2012 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2012 Big Sky Conference I Men's 6 campus sites Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana Montana 8th Wayne Tinkle 1st Kareem Jamar Montana Altitude, ESPN2 (final) The 2012 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament began on March 3 and continued through March 7.2012 Men's Basketball Championship http://www.bigskyconf.com/sports/2008/6/13/MBB09CHAMP.aspx October 13, 2011 The regular-season champion Montana Grizzlies won the tournament and with it an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Unlike many NCAA Division I conferences, the Big Sky does not invite all of its teams to its postseason tournament—only the top six teams in regular-season play qualify. The top two teams receive a bye into the semifinals, and the field is reseeded after the first round so that the 1 seed plays the lowest remaining seed. The tournament's first round, involving the 3 through 6 seeds, was played on campus sites, specifically the home arenas of the 3 and 4 seeds—respectively the Peter Stott Center in Portland, Oregon, home to the Portland State Vikings, and Reese Court in Cheney, Washington, home to the Eastern Washington Eagles. The semifinals and championship were at Montana's home of Dahlberg Arena in Missoula. Bracket Quarterfinals March 3, 2012 Re-seeded Semifinals March 6, 2012Altitude Championship Game March 7, 2012ESPN2 1 high 4 2011 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 81 5 2011 Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 75 3 2011 Portland State Vikings Portland State 75 6 2011 Montana State Bobcats Montana State 53 1 Montana 74 4 Eastern Washington 66 2 Weber State 69 3 Portland State 63 1 Montana 85 2 Weber State 66 First round games at campus sites of lower-numbered seeds Semifinals and Championship game hosted by Montana References Tournament Category:Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in Montana Category:Basketball competitions in Missoula, Montana Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament