1977 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1977 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 4
Site ISU Minidome
Pocatello, Idaho
Champions Idaho State (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Killingsworth (1st title)
MVP Ed Thompson (Idaho State)
1976–77 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho State131 .929  255  .833
Weber State113 .786  208  .714
Gonzaga77 .500  1116  .407
Montana State68 .429  1214  .462
Northern Arizona59 .357  1215  .444
Boise State59 .357  1016  .385
Montana59 .357  719  .269
Idaho311 .214  521  .192
Conference tournament winner

The 1977 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 4–5 at the ISU Minidome at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.[1]

Top-seeded Idaho State defeated Weber State in the championship game, 61–55, to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Bengals received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA Tournament and hosted Long Beach State. In Provo, Utah, they upset UCLA by a point, but lost to UNLV in the Elite Eight.

Format

Even though the Big Sky contained eight members, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field. As such, two teams, Montana State and Gonzaga, made their first appearances in the tournament.

The tournament was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.

Bracket

Semifinals
Friday, March 4
Championship
Saturday, March 5
      
1 Idaho State 93
4 Montana State 77
1 Idaho State 61
2 Weber State 55
3 Gonzaga 68
2 Weber State 69

References

  1. "1976-77 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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