1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1996 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 6 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT Montana State 2nd Mick Durham 1st Danny Sprinkle Montana State The 1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.1995-96 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1996.html May 5, 2016 Top-seeded host Montana State defeated defending champion 1995 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State in the championship game, 81–70, for their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title. Format Conference membership remained with the same eight teams, and no changes were made to the existing tournament format. The top six teams from the regular season participated, and the top two earned byes into the semifinals. The remaining four played in the quarterfinals, and the top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 Semifinals Friday, March 8 Championship Saturday, March 9 3 1995 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 67 6 Idaho 72 5 1995 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 54 4 1995 men Boise State Broncos Boise State 66 1 Montana State 91 6 Idaho 66 4 Boise State 70 2 1995 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 77 1 Montana State 81 2 Weber State 70 NCAA tournament Montana State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded thirteenth in the West regional, the Bobcats fell 88–55 to Syracuse in the first round in Albuquerque. See also Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament References Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Montana Category:Sports in Bozeman, Montana Category:College sports tournaments in Montana