2020 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Sky Conference. It was held from March 11–14, 2020 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The winner of the tournament would have earned the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]

2020 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201920
Teams11
SiteCenturyLink Arena
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsTournament Not Completed (N/A title)
Winning coachN/A
TelevisionPluto TV, Eleven Sports, ESPNU
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington164 .800  238  .742
Northern Colorado155 .750  229  .710
Montana146 .700  1813  .581
Portland State128 .600  1814  .563
Northern Arizona1010 .500  1614  .533
Montana State1010 .500  1615  .516
Southern Utah911 .450  1715  .531
Sacramento State812 .400  1614  .533
Weber State812 .400  1220  .375
Idaho State416 .200  822  .267
Idaho416 .200  824  .250
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big Sky Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seeds

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

Seed School Conf Tiebreaker(s)
1 Eastern Washington 16–4
2 Northern Colorado 15–5
3 Montana 14–6
4 Portland State 12–8
5 Montana State 10–10 2–0 vs Northern Arizona
6 Northern Arizona 10–10 0–2 vs Montana State
7 Southern Utah 9–11
8 Weber State 8–12 1-1 vs Montana
9 Sacramento State 8–12 0-2 vs Montana
10 Idaho 4–16 1–1 vs Portland State
11 Idaho State 4–16 0–2 vs Portland State

Schedule

Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 9:30 am No. 8 Weber State vs. No. 9 Sacramento State 54–62 Pluto TV 2,503
2 12:00 pm No. 7 Southern Utah vs. No. 10 Idaho 75-69
3 2:30 pm No. 6 Northern Arizona vs. No. 11 Idaho State 62-64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
4 12:00 pm No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 9 Sacramento State cancelled Pluto TV/Eleven Sports N/A
5 2:30 pm No. 4 Portland State vs No. 5 Montana State
6 5:30 pm No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Southern Utah
7 8:00 pm No. 3 Montana vs. No. 11 Idaho State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
8 5:30 pm Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner cancelled Eleven Sports N/A
9 8:00 pm Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
10 6:00 pm Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner cancelled ESPNU N/A
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

  First round
Wednesday, March 11
Pluto TV
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
Pluto TV/Eleven Sports
Semifinals
Friday, March 13
Eleven Sports
Championship
Saturday, March 14
ESPNU
                                     
       
  1 Eastern Washington    
    9 Sacramento State    
8 Weber State 54
9 Sacramento State 62  
   
   
       
       
  4 Portland State  
    5 Montana State    
     
       
 
 
       
       
  2 Northern Colorado  
    7 Southern Utah    
7 Southern Utah 75
10 Idaho 69  
 
   
       
       
  3 Montana  
    11 Idaho State    
6 Northern Arizona 62
11 Idaho State 64  

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First Round

March 11
11:30 AM

References

  1. "2020 Big Sky Men's and Women's Basketball Championships". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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