1994 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1994 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 10 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV New Mexico State 2nd Neil McCarthy 2nd Chris Brown & James Dockery UC Irvine & New Mexico State The 1994 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 10–13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.1993-94 Big West Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/1994.html February 22, 2018 This was the first Big West/PCAA tournament played outside the state of California. Top-seeded New Mexico State defeated UC Irvine (the tournament's lowest-seeded team, with only 4 conference wins) in the final, 70–64, to capture their second PCAA/Big West title. The Aggies subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament. Format For the second straight year, there were changes to the tournament format. The Big West returned to a ten-team tournament with all conference members in participation. With all teams seeded and paired based on conference regular-season records, the top six teams were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the four lowest-seeded teams were placed in a preliminary first round. As a result of the field's expansion, this was the first tournament for second-year Big West member Nevada. Bracket First roundThursday, March 10 QuarterfinalsFriday, March 11 SemifinalsSaturday, March 12 ChampionshipSunday, March 13 9 1993 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 64 8 1993 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 68 7 1993 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 48 10 UC Irvine 53 1 New Mexico State 68 8 Nevada 67 5 1993 men UNLV Rebels UNLV 80 4 1993 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 69 3 1993 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 73 6 1993 men Pacific Tigers Pacific 87 10 UC Irvine 78 2 1993 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 68 1 New Mexico State 82 5 UNLV 64 6 Pacific 78 10 UC Irvine 82 1 New Mexico State 70 10 UC Irvine 64 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 the Las Vegas Valley Category:Basketball competitions in Paradise, Nevada