1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
The 1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the sixteenth edition, held March 6–9 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[1]
| 1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1990–91 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Site | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| Champions | Montana (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Stew Morrill (1st title) |
| MVP | Kevin Kearney (Montana) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top-seeded host Montana defeated two-time defending champion Idaho in the championship game, 76–68, to win their first Big Sky tournament title.[2]
Format edit
No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1990–91 season, leaving total membership at nine.
No changes were made to the tournament format, except that host site was not predetermined and went to the regular season champion.[3] The top six teams from the regular season were included; the top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals.
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6 | Semifinals Friday, March 8 | Championship Saturday, March 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Boise State | 69 | 5 | Idaho State | 97 | |||||||||
| 5 | Idaho State | 73 | 1 | Montana | 76 | |||||||||
| 3 | Idaho | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nevada | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Idaho | 60 | 3 | Idaho | 93 | |||||||||
| 6 | Weber State | 54 | ||||||||||||
NCAA tournament edit
The Grizzlies gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded sixteenth in the West Regional, Montana lost to UNLV in Tucson in the first round. Boise State hosted a first-round game in the NIT, but lost by a point to Southern Illinois.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "1990-91 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 10, 1991). "Montana breaks through to beat Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
- ^ "Montana wins right to hold tourney". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 3, 1991. p. 5C.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 7, 1991). "UI survives opening round". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1D.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 9, 1991). "Idaho rolls into Big Sky Conference finals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1B.
- ^ "S. Illinois rolls by Boise St. at NIT". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. March 14, 1991. p. 1B.