1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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1990 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification
BSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsIdaho (4th title)
Winning coachKermit Davis (2nd title)
MVPRiley Smith[1] (Idaho)
1989–90 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

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

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

Source:[3][5][6][7]

NCAA tournament

The Vandals gained the automatic bid to the

West Regional, Idaho lost to Louisville in Salt Lake City in the first round.[8][9]

See also

References

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