1986 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1986 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198586
Teams 7
Site Lawlor Events Center
Reno, NV
Champions Montana State (1st title)
Winning coach Stu Starner (1st title)
MVP Tony Hampton (Montana State)

The 1986 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 6–9 at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.[1]

Fifth-seeded Montana State upset second-seeded rivals Montana in the championship game, 82–77, to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Bobcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament.

Format

Idaho State did not participate in this year's tournament, reducing the field to seven teams. With teams seeded based on regular-season conference records, the top-seeded team received a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams were paired up in the preliminary quarterfinals.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Friday, March 7
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
Championship
Sunday, March 9
                           
       
  1 Northern Arizona 74  
    5 Montana State 80  
5 Montana State 81
  4 Nevada 80  
    5 Montana State 82
  2 Montana 77
  3 Weber State 79  
6 Boise State 76  
3 Weber State 68
    2 Montana 72  
7 Idaho 60
  2 Montana 68  

References

  1. "1985-86 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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