2005 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

2005 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams6
First round sitecampus sites
Semifinals siteMemorial Coliseum
Portland, OR
Finals siteMemorial Coliseum
Portland, OR
ChampionsMontana (5th title)
Winning coachLarry Krystkowiak (1st title)
MVPKamarr Davis (Montana)
2004–05 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Portland State 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
Montana State 9 5   .643 14 14   .500
Montana 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Sacramento State 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
Weber State 7 7   .500 14 16   .467
Eastern Washington 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Idaho State 3 11   .214 9 18   .333
† winner

The 2005 Big Sky men's basketball tournament was played from March 5 to March 9. The First Round of the tournament was held at the higher seed's home arena, and the semi-finals and championship were held at the Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, which is the home of regular season champion Portland State. The top 6 teams from regular season play qualified and the top 2 teams received a bye to the semi-finals. The tournament was won by Montana and they received an automatic bid to the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[1]

Bracket

First Round
March 5
Re-Seeded Semifinals
March 8
Championship
March 9
         
1 Portland State 61
5 Weber State 71
4 Sacramento State 71
5 Weber State 74
5 Weber State 61
3 Montana 63
3 Montana 58
6 Eastern Washington 48
2 Montana State 67
3 Montana 79

References

  1. ^ "Montana Punches Its Ticket". Los Angeles Times. March 10, 2005. Retrieved February 5, 2024.