2002 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2002 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.[1]

2002 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2001–02
Teams6
SiteBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT
ChampionsMontana (4th title)
Winning coachDon Holst (1st title)
MVPDan Trammel (Montana)
← 2001
2003 →
2001–02 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 12 2   .857 20 10   .667
Eastern Washington 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Weber State 8 6   .571 18 11   .621
Montana 7 7   .500 16 15   .516
Northern Arizona 7 7   .500 14 14   .500
Portland State 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Idaho State 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Sacramento State 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
2002 Big Sky tournament winner

Fourth-seeded Montana upset second-seeded Eastern Washington in the championship game, 70–66, to win their fourth Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.

The Grizzlies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.

Format

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Cal State Northridge departed the Big Sky for the Big West prior to the 2001–02 season, decreasing total membership back to eight.

Nonetheless, no changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
1 Montana State 68
4 Montana 82 4 Montana 70
5 Northern Arizona 64 4 Montana 70
2 Eastern Washington 66
2 Eastern Washington 62
3 Weber State 84 3 Weber State 57
6 Portland State 62

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2001-02 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2016.