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
Season198990
Teams6
SiteBSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho (4th title)
Winning coachKermit Davis (2nd title)
MVPRiley Smith[1] (Idaho)
1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho133 .813  256  .806
Eastern Washington115 .688  1811  .621
Montana106 .625  1811  .621
Nevada97 .563  1513  .536
Weber State88 .500  1415  .483
Montana State88 .500  1712  .586
Boise State79 .438  1215  .444
Northern Arizona313 .188  820  .286
Idaho State313 .188  621  .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
                           
       
  1 Idaho 80  
    6 Montana State 71  
6 Montana State 69
  3 Montana 57  
    1 Idaho 65
  2 Eastern Washington 62
  4 Nevada 66  
5 Weber State 75  
5 Weber State 67
    2 Eastern Washington 83  
     

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

References

  1. Lewis, Michael C. (March 13, 1990). "Not just another Smith". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 6A.
  2. "1989-90 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  3. Stalwick, Howie (March 1990). "Top 2 seeds wary of foes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
  4. Lewis, Michael C. (March 8, 1990). "Vandals await unknown tourney foe". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1C.
  5. Gerheim, Earl (March 9, 1990). "Montana State, Weber advance in Big Sky". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C3.
  6. "Vandals set to open tourney with Bobcats". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 9, 1990. p. 1B.
  7. Lewis, Michael C. (March 10, 1990). "Idaho goes for BSC title". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1E.
  8. Grummert, Dale (March 16, 1990). "Cards load the deck to flush Idaho, 78-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  9. Stalwick, Howie (March 16, 1990). "High-flying Cards whip UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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