College basketball tournament
2021 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference , held March 10–13 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho . It was the 46th edition of the tournament , which debuted in 1976 .
Seeds
The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top five teams received a first-round bye.[ 1]
Schedule
Session
Game
Time
Matchup
Score
Television
Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 10
1
1
9:30 am
No. 8 Northern Colorado vs. No. 9 Sacramento State
90–83
Pluto TV 1050
2
12:00 pm
No. 7 Portland State vs. No. 10 Northern Arizona
66–77
3
2:30 pm
No. 6 Montana vs. No. 11 Idaho
69–64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11
2
4
12:00 pm
No. 1 Southern Utah vs. No. 8 Northern Colorado
91–83
Pluto TV 1050
5
2:30 pm
No. 4 Idaho State vs. No. 5 Montana State
63–71
3
6
5:30 pm
No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 10 Northern Arizona
66–60
7
8:00 pm
No. 3 Weber State vs. No. 6 Montana
75–80
Semifinals – Friday, March 12
4
8
5:30 pm
No. 1 Southern Utah vs. No. 5 Montana State
77–80OT
Pluto TV 1050
9
8:00 pm
No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 6 Montana
78–50
Championship game – Saturday, March 13
5
10
6:00 pm
No. 2 Eastern Washington vs. No. 5 Montana State
65–55
ESPNU
Game times in MT . Rankings denote tournament seeding. [ 2]
Bracket
First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 1
Southern Utah
91
8
Northern Colorado
83
8
Northern Colorado
90
9
Sacramento State
83
1
Southern Utah
77
5
Montana State
80*
4
Idaho State
63
5
Montana State
71
5
Montana State
55
2
Eastern Washington
65
2
Eastern Washington
66
10
Northern Arizona
60
7
Portland State
66
10
Northern Arizona
77
2
Eastern Washington
78
6
Montana
50
3
Weber State
75
6
Montana
80
6
Montana
69
11
Idaho
64
References
