1987 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
| 1987 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Champions | Idaho State (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jim Boutin (1st title) |
| MVP | Jim Rhode (Idaho State) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State † | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the twelfth edition, held March 5–7 at the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.[1]
Seventh-seeded Idaho State upset fourth-seeded Nevada in the championship game, 92–81, to clinch their second Big Sky tournament title (first was a decade earlier).[2]
The top three seeds (Montana State, Boise State, Montana) lost in the first round,[3] which led to a revised format the following year.[4][5] ISU had entered the tournament with a 5–9 conference record, 12–15 overall.[6]
Format
For the fourth year, all eligible teams participated in the tournament field and were placed in the quarterfinals. Seedings and pairings were determined by regular season conference records.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5 | Semifinals Friday, March 6 | Championship Saturday, March 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana State | 101 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Weber State | 106 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Weber State | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nevada | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Idaho State | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Montana | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Idaho | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Idaho | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Idaho State | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Idaho State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Boise State | 77 | ||||||||||||
NCAA tournament
The Bengals received the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament, but were seeded sixteenth in the West regional and were routed in the first round by UNLV in Salt Lake City.[8] No other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament, but Montana State and Boise State played in the 32-team NIT and hosted first round games.[9] BSU defeated Utah by a point and MSU lost by eight to Washington,[10] who defeated the Broncos by five points in the second round in Seattle.[11]
References
- ^ "1986-87 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 8, 1987). "Idaho State takes a surprising Rhode to NCAA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D5.
- ^ a b Boling, Dave (March 6, 1987). "Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 8, 1988). "Will Big Sky send another loser to NCAA tourney?". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 8A.
- ^ "New format may favor top seeds". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 9, 1988. p. 1D.
- ^ "Big Sky Conference final standings". Spokane Chronicle. March 2, 1987. p. C4.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 7, 1987). "First food, the ISU stop Vandals, 82-63". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (March 13, 1987). "UNLF runs, guns, plays defense in routing Idaho St". Deseret News. p. D1.
- ^ "Basketball: NIT". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1987. p. D4.
- ^ "Huskies survive 3-point barrage". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.