2016 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–12 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada. This was the first Big Sky tournament at a neutral site and the first to include all twelve conference members.[1] The top two seeds met in the final; regular season champion Weber State defeated Montana 62–59 and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

2016 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201516
Teams12
SiteReno Events Center
Reno, Nevada
ChampionsWeber State (10th title)
Winning coachRandy Rahe (3rd title)
MVPJeremy Senglin (Weber State)
TelevisionESPNU (final)
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State153 .833  269  .743
Montana144 .778  2112  .636
Idaho126 .667  2113  .618
Idaho State117 .611  1615  .516
Eastern Washington108 .556  1816  .529
North Dakota108 .556  1716  .515
Montana State99 .500  1417  .452
Portland State810 .444  1318  .419
Northern Colorado711 .389  1021  .323
Sacramento State612 .333  1417  .452
Northern Arizona315 .167  525  .167
Southern Utah315 .167  524  .172
Conference tournament winner

Seeds

All 12 Big Sky schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference season record, with the top four teams receiving a first round bye. A tiebreaker system was used to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Weber State 15–3
2 Montana 14–4
3 Idaho 12–6
4 Idaho State 11–7
5 North Dakota 10–8 1–1 vs. Weber State
6 Eastern Washington 10–8 0–1 vs. Weber State
7 Montana State 9–9
8 Portland State 8–10
9 Northern Colorado 7–11
10 Sacramento State 6–12
11 Northern Arizona 3–15 1–1 vs. Idaho State
12 Southern Utah 3–15 0–2 vs. Idaho State

Schedule

Session Game Time* Matchup# Score
First round – Tuesday, March 8
1 1 12:05 pm #8 Portland State vs. #9 Northern Colorado 74–67
2 2:35 pm #5 North Dakota vs. #12 Southern Utah 85–80
3 5:35 pm #7 Montana State vs. #10 Sacramento State 75–79
4 8:05 pm #6 Eastern Washington vs. #11 Northern Arizona 74–52
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
2 5 12:05 pm #1 Weber State vs. #8 Portland State 78–74
6 2:35 pm #4 Idaho State vs. #5 North Dakota 49–83
7 5:35 pm #2 Montana vs. #10 Sacramento State 70–53
8 8:05 pm #3 Idaho vs. #6 Eastern Washington 77–73
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
3 9 5:35 pm #1 Weber State vs. #5 North Dakota 83–78OT
10 8:05 pm #2 Montana vs. #3 Idaho 81–72
Championship – Saturday, March 12
4 10 5:45 pm #1 Weber State vs. #2 Montana 62–59
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Tuesday, March 8
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
Semifinals
Friday, March 11
Championship Game
Saturday, March 12
                                     
       
  1 Weber State 78  
    8 Portland State 74  
8 Portland State 74
9 Northern Colorado 67  
  1 Weber State 83*  
  5 North Dakota 78  
       
       
  4 Idaho State 49
    5 North Dakota 83  
5 North Dakota 85
12 Southern Utah 80  
  1 Weber State 62
  2 Montana 59
       
       
  2 Montana 70
    10 Sacramento State 53  
7 Montana State 75
10 Sacramento State 79  
  2 Montana 81
  3 Idaho 72  
       
       
  3 Idaho 77
    6 Eastern Washington 73  
6 Eastern Washington 74
11 Northern Arizona 52  

* – denotes overtime period
Source:[2]

NCAA tournament

The Wildcats received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. Weber State was seeded fifteenth in the East regional and lost 71–53 to Xavier in the first round in St. Louis. It was the tenth consecutive year that the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.

References

  1. "Big Sky tournament in full swing at Reno Events Center". Reno Gazette Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. "The 2016 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
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