1987 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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1987 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
ChampionsIdaho State (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Boutin (1st title)
MVPJim Rhode (Idaho State)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
† Conference tournament winner


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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Source:[3][7]

NCAA tournament[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "1986-87 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Boling, Dave (March 8, 1987). "Idaho State takes a surprising Rhode to NCAA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D5.
  3. ^ a b Boling, Dave (March 6, 1987). "Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  4. ^ Jacobson, Bryan (March 8, 1988). "Will Big Sky send another loser to NCAA tourney?". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 8A.
  5. ^ "New format may favor top seeds". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 9, 1988. p. 1D.
  6. ^ "Big Sky Conference final standings". Spokane Chronicle. March 2, 1987. p. C4.
  7. ^ Boling, Dave (March 7, 1987). "First food, the ISU stop Vandals, 82-63". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  8. ^ Robinson, Doug (March 13, 1987). "UNLF runs, guns, plays defense in routing Idaho St". Deseret News. p. D1.
  9. ^ "Basketball: NIT". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1987. p. D4.
  10. ^ "Huskies survive 3-point barrage". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.
  11. ^ Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
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