2010 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

2010 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2009–10
Teams	6
First round site	campus sites (2) Bozeman, Montana Missoula, Montana
Semifinals site	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Finals site	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Champions	Montana Grizzlies (7th title)
Winning coach	Wayne Tinkle (1st title)
MVP	Anthony Johnson (Montana)
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments

2009–10 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	13	–	3		.813			20	–	11		.645
Northern Colorado	12	–	4		.750			25	–	7		.781
Montana State	10	–	6		.625			15	–	14		.517
Montana †	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Northern Arizona	8	–	8		.500			14	–	14		.500
Portland State	7	–	9		.438			12	–	19		.387
Eastern Washington	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Idaho State	4	–	12		.250			7	–	22		.241
Sacramento State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	21		.300
† Conference tournament winner

The 2010 Big Sky men's basketball tournament was played March 6–10, with the opening round quarterfinals held at the higher seed's home arena, both in Montana at Bozeman and Missoula. The semifinals and final were held at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, the home of regular season champion Weber State.

The top six teams from regular season play qualified and the top two received a bye to the semifinals. Fourth-seed Montana upset host Weber State by a point in the final to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[1] As regular season champions who failed to win the tournament, Weber State received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6					Re-seeded Semifinals Tuesday, March 9					Championship Wednesday, March 10
						1	Weber State	69
						6	Portland State	60
	3	Montana State	65
	6	Portland State	68
											1	Weber State	65
											4	Montana	66
	4	Montana	81
	5	Northern Arizona	60
						4	Montana	68
						2	Northern Colorado	63

References

1. "Johnson rallies Montana by Weber St. for tourney title, NCAA bid". ESPN. March 11, 2005. Retrieved February 8, 2024.^{[dead link‍]}