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1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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1977 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1976–77
Teams4
SiteISU Minidome
Pocatello, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho State (1st title)
Winning coachJim Killingsworth (1st title)
MVPEd Thompson (Idaho State)
← 1976
1978 →
1976–77 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Idaho State 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Weber State 11 3   .786 20 8   .714
Gonzaga 7 7   .500 11 16   .407
Montana State 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Northern Arizona 5 9   .357 12 15   .444
Boise State 5 9   .357 10 16   .385
Montana 5 9   .357 7 19   .269
Idaho 3 11   .214 5 21   .192
Conference tournament winner

The 1977 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–5 at the ISU Minidome at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.[1]

Top-seeded Idaho State defeated Weber State in the championship game, 61–55, to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Bengals received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA Tournament and hosted Long Beach State. In Provo, Utah, they upset UCLA by a point, but lost to UNLV in the Elite Eight.

Format

Even though the Big Sky contained eight members, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field. As such, two teams, Montana State and Gonzaga, made their first appearances in the tournament.

The tournament was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Championship
Saturday, March 5
      
1 Idaho State 93
4 Montana State 77
1 Idaho State 61
2 Weber State 55
3 Gonzaga 68
2 Weber State 69

References

  1. ^ "1976-77 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.