1986 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1986 Big Sky Conference I Men's 200px 7 Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada Montana State 1st Stu Starner 1st Tony Hampton Montana State The 1986 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_A1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2013%2C4026376 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Even for Idaho, Sky's wide open March 6, 1986 C11985-86 Big Sky Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1987.html May 2, 2016 Sixth-seeded Montana State upset rival 1985 men Montana Grizzlies Montana in the championship game, 82–77, for their first Big Sky tournament title. The Bobcats upset host and defending champion 1985 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada by a point in the first round with a field goal at the buzzer,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_Q1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1899%2C4405414 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Idaho loses Big Sky opener; Montana, Weber make semis March 7, 1986 22 then shocked regular season champion 1985 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona by six in the semifinals.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_g1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3820%2C4688015 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Krystkowiak, Ferch set up all-Montana Big Sky final March 7, 1986 22 Format On probation, third-place 1985 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State did not participate in this year's tournament, reducing the field to seven teams.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KtxVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4707%2C810061 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon College standings March 3, 1986 4B Regular season champion Northern Arizona received a bye into the semifinals to play the lowest remaining seed, and the other six teams were paired up in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 6 SemifinalsFriday, March 7 ChampionshipSaturday, March 8 6 Montana State 81 3 1985 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 80 4 1985 men Weber State Wildcats Weber State 79 5 Boise State 76 7 Idaho 60 2 1985 men Montana Grizzlies Montana 68 1 1985 men Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona 74 6 Montana State 80 4 Weber State 68 2 Montana 72 6 Montana State 82 2 Montana 77 Source: NCAA tournament Montana State received the automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited. The Bobcats were the sixteenth seed in the West regional, and lost by nine to St. John's in the first round at Long Beach, California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BQ5XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6939%2C9684568 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Game Montana State doesn't play dead March 15, 1986 C4 Northern Arizona and Montana played in the NIT, but both lost in the first round. 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 Reno, Nevada Category:College basketball tournaments in Nevada