1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1989 Big West Conference I Men's 200px 10 Long Beach Arena Long Beach, CA UNLV 5th Jerry Tarkanian 5th Stacey Augmon UNLV 1988 The 1989 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.1988-89 Big West Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-west/1989.html February 15, 2018 This was the first tournament after the Big West Conference renamed itself from the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) in July 1988. Top-seeded UNLV defeated 1988 none New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State in the final, 68–62, and captured their fifth PCAA/Big West championship. This was the Runnin' Rebels' fifth title in seven seasons. The Rebels, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the Elite Eight. Format There were no changes to the tournament format from 1988. 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 8 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 9 SemifinalsFriday, March 10 ChampionshipSaturday, March 11 high 9 1988 Pacific Tigers Pacific 62 8 UC Irvine 68 7 1988 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 64 10 1988 San Jose State Spartans San José State 60 1 #18 UNLV 102 8 UC Irvine 82 5 1988 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 87 4 1988 Utah State Aggies Utah State 86 3 1988 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 87 6 1988 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 86 7 Fresno State 59 2 1988 none New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 60 1 #18 UNLV 99 5 Cal State Fullerton 83 3 UC Santa Barbara 63 2 New Mexico State 67 1 #18 UNLV 68 2 New Mexico State 62 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