| Year: | 2024 |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvpteam: | Montana State |
| Mvp: | Robert Ford III |
| Coach: | Matt Logie |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Champions: | Montana State |
| City: | Boise, Idaho |
| Arena: | Idaho Central Arena |
| Teams: | 10 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Division: | I |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
The 2024 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the 2023-24 season in the Big Sky Conference, The tournament was held from March 9–13 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.[1] It was the 49th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1976. The tournament winner, Montana State, received an automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
The ten teams will be seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams will receive a first-round bye.[2]
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 12–6 | 2–0 against Montana | |
| 3 | Montana | 12–6 | 0–2 against Northern Colorado | |
| 4 | Weber State | 11–7 | ||
| 5 | Montana State | 9–9 | ||
| 6 | Portland State | 8–10 | ||
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 7–11 | 1–1 against Eastern Washington | |
| 8 | Idaho State | 7–11 | 0–2 against Eastern Washington | |
| 9 | Idaho | 5–13 | ||
| 10 | Sacramento State | 4–14 |
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, March 9 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | No. 9 Idaho vs. No. 10 Sacramento State | 64–72 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Idaho State | 60–68 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 10 Sacramento State | 69–74 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 8 Idaho State | 76–83 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 | ||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Montana State | 82–91 | ESPN+ | |
| 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Portland State | 87–81 | |||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Sacramento State vs. No. 5 Montana State | 71–74 | ESPNU/ESPN+ | |
| 8 | 9:00 pm | No. 8 Idaho State vs. No. 3 Montana | 58–72 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | ||
| Championship game – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 9:30 pm | No. 5 Montana State vs. No. 3 Montana | 85–70 | ESPN2/ESPN+ | |
| Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. | ||||||
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