1978 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1978 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Site |
Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | ||||
| Champions | Weber State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Neil McCarthy (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Bruce Collins (Weber State) | ||||
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Template:1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings
The 1978 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–5 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[1]
Weber State upset top-seeded Montana in the championship game, 62–55 (in overtime), to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.
The Wildcats, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament.
Format
Even though the Big Sky's membership was fixed at eight, only the top four teams from the standings took part in the tournament field. Teams were seeded based on regular-season records, and was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.
Montana made its inaugural appearance in the Big Sky tournament, not having qualified as a top-four team in either of the previous two years.
Bracket
| Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Championship Sunday, March 5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Montana | 70 | |||||||
| 4 | Boise State | 61 | |||||||
| 1 | Montana | 55 | |||||||
| 3 | Weber State | 62* | |||||||
| 3 | Weber State | 84 | |||||||
| 2 | Idaho State | 79 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "1977-78 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.