2015 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2015 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 12–14, 2015. All games were hosted by the Montana Grizzlies, which won a tiebreaker with regular season co-champions Eastern Washington, at Dahlberg Arena. The champion, Eastern Washington, received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Tournament.

2015 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201415
Teams8
SiteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsEastern Washington (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Hayford (1st title)
MVPTyler Harvey (Eastern Washington)
TelevisionESPNU (final)
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana144 .778  2013  .606
Eastern Washington144 .778  269  .743
Sacramento State135 .722  2112  .636
Northern Arizona135 .722  2315  .605
Northern Colorado108 .556  1515  .500
Portland State99 .500  1514  .517
Idaho810 .444  1317  .433
Weber State810 .444  1317  .433
Southern Utah711 .389  1019  .345
North Dakota414 .222  822  .267
Idaho State414 .222  723  .233
Montana State414 .222  723  .233
Conference tournament winner

This was the final Big Sky Tournament to be held at a campus site, and also the last one in which certain teams were excluded due to poor performance. From 2016 forward, the tournament will involve all conference members (barring NCAA sanctions), and will be held at a predetermined neutral site, with the first neutral-site tournament to be held at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

Format

With the addition of Idaho in all sports except football, the league now has 12 men's and women's basketball programs. The 2015 tournaments expanded from seven to eight teams each, with no byes. Four quarterfinals were played on Thursday, followed by two semifinal games on Friday, and the championship game on Saturday. In addition, the top seed no longer has a bye in the tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
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Semifinals
Friday, March 13
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Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNU
         
1 Montana 76*
8 Weber State 73
1 Montana 61
4 Northern Arizona 59
4 Northern Arizona 63
5 Northern Colorado 57
1 Montana 65
2 Eastern Washington 69
2 Eastern Washington 91
7 Idaho 83
2 Eastern Washington 91
3 Sacramento State 83
3 Sacramento State 70
6 Portland State 60
 *Denotes overtime game

Game summaries

Eastern Washington vs. Idaho

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 12
11 a.m. MDT
Idaho Vandals vs. Eastern Washington Eagles
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Sacramento State vs. Portland State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 12
1:30 p.m. MDT
Portland State Vikings vs. Sacramento State Hornets
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Northern Arizona vs. Northern Colorado

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 12
5:30 p.m. MDT
Northern Colorado Bears vs. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Montana vs. Weber State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 12
8 p.m. MDT
Weber State Wildcats vs. Montana Grizzlies
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Semifinal 1

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 13
5:30 p.m. MDT
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Semifinal 2

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Tanoka Beard

Watch Big Sky
Mar 13
8 p.m. MDT
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

Championship

Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Corey Williams

Mar 14
7 p.m. MDT
Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT

References

  1. "2015 Men's Basketball Championship". sidearmsports. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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