2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2022
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:11
Arena:Idaho Central Arena
City:Boise, Idaho
Champions:Montana State
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Tricia Binford
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Darian White
Mvpteam:Montana State
Television:ESPN+

The 2022 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 7–11 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 39th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1983.

Seeds

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

SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 4
1Idaho State15-5
2Montana State14–61-1 vs. Southern Utah1-1 vs. Idaho State2-0 vs. Northern Arizona1-1 vs. Montana
3Southern Utah14-61–1 vs Montana State1–1 vs Idaho State2-0 vs. Northern Arizona0-2 vs. Montana
4Northern Arizona12-81–1 vs. Montana1-1 vs. Idaho State
5Montana12-81-1 vs. Northern Arizona0-2 vs. Idaho State
6Idaho11–9
7Sacramento State10–10
8Northern Colorado9-11
9Eastern Washington7-13
10Weber State6-14
11Portland State0-20

Schedule

SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance
First round – Monday, March 7
112:00pmNo. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 9 Eastern Washington64–45ESPN+685
25:30pmNo. 7 Sacramento State vs. No. 10 Weber State64–74
38:00 pmNo. 6 Idaho vs. No. 11 Portland State75–521,276
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 8
2412:00 pmNo. 1 Idaho State vs. No. 8 Northern Colorado54-72ESPN+863
52:30 pmNo. 4 Northern Arizona vs. No. 5 Montana75–57955
365:30 pmNo. 2 Montana State vs. No. 10 Weber State81–601,387
78:00 pmNo. 3 Southern Utah vs. No. 6 Idaho64–771,365
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 9
485:30 pmNo. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 4 Northern Arizona67–72ESPN+1,103
98:00 pmNo. 2 Montana State vs. No. 6 Idaho73–67
Championship game – Friday, March 11
5101:00 pmNo. 4 Northern Arizona vs. No. 2 Montana State64–75ESPN+956

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Big Sky Basketball Championships - Big Sky Conference. 2022-02-15. bigskyconf.com. en.