When David Patrick’s Sacramento State needed it most, point guard Gianni Hunt came up huge in scoring the final seven points and leading them to a 76-74 road win at Portland State.
The game marked the regular season finale, and the winner would receive a first-round bye at the Big Sky Tournament while the loser would have to play in the first round.
That's what made Hunt's heroics so big - it came on a large stage that will now see Sacramento State enjoy a Big Sky Tourney First Round Bye for the first time since joining the league in 1996.
Sacramento State will be the No. 6 seed (the top six seeds receive a bye) and play No. 3 Weber State in the Quarter-Final Round in Boise on Monday.
