2024 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho |
Champions | Montana State (5th title) |
Winning coach | Matt Logie (1st title) |
MVP | Robert Ford III (Montana State) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 12 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 18 | .486 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 24 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2024 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the 2023-24 season in the Big Sky Conference, The tournament was held from March 9–13 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.[1] It was the 49th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1976. The tournament winner, Montana State, received an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Seeds
The ten teams will be seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams will receive a first-round bye.[2]
Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 15–3 | |
2 | Northern Colorado | 12–6 | 2–0 against Montana |
3 | Montana | 12–6 | 0–2 against Northern Colorado |
4 | Weber State | 11–7 | |
5 | Montana State | 9–9 | |
6 | Portland State | 8–10 | |
7 | Northern Arizona | 7–11 | 1–1 against Eastern Washington |
8 | Idaho State | 7–11 | 0–2 against Eastern Washington |
9 | Idaho | 5–13 | |
10 | Sacramento State | 4–14 |
Schedule
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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First round – Saturday, March 9 | |||||
1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | No. 9 Idaho vs. No. 10 Sacramento State | 64–72 | ESPN+ |
2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Idaho State | 60–68 | ||
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||||
2 | 3 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 10 Sacramento State | 69–74 | ESPN+ |
4 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 8 Idaho State | 76–83 | ||
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 | |||||
3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Montana State | 82–91 | ESPN+ |
6 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Portland State | 87–81 | ||
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12 | |||||
4 | 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Sacramento State vs. No. 5 Montana State | 71–74 | ESPNU/ESPN+ |
8 | 9:00 pm | No. 8 Idaho State vs. No. 3 Montana | 58–72 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
Championship game – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||
5 | 9 | 9:30 pm | No. 5 Montana State vs. No. 3 Montana | 85–70 | ESPN2/ESPN+ |
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
First round March 9 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 10 & 11 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 12 ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN+ | Championship March 13 ESPN2/ESPN+ | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Eastern Washington | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Idaho | 64 | 10 | Sacramento State | 74 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Sacramento State | 72 | 10 | Sacramento State | 71 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Weber State | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 91 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Montana | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Colorado | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Northern Arizona | 60 | 8 | Idaho State | 83 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Idaho State | 68 | 8 | Idaho State | 58 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Montana | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Montana | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Portland State | 81 |
Source:[3]
References
- ^ "Big Sky Basketball Championships 2024". Idaho Central Arena. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Big Sky Basketball Championships". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Bracket - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.