Postseason tournament for the Big Sky
The 2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 9–12 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 47th edition of the conference tourney, which debuted in 1976.
Top-seeded Montana State defeated third seed Northern Colorado 87–66 in the final and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the Bobcats' first NCAA appearance in 26 years and their fourth overall.
Second seed Southern Utah lost its opener in their final Big Sky tournament; they joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the summer.
Seeds
The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system; the top five teams received a first-round bye.[1]
| Seed
|
School
|
Record
|
Tiebreaker 1
|
Tiebreaker 2
|
Tiebreaker 3
|
Tiebreaker 4
|
| 1
|
Montana State
|
16–4
|
|
|
|
|
| 2
|
Southern Utah
|
14–6
|
|
|
|
|
| 3
|
Northern Colorado
|
13–7
|
1–1 vs Weber State
|
1–1 vs Montana State
|
2–0 vs Southern Utah
|
|
| 4
|
Weber State
|
13–7
|
1–1 vs Northern Colorado
|
1–1 vs Montana State
|
1–1 vs Southern Utah
|
|
| 5
|
Montana
|
11–9
|
2–0 vs Eastern Washington
|
|
|
|
| 6
|
Eastern Washington
|
11–9
|
0–2 vs Montana
|
|
|
|
| 7
|
Portland State
|
10–10
|
|
|
|
|
| 8
|
Sacramento State
|
6–14
|
1–1 vs Idaho
|
0–2 vs Montana State
|
0–2 vs Southern Utah
|
1–1 vs Northern Colorado
|
| 9
|
Idaho
|
6–14
|
1–1 vs Sacramento State
|
0–2 vs Montana State
|
0–2 vs Southern Utah
|
0–2 vs Northern Colorado
|
| 10
|
Idaho State
|
5–15
|
1–1 vs Northern Arizona
|
0–2 vs Montana State
|
0–2 vs Southern Utah
|
1–1 vs Northern Colorado
|
| 11
|
Northern Arizona
|
5–15
|
1–1 vs Idaho State
|
0–2 vs Montana State
|
0–2 vs Southern Utah
|
0–2 vs Northern Colorado
|
Schedule
| Session
|
Game
|
Time
|
Matchup
|
Score
|
Television
|
Attendance
|
| First round – Wednesday, March 9
|
| 1
|
1
|
9:30 am
|
No. 8 Sacramento State vs. No. 9 Idaho
|
57–54
|
ESPN+
|
1,403
|
| 2
|
12:00 pm
|
No. 7 Portland State vs. No. 10 Idaho State
|
66–52
|
1,498
|
| 3
|
2:30 pm
|
No. 6 Eastern Washington vs. No. 11 Northern Arizona
|
78–75
|
1,175
|
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
|
| 2
|
4
|
12:00 pm
|
No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 8 Sacramento State
|
83-61
|
ESPN+
|
1,334
|
| 5
|
2:30 pm
|
No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Montana
|
68-56
|
| 3
|
6
|
5:30 pm
|
No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 Portland State
|
65-77
|
2,096
|
| 7
|
8:00 pm
|
No. 3 Northern Colorado vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington
|
68–67
|
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11
|
| 4
|
8
|
5:30 pm
|
No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 4 Weber State
|
69–66
|
ESPN+
|
2,535
|
| 9
|
8:00 pm
|
No. 7 Portland State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado
|
79–86
|
3,037
|
| Championship game – Saturday, March 12
|
| 5
|
10
|
6:00 pm
|
No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado
|
87–66
|
ESPNU
|
4,134
|
Bracket
| First round
Wednesday, March 9
| | | Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
| | | Semifinals
Friday, March 11
| | | Championship
Saturday, March 12
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1
| Montana State
| 83
| | | |
| 8
| Sacramento State
| 57
| | | 8
| Sacramento State
| 61
| |
| 9
| Idaho
| 54
| | | | | | 1
| Montana State
| 69
| |
| | | | | | 4
| Weber State
| 66
| |
| | | | 4
| Weber State
| 68
| | | | |
| | | | 5
| Montana
| 56
| |
| | | | | 1
| Montana State
| 87
| |
| | | | | | | 3
| Northern Colorado
| 66
| |
| | | | 2
| Southern Utah
| 65
| | | | |
| 7
| Portland State
| 66
| | | 7
| Portland State
| 77
| |
| 10
| Idaho State
| 52
| | | | | | 7
| Portland State
| 79
| |
| | | | | | 3
| Northern Colorado
| 86
| |
| | | | 3
| Northern Colorado
| 68
| | |
| 6
| Eastern Washington
| 78
| | | 6
| Eastern Washington
| 67
| |
| 11
| Northern Arizona
| 75
| | |
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