1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the fifteenth edition, held March 8–10 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.^[2]

1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	6
Site	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Champions	Idaho (4th title)
Winning coach	Kermit Davis (2nd title)
MVP	Riley Smith^[1] (Idaho)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1989 1991 →

1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Idaho †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	6		.806
Eastern Washington	11	–	5		.688			18	–	11		.621
Montana	10	–	6		.625			18	–	11		.621
Nevada	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Weber State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Montana State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Boise State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	15		.444
Northern Arizona	3	–	13		.188			8	–	20		.286
Idaho State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	21		.222
† Conference tournament winner

Defending champion Idaho defeated Eastern Washington in the championship game, 65–62. It was the Vandals' second consecutive Big Sky tournament title, and fourth overall (1981, 1982, 1989, 1990).

Format

Similar to the previous year, the tournament included the top six teams in the league standings. The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals. The top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.^[3][4]

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8					Semifinals Friday, March 9					Championship Saturday, March 10
						1	Idaho	80
						6	Montana State	71
	6	Montana State	69
	3	Montana	57
											1	Idaho	65
											2	Eastern Washington	62
	4	Nevada	66
	5	Weber State	75
						5	Weber State	67
						2	Eastern Washington	83

Source:^[3][5][6][7]

NCAA tournament

The Vandals gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. Seeded thirteenth in the West Regional, Idaho lost to Louisville in Salt Lake City in the first round.^[8][9]

See also

• Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

References

1. Lewis, Michael C. (March 13, 1990). "Not just another Smith". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 6A.
2. "1989-90 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
3. Stalwick, Howie (March 1990). "Top 2 seeds wary of foes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
4. Lewis, Michael C. (March 8, 1990). "Vandals await unknown tourney foe". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1C.
5. Gerheim, Earl (March 9, 1990). "Montana State, Weber advance in Big Sky". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. C3.
6. "Vandals set to open tourney with Bobcats". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 9, 1990. p. 1B.
7. Lewis, Michael C. (March 10, 1990). "Idaho goes for BSC title". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1E.
8. Grummert, Dale (March 16, 1990). "Cards load the deck to flush Idaho, 78-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
9. Stalwick, Howie (March 16, 1990). "High-flying Cards whip UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.