will Cherry drained a clutch free-throw line jumper with 24 seconds left and the University of Montana basketball team hung on to knock off Northern Colorado 68-63 in the first semifinal of the America First Credit Union Big Sky Conference mens basketball tournament at the Dee Events Center on Tuesday evening.

OREM -- The Utah Valley University men's basketball team will open the first-ever Great West Conference Tournament on Wednesday as the No. 4 seed and will battle No. 5 UTPA at 2:30 p.m. at the UVU Events Center, while UVU women open tournament play Thursday at 7:30 p.m. as the No. 6 seed and will take on No. 3 Chicago State.

OGDEN -- The Big Sky Conference has announced the women's basketball all-conference team and individual award winners for the 2009-10 season on Monday, following a vote by the league's nine head coaches.

Just a week after closing the door on the indoor track and field season, Weber State opened the door on the 2010 outdoor track and field season at the UNLV Open on Saturday.