1990 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

None August 2023 March 2026 1990 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 10 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA UNLV 6th Jerry Tarkanian 6th Larry Johnson UNLV The 1990 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–10 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.1989-90 Big West Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/1990.html February 15, 2018 Defending champions UNLV defeated fourth-seeded 1989 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State in the final, 92–74, and captured their sixth PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' sixth title in eight seasons. UNLV, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament, which they would go on to win. Fellow Big West members New Mexico State and UC Santa Barbara received at-large bids. Format There were no changes to the tournament format from 1989. All ten conference members participated in the field, with teams seeded in the bracket based on regular season conference records. The top six seeds were given a bye into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed into an initial preliminary round. Bracket First roundWednesday, March 7 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 ChampionshipSaturday, March 10 high 9 1989 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 71 8 1989 San Jose State Spartans San José State 56 7 1989 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 82 10 UC Irvine 63 1 #23 New Mexico State 72 9 Fresno State 66 5 1989 Utah State Aggies Utah State 68 4 1989 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 86 3 UC Santa Barbara 62 6 1989 Pacific Tigers Pacific 65 2 #3 UNLV 115 7 Cal State Fullerton 93 1 #23 New Mexico State 85 4 Long Beach State 90 6 Pacific 72 2 #3 UNLV 99 4 Long Beach State 74 2 #3 UNLV 92 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Basketball competitions in Long Beach, California Category:1990s in Los Angeles County, California