The 1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bengals were led by second-year head coach Jim Boutin and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho.
| 1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 15–16 (5–9 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | ISU Minidome |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State † | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 22 | .241 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Bengals were 12–15 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play, tied for fifth place. At the conference tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona, they were seeded seventh and upset second-seeded Boise State by a point in the quarterfinal round.[1][2] In the semifinal the next night, Idaho State defeated sixth seed Idaho by nineteen and advanced to the final against fourth-seeded Nevada,[3][4] and won by eleven.[5][6]
In the 64-team NCAA tournament, ISU was seeded sixteenth in the West regional and met top-ranked UNLV (33–1) in Salt Lake City. Down by nineteen points at halftime, they lost 95–70,[7][8] and ended the season at 15–16.[9]
This was Idaho State's eleventh NCAA tournament appearance, but its first in ten years, and its most recent.
Postseason results edit
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 5 2:30 pm |
(7) | vs. (2) Boise State Quarterfinal |
W 78–77 | 13–15 |
Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| Fri, March 6 9:10 pm |
(7) | vs. (6) Idaho Semifinal |
W 82–63 | 14–15 |
Walkup Skydome (3,527) Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| Sat, March 7 9:10 pm, ESPN |
(7) | vs. (4) Nevada Final |
W 92–81 | 15–15 |
Walkup Skydome (3,752) Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Thu, March 12* 2:37 pm, ESPN |
(16 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV First round |
L 70–95 | 15–16 |
Special Events Center (11,314) Salt Lake City, Utah | ||||||
References edit
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 6, 1987). "Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
- ^ "Idaho stays alive, WSU season ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 6, 1987. p. 11.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 7, 1987). "First food, then ISU stops Vandals, 82-63". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
- ^ "Ousted: Sky falls on Vandals". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 7, 1987. p. 21.
- ^ Boling, Dave (March 8, 1987). "Idaho State takes a surprising Rhode to NCAA". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D5.
- ^ "Rhode: Off the bench to the NCAA". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 9, 1987. p. 11.
- ^ Robinson, Doug (March 13, 1987). "UNLV runs, guns, plays defense in routing Idaho St". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
- ^ "No. 1 UNLV wins by 25, but Tark isn't happy". Spokesman-Review. (Spokesman-Review). Associated Press. March 13, 1987. p. 36.
- ^ "Cowboys ready for West shootout". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 13, 1987. p. 11.
External links edit
- Sports Reference – Idaho State Bengals – 1986–87 basketball season