1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the fifteenth edition, held March 8–10 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.[2]

1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams6
SiteBSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho (4th title)
Winning coachKermit Davis (2nd title)
MVPRiley Smith[1] (Idaho)
← 1989
1991 →
1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho133 .813256 .806
Eastern Washington115 .6881811 .621
Montana106 .6251811 .621
Nevada97 .5631513 .536
Weber State88 .5001415 .483
Montana State88 .5001712 .586
Boise State79 .4381215 .444
Northern Arizona313 .188820 .286
Idaho State313 .188621 .222
Conference tournament winner

Defending champion Idaho defeated Eastern Washington in the championship game, 65–62. It was the Vandals' second consecutive Big Sky tournament title, and fourth overall (1981, 1982, 1989, 1990).

Format

Similar to the previous year, the tournament included the top six teams in the league standings. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.[3][4]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 8
Semifinals
Friday, March 9
Championship
Saturday, March 10
         
1Idaho80
6Montana State71
6Montana State69
3Montana57
1Idaho65
2Eastern Washington62
4Nevada66
5Weber State75
5Weber State67
2Eastern Washington83

Source:[3][5][6][7]

NCAA tournament

The Vandals gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. Seeded thirteenth in the West Regional, Idaho lost to Louisville in Salt Lake City in the first round.[8][9]

See also

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