1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1985 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 8 BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Nevada 2nd Sonny Allen 2nd Dwayne Randall Nevada The 1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5469%2C3465335 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals March 7, 1985 291984-85 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1985.html April 12, 2016 Regular season champion Nevada defeated seventh-seeded 1984 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State in the championship game 79–63 for their second consecutive (and second overall) Big Sky tournament title. Nevada was nearly upset in the first round by last-place Idaho, but held to win by three points and advanced.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P8VYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2069%2C3921286 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Idaho presses Reno before bowing March 8, 1985 21 Format For the second year, all eight Big Sky members participated in the conference tournament; this was the first in which all seven games were played at the same venue. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, and all were entered into the quarterfinal round. For the first time, the host team was not the top seed, as Boise State finished tied for sixth in the regular season and was seeded seventh. Two upsets occurred in the first round, as the second and third seeds were eliminated. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 7 SemifinalsFriday, March 8 ChampionshipSaturday, March 9 1 Nevada 83 8 Idaho 80 5 1984 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State 62 4 1984 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 69 3 1984 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 78 6 1984 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State 80 7 Boise State 67 2 1984 none Montana Grizzlies Montana 54 1 Nevada 79 4 Northern Arizona 67 6 Idaho State 89 7 Boise State 86 1 Nevada 79 6 Idaho State 63 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMVYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3488%2C4334078 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Nevada-Reno meets Idaho State in final March 9, 1985 14 NCAA tournament The Wolf Pack received an automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament, where they lost to NC State (also nicknamed the Wolfpack) in the first round at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Regular season runner-up 1984 men Montana Grizzlies Montana played in the 32-team NIT, but lost 78–47 at UCLA in the first round;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qfRjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6580%2C3748998 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Both UCLA, sky fall on Montana March 15, 1985 7F the Bruins went on to win the NIT title. 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 Boise, Idaho Category:College basketball tournaments in Idaho Category:20th century in Boise, Idaho