2019 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

2019 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	11
Site	CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho
Champions	Montana (11th title)
Winning coach	Travis DeCuire (2nd title)
MVP	Ahmaad Rorie (Montana)
Television	Pluto TV, ELEVEN, ESPNU (final)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana †	16	–	4		.800			26	–	9		.743
Northern Colorado	15	–	5		.750			21	–	11		.656
Eastern Washington	12	–	8		.600			16	–	18		.471
Weber State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	15		.545
Portland State	11	–	9		.550			16	–	16		.500
Montana State	11	–	9		.550			15	–	17		.469
Southern Utah	9	–	11		.450			17	–	17		.500
Northern Arizona	8	–	12		.400			10	–	21		.323
Sacramento State	8	–	12		.400			15	–	16		.484
Idaho State	7	–	13		.350			11	–	19		.367
Idaho	2	–	18		.100			5	–	27		.156
† Conference tournament winner

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.

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. "2020 Big Sky Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - Big Sky Conference".

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