1981 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

1981 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 198081
Teams 4
Site Kibbie Dome
Moscow, ID
Champions Idaho (1st title)
Winning coach Don Monson (1st title)
MVP Ken Owens (Idaho)
Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1980  1982»

Template:1980–81 Big Sky men's basketball standings

The 1981 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 7–8 at the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho.[1]

Top-seeded Idaho defeated Montana in the championship game, 70–64, to clinch their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament.

The Vandals, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1981 NCAA Tournament, their first Division I tournament appearance. Idaho, however, ultimately lost to Pittsburgh in the First Round.

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, with teams were seeded based on regular-season records. Additionally, the tournament was again held at the home court of the conference's regular season champion.

No new teams qualified for the Big Sky tournament this year.

Bracket

Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
      
1 Idaho 69
4 Idaho State 45
1 Idaho 70
2 Montana 64
3 Montana State 64
2 Montana 85

References

  1. "1980-81 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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