1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1978 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 4 Adams Field House Missoula, Montana Weber State 1st Neil McCarthy 1st Bruce Collins Weber State The 1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–4 at Adams Field House at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3463%2C824761 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Big Sky playoff starts at Montana March 3, 1978 5Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jCVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7059%2C1014202 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber, Idaho State set for tourney test tonight March 3, 1978 B51977-78 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/weber-state/1978-schedule.html April 10, 2016 Weber State upset top-seeded Montana in the championship game, 62–55 (in overtime), to clinch their first conference tournament title.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mJRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4905%2C1487150 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Weber State stops Montana for Big Sky title March 5, 1978 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jiVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7316%2C1583079 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber not awed by NCAA foe Arkansas March 6, 1978 B5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jSVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4104%2C1249807 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber going for Big Sky marbles March 4, 1978 6A the first of three consecutive. They had lost in the final in the first two editions. The end of regulation time saw the teams tied at 49 points each; host Montana missed a potential winning free throw with seconds left. Format First played in 1976, the Big Sky tournament had the same format for its first eight editions. The regular season champion hosted and only the top four teams from the standings took part, with seeding based on regular season conference records. Montana made its inaugural appearance, not having qualified as a top-four team in either of the previous two years. Bracket SemifinalsFriday, March 3 ChampionshipSaturday, March 4 155 30 1 Montana 70 4 Boise State 61 3 Weber State 84 2 1977 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 79 1 Montana 55 3 Weber State 62* Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5RfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2229%2C1011321 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Montana, Weber in Big Sky finals March 4, 1978 1B NCAA tournament Weber State received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round to Arkansas in Eugene, Oregon;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MPJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887%2C3159686 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Withers Bud Arkansas' quick paralyzes Weber March 12, 1978 4B Arkansas ultimately advanced to the Final Four. It was the Wildcats' first NCAA appearance in five years, since they went to six consecutive (1968–1973). References 2 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 Missoula, Montana Category:College basketball tournaments in Montana