2019 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was a postseason tournament that was held from March 11–15, 2019 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Portland State was the winner of the Big Sky Tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2019 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams12
SiteCenturyLink Arena
Boise, ID
ChampionsPortland State (2nd title)
Winning coachLynn Kennedy (1st title)
MVPAshley Bolston (Portland State)
TelevisionPluto TV, ELEVEN
2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Idaho16–4 .800  22–12  .647
Northern Colorado15–5 .750  21–11  .656
Idaho State15–5 .750  20–11  .645
Portland State †14–6 .700  25–8  .758
Montana State11–9 .550  16–15  .516
Eastern Washington9–11 .450  13–20  .394
Montana9–11 .450  14–16  .467
Northern Arizona8–12 .400  13–18  .419
Sacramento State6–14 .300  10–19  .345
Southern Utah4–16 .200  8–23  .258
Weber State3–17 .150  6–25  .194
† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

Big Sky tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
  3. Higher RPI
  4. Coin Flip
Seed School Conference Overall* Tiebreaker
1 Idaho 16–4 19–10
2 Northern Colorado 15–5 20–9 2–0 vs. ISU
3 Idaho State 15–5 20–9 0–2 vs. UNC
4 Portland State 14–6 22–7
5 Montana State 11–9 16–14
6 Eastern Washington 9–11 10–19 2–0 vs. UM
7 Montana 9–11 14–15 0–2 vs. EWU
8 Northern Arizona 8–12 12–17
9 Sacramento State 6–14 10–18
10 Southern Utah 4–16 7–22
11 Weber State 3–17 6–24

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First Round – Monday, March 11
1
1
 2:30 PM
#8 Northern Arizona vs. #9 Sacramento State
Pluto TV
2
 5:30 PM
#7 Montana vs. #10 Southern Utah
3
 8:00 PM
#6 Eastern Washington vs. #11 Weber State
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12
2
4
 12:00 PM
#1 Idaho vs. #8 Northern Arizona
Pluto TV
5
 2:30 PM
#4 Portland State vs. #5 Montana State
3
6
 5:30 PM
#2 Northern Colorado vs. #10 Southern Utah
7
 8:00 PM
#3 Idaho State vs. #6 Eastern Washington
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13
4
8
 5:30 PM
#1 Idaho vs. #4 Portland State
ELEVEN
9
 8:00 PM
#2 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Eastern Washington
Championship Game – Friday, March 15
5
10
 1:00 PM
#4 Portland State vs. #6 Eastern Washington
ELEVEN
*Game Times in MT.

Bracket

[2]

  First Round
Monday, March 11
Pluto TV 231		 Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 12
Pluto TV 231		 Semifinals
Wednesday, March 13
ELEVEN		 Championship
Friday, March 15
ELEVEN
                                     
       
  1 Idaho 90  
    8 Northern Arizona 73  
8 Northern Arizona 74
9 Sacramento State 69  
  1 Idaho 59  
  4 Portland State 75  
       
       
  4 Portland State 68
    5 Montana State 56  
     
       
  4 Portland State 61
  6 Eastern Washington 59
       
       
  2 Northern Colorado 82
    10 Southern Utah 50  
7 Montana 56
10 Southern Utah 64  
  2 Northern Colorado 57
  6 Eastern Washington 59  
       
       
  3 Idaho State 65
    6 Eastern Washington 67*  
6 Eastern Washington 81
11 Weber State 74  

* denotes overtime period

See also

References
  1. Associated, The (2019-03-15). "Portland State women win Big Sky tournament, earn NCAA Tournament berth". oregonlive.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. "The 2019 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
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