Year: | 2024 |
Coachcount: | 1st |
Mvpteam: | Eastern Washington |
Mvp: | Jamie Loera |
Coach: | Joddie Gleason |
Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Champions: | Eastern Washington |
City: | Boise, Idaho |
Arena: | Idaho Central Arena |
Teams: | 10 |
Gender: | Women's |
Division: | I |
Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU |
The 2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 9–13 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.[1] It was the 41st edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1983. The winner will receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
The ten teams were 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 | |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 16–2 | ||
2 | Northern Arizona | 15–3 | ||
3 | Montana | 13–5 | ||
4 | Montana State | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Eastern Washington | |
5 | Northern Colorado | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Eastern Washington | |
6 | Idaho | 8–10 | ||
7 | Idaho State | 7–11 | ||
8 | Sacramento State | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. Northern Arizona | |
9 | Weber State | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Northern Arizona | |
10 | Portland State | 3–15 |
Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | ||
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First round – Saturday, March 9 | |||||||
1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Weber State vs. No. 10 Portland State | 62–53 | ESPN+ | ||
2 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Idaho State vs. No. 8 Sacramento State | 55–73 | ||||
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | |||||||
2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 9 Weber State | 71–58 | ESPN+ | ||
4 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Sacramento State | 81–63 | ||||
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 | |||||||
3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Montana State vs. No. 5 Northern Colorado | 47–44OT | ESPN+ | ||
6 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Idaho | 73–61 | ||||
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12 | |||||||
4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 4 Montana State | 56–39 | ESPN+ | ||
8 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Northern Arizona vs. No. 3 Montana | 74–67 | ||||
Championship game – Wednesday, March 13 | |||||||
5 | 9 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 2 Northern Arizona | 73–64 | ESPNU | ||
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
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