2019 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 13–16 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1976.

2019 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteCenturyLink Arena
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsMontana (11th title)
Winning coachTravis DeCuire (2nd title)
MVPAhmaad Rorie (Montana)
TelevisionPluto TV, ELEVEN, ESPNU (final)
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana †16–4 .800  26–9  .743
Northern Colorado15–5 .750  21–11  .656
Eastern Washington12–8 .600  16–18  .471
Weber State11–9 .550  18–15  .545
Portland State11–9 .550  16–16  .500
Montana State11–9 .550  15–17  .469
Southern Utah9–11 .450  17–17  .500
Northern Arizona8–12 .400  10–21  .323
Sacramento State8–12 .400  15–16  .484
Idaho State7–13 .350  11–19  .367
Idaho2–18 .100  5–27  .156
† Big Sky Tournament winner

Regular season and defending tournament champion Montana defeated Eastern Washington 68–62 in the championship game to gain the conference's automatic bid to the 68-team NCAA Tournament. It was Montana's eleventh Big Sky tournament title, which leads the conference; its first came in 1991.

Seeds

The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a first round bye.

Seed School Record Tiebreaker 1
1 Montana 16–4
2 Northern Colorado 15–5
3 Eastern Washington 12–8
4 Weber State 11–9 3–1 vs. Portland State/Montana State
5 Portland State 11–9 2–2 vs. Weber State/Montana State
6 Montana State 11–9 1–3 vs. Weber State/Portland State
7 Southern Utah 9–11
8 Northern Arizona 8–12 1–1 vs. Northern Colorado
9 Sacramento State 8–12 0–2 vs. Northern Colorado
10 Idaho State 7–13
11 Idaho 2–18

Schedule
Session Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 13
1 1 9:30 am No. 8 Northern Arizona vs. No. 9 Sacramento State 60–72 Pluto TV 231
2 12:00 pm No. 7 Southern Utah vs. No. 10 Idaho State 94–80
3 2:30 pm No. 6 Montana State vs. No. 11 Idaho 75–71
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14
2 4 12:00 pm No. 1 Montana vs. No. 9 Sacramento State 79–73 Eleven
5 2:30 pm No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Portland State 81–71
3 6 5:30 pm No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Southern Utah 64–83
7 8:00 pm No. 3 Eastern Washington vs. No. 6 Montana State 90–84
Semifinals – Friday, March 15
4 8 5:30 pm No. 1 Montana vs No. 4 Weber State 78–49 Eleven
9 8:00 pm No. 7 Southern Utah vs No. 3 Eastern Washington 61–77
Championship game – Saturday, March 16
5 10 6:00 pm No. 1 Montana vs No. 3 Eastern Washington 68–62 ESPNU
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[1]

Bracket
  First round
Wednesday, March 13		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14		 Semifinals
Friday, March 15		 Championship
Saturday, March 16
                                     
       
  1 Montana 79  
    9 Sacramento State 73  
8 Northern Arizona 60
9 Sacramento State 72  
  1 Montana 78  
  4 Weber State 49  
       
       
  4 Weber State 81
    5 Portland State 71  
     
       
  1 Montana 68
  3 Eastern Washington 62
       
       
  2 Northern Colorado 64
    7 Southern Utah 83  
7 Southern Utah 94
10 Idaho State 80  
  7 Southern Utah 61
  3 Eastern Washington 77  
       
       
  3 Eastern Washington 90
    6 Montana State 84  
6 Montana State 75
11 Idaho 71  

References
  1. https://bigskyconf.com/tournaments/?id=542
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