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