Two small conference championships to be decided tonight:
- Portland State vs. Montana State, Big Sky (ESPN2, 10:30 pm) - Portland State turned some heads during the non-conference season with a win at Gonzaga and a narrow one-point loss at Washington. But they've underwhelmed since, going 11-5 in the so-so Big Sky. The bigger reason to watch this game might be their unlikely opponent. Montana State is a Cinderella story even by Big Sky standards - they went 6-10 in conference, lost 7 of their last 8 regular season games, and have an overall losing record. If they win tonight, they'd be the only team outside the top 200 in the RPI to qualify for the Tournament (where they'd almost certainly be in the play-in game).
- Robert Morris vs. Mount Saint Mary's, Northeast (ESPN2, 8:00 pm) - When top-seeded Robert Morris takes on second-seeded Mount Saint Mary's, they will try to do what Northern Iowa did, but Butler couldn't -- beat a conference foe for the third time this year. Morris will be led by Jeremy Chappell and Mary's by Jeremy Goode. Let's hope the recess lady doesn't show up.
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