2021 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2021
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:11
Arena:Idaho Central Arena
City:Boise, Idaho
Champions:Eastern Washington
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Shantay Legans
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Tanner Groves
Mvpteam:Eastern Washington
Television:Pluto TV, ESPNU (final)

The 2021 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 46th edition of the tournament, which debuted

Seeds

The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top five teams received a first-round bye.[1]

SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker 1
1Southern Utah12–2
2Eastern Washington12–32–0 vs. Montana
3Weber State12–31–1 vs. Montana
4Idaho State8–61–1 vs. E. Washington
5Montana State8–60–2 vs. E. Washington
6Montana7–9
7 Portland State6–81–1 vs. Weber State
8Northern Colorado6–80–1 vs. Weber State
9Sacramento State5–9
10Northern Arizona4–10
11Idaho1–17

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, March 10
119:30 amNo. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 9 Sacramento State90–83Pluto TV 1050
212:00 pmNo. 7 Portland State vs. No. 10 Northern Arizona66–77
32:30 pmNo. 6 Montana vs. No. 11 Idaho69–64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
2412:00 pmNo. 1 Southern Utah vs. No. 8 Northern Colorado91–83Pluto TV 1050
52:30 pmNo. 4 Idaho State vs. No. 5 Montana State63–71
365:30 pmNo. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 10 Northern Arizona66–60
78:00 pmNo. 3 Weber State vs. No. 6 Montana75–80
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
485:30 pmNo. 1 Southern Utah vs. No. 5 Montana State77–80OTPluto TV 1050
98:00 pmNo. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 6 Montana78–50
Championship game – Saturday, March 13
5106:00 pmNo. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 5 Montana State65–55ESPNU
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Big Sky Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - Big Sky Conference.
  2. Web site: 2020 Big Sky Men's and Women's Basketball Championships - Big Sky Conference.