1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the sixteenth edition, held March 6–9 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[1]

1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams6
SiteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsMontana (1st title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (1st title)
MVPKevin Kearney (Montana)
← 1990
1992 →
1990–91 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana133 .813238 .742
Nevada124 .7501714 .548
Idaho115 .6881911 .633
Boise State106 .6251710 .630
Idaho State79 .4381118 .379
Weber State79 .4381216 .429
Montana State610 .3751216 .429
Eastern Washington511 .3131116 .407
Northern Arizona115 .063423 .148
Conference tournament winner

Top-seeded host Montana defeated two-time defending champion Idaho in the championship game, 76–68, to win their first Big Sky tournament title.[2]

Format

No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1990–91 season, leaving total membership at nine.

No changes were made to the tournament format, except that host site was not predetermined and went to the regular season champion.[3] The top six teams from the regular season were included; the top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
1Montana109
4Boise State695Idaho State97
5Idaho State731Montana76
3Idaho68
2Nevada74
3Idaho603Idaho93
6Weber State54

Source:[4][5]

NCAA tournament

The Grizzlies gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded sixteenth in the West Regional, Montana lost to UNLV in Tucson in the first round. Boise State hosted a first-round game in the NIT, but lost by a point to Southern Illinois.[6]

See also

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