1993 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1993 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 12–14 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California.[1]

1993 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams8
SiteLong Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
ChampionsLong Beach State (2nd title)
Winning coachSeth Greenberg (1st title)
MVPLucious Harris (Long Beach State)
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1994 →
1992–93 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 15 3   .833 26 8   .765
No. 25 UNLV 13 5   .722 21 8   .724
Pacific 12 6   .667 16 11   .593
Long Beach State 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Cal State Fullerton 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Utah State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Nevada 4 14   .222 9 17   .346
San Jose State 4 14   .222 7 19   .269
UC Irvine 4 14   .222 6 21   .222
1993 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Long Beach State upset top-seeded New Mexico State in the final, 70–62, to capture their second PCAA/Big West title (and first since 1977).

The 49ers subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. Regular-season champions, and tournament runners-up, New Mexico State received an at-large bid.

Format

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One minor change was made to the tournament format this season despite the Big West maintaining its eight-team tournament.

All eight participating teams (the two teams with the worst conference regular season records were not included) were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, however, teams were now re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.

Nevada, in their first year as Big West members (moving from the Big Sky), failed to qualify for the tournament. The Wolf Pack replaced outgoing Fresno State, who left to join the WAC.

Bracket

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First round
Friday, March 12
Semifinals
Saturday, March 13
Championship
Sunday, March 14
         
1 #24 New Mexico State 87
8 UC Irvine 76
1 #24 New Mexico State 82
6 UC Santa Barbara 77
5 Cal State Fullerton 68
4 Long Beach State 80
1 #24 New Mexico State 62
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Long Beach State 70
3 Pacific 54
6 UC Santa Barbara 57
4 Long Beach State 79
2 #19 UNLV 77
7 Utah State 86
2 #19 UNLV 104

References

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  1. ^ "1992-93 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.