1994 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1994 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams6
SiteBSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsBoise State (4th title)
Winning coachBobby Dye (3rd title)
MVPShambric Williams (Boise State)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 10 – 4   .714 20 – 10   .667
Idaho State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667
Idaho 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Montana State 8 – 6   .571 16 – 11   .593
Boise State † 7 – 7   .500 17 – 13   .567
Montana 6 – 8   .429 19 – 9   .679
Northern Arizona 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Eastern Washington 0 – 14   .000 5 – 21   .192
† Conference tournament winner

The 1994 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the nineteenth edition, held March 10–12 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.[1]

Fifth-seeded host Boise State upset second-seeded Idaho State in the championship game, 85–81, to repeat as tournament champions and gain their fourth tournament title overall.[2] The Broncos had defeated regular season champion Weber State in the semifinals.[3]

Format

Conference membership remained at eight and the tournament format was unchanged, with an exception; the site was predetermined, rather than awarded to the regular season champion.

The top six teams from the regular season participated, and the top two earned byes into the semifinals. The remaining four played in the quarterfinals, and the top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals
Friday, March 11 		Championship
Saturday, March 12
1 Weber State 72
4 Montana State 57 5 Boise State 84
5 Boise State 75 5 Boise State 85
2 Idaho State 81
2 Idaho State 73
3 Idaho 74 3 Idaho 66
6 Montana 63

Source:[2][3][4]

NCAA tournament

The Broncos (17–12) received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. Boise State was seeded fourteenth in the West regional and lost by nine points to Louisville in the first round in Sacramento.[5] It was the twelfth consecutive year that the Big Sky representative lost in the first round.

See also

References

  1. ^ "1993-94 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "BSU wins Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 13, 1994. p. 5B.
  3. ^ a b Grummert, Idaho (March 12, 1994). "Idaho St. has UI's number". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Grummert, Dale (March 11, 1994). "Vandals float past Grizzzz". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ "Louisville survives BSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 19, 1994. p. 6B.