1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

Basketball Tournament in Long Beach, CA August 2023 March 2026 1991 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 8 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA UNLV 7th Jerry Tarkanian 7th Larry Johnson UNLV The 1991 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.1990-91 Big West Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/1991.html February 16, 2018 Defending national and conference champions UNLV defeated seventh-seeded 1990 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State in the final, 98–74, capturing their seventh PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' seventh title in their nine seasons in the Big West. UNLV subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the Final Four. Fellow Big West member New Mexico State received an at-large bid. Format After three seasons as a ten-team tournament, the Big West reverted to the eight-team format that it used prior to the 1988 season. In turn, only the top eight teams, based on regular season conference records, qualified for the tournament field. The two teams with the worst records were excluded. All eight teams were entered in the initial round, paired and seeded based on record. Bracket First roundFriday, March 8 SemifinalsSaturday, March 9 ChampionshipSunday, March 10 high 1 #1 UNLV 49 8 1990 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 29 5 1990 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 80 4 1990 Utah State Aggies Utah State 76 3 1990 Pacific Tigers Pacific 74 6 1990 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 67 7 1990 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 88 2 #11 New Mexico State 82 1 #1 UNLV 95 5 UC Santa Barbara 66 3 Pacific 70 7 Fresno State 87 1 #1 UNLV 98 7 Fresno State 74 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1990–91 Big West Conference men's basketball season 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