1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1988 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 8 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana Boise State 2nd Bobby Dye 1st Chris Childs Boise State The 1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the thirteenth edition, held March 9–12 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.1987-88 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1988.html May 2, 2016 Regular season champion Boise State defeated defending tournament champion and host 1987 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State in the championship game, 63–61, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=N7BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3627%2C3375422 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale No wacky ending here, Boise State wins Big Sky March 13, 1988 1C to clinch their second Big Sky tournament. BSU had won the first conference tournament twelve years earlier. Format The Big Sky added 1987 men Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington in the summer of 1987 to bring total conference membership to nine, but the last-place Eagles were ineligible for the postseason due to recruiting violations.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M7BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5824%2C2358012 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press New format may favor top seeds March 9, 1988 1D In the two previous conference tournaments, teams from the lower half of the standings won the title and were seeded sixteenth (last) in the West regional of the NCAA tournament. Montana State won in 1986 after tying for sixth in the standings. The next year, the top three seeds were upset in the first round (quarterfinals),https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bagpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C3414753 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz March 6, 1987 25 and seventh-seed Idaho State won the title. The Bengals (15–15) met top-ranked UNLV (33–1) in the first round in Salt Lake City and were routed.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BlNTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w4MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388%2C5100001 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug UNLV runs, guns, plays defense in routing Idaho St. March 13, 1987 D1 The Big Sky implemented a few changes to the bracket structure to reward regular season play. The top two teams in the league standings were given byes into the semifinal round, while the next two began play in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The remaining four teams (seeds 5–8) played an additional game on Wednesday; four victories in as many days were now required for a lower-half team to win the title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PJUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270%2C900301 Idahonian Moscow Jacobson Bryan Will Big Sky send another loser to NCAA tourney? March 8, 1988 8A The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals, and the tournament was won by the top-seed. Bracket First round Wednesday, March 9 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 Semifinals Friday, March 11 Championship Saturday, March 12 35px 5 1987 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 93 8 1987 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 96 7 1987 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 72 6 1987 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 77 8 Weber State 57 4 1987 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 58 3 1987 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 60 6 Montana 54 1 Boise State 87 4 Idaho State 56 3 Montana State 58 2 Idaho 46 1 Boise State 63 3 Montana State 61 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NLBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5659%2C2702434 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Gibbs helps Weber St. score first-round upset March 10, 1988 3Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NbBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4298%2C2803526 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Grummert Dale Idaho gets rematch against MSU March 11, 1988 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NbBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2428%2C2841952 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho St. stops Weber St. March 11, 1988 5Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NrBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5681%2C3210771 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Boise St. smothers Idaho St. in Big Sky March 12, 1988 8B NCAA tournament Boise State (24–5) received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament or the NIT. The Broncos were the fourteenth seed in the West region and gave third-seeded Michigan a scare in Salt Lake City, as the Wolverines' large lead eroded in the second half; Michigan prevailed by five points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DZVfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5632%2C1077650 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Michigan stops Boise State rally March 18, 1988 1B 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