1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1989
| Conference = Big Sky Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 6
| Arena = BSU Pavilion
| City = Boise, Idaho
| Champions = Idaho
| TitleCount = 3rd
| Coach = Kermit Davis
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Riley Smith
| MVPTeam = Idaho
}}
{{1988–89 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}
The 1989 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.{{cite web| title=1988-89 Big Sky Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-sky/1989.html | accessdate =May 2, 2016}}
Regular season co-champions Idaho and Boise State, defending tournament champions and host, met in the championship game. Both had {{nowrap|13–3}} conference records with five overall losses, and had split their season series with home wins. Under first-year head coach Kermit Davis, Idaho prevailed, {{nowrap|59–52.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5UrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ntAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2021%2C2526029 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |last=Schulte |first=Chris |title=Vandals complete BSC dream season |date=March 13, 1989 |page=1B}}}} It was the Vandals' third Big Sky tournament title; the wins in 1981 and 1982 were under head coach Don Monson.
Idaho was also the reigning conference champion in football.
Format
The tournament format was modified again in 1989, with the field reduced from eight to six teams. The top two teams in the league standings received a bye, and the next four played in the quarterfinals.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sVxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6965%2C5119776 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Idaho-Boise rematch far from certain |last=Boling |first=Dave |date=March 9, 1989 |page=D2}}
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 9
| RD2=Semifinals
Friday, March 10
| RD3=Championship
Saturday, March 11
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Weber State Wildcats|title=Weber State}}
| RD1-score3=69
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Nevada Wolf Pack |title=Nevada}}
| RD1-score4=61
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Montana Grizzlies|title=Montana}}
| RD1-score5=87
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Montana State Bobcats |title=Montana State}}
| RD1-score6=84
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Boise State
| RD2-score1=71
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Weber State
| RD2-score2=60
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Montana
| RD2-score3=56
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=Idaho
| RD2-score4=77
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Boise State
| RD3-score1=52
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Idaho
| RD3-score2=59
}}
{{small|Source:}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=slxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7184%2C5690916 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Big Sky opens with drama |last=Boling |first=Dave |date=March 10, 1989 |page=C3}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s1xWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CfADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6957%2C6152024 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=Idaho, Boise roll to rematch |last=Boling |first=Dave |date=March 11, 1989 |page=B2}}
NCAA tournament
The Vandals received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were seeded thirteenth in the West Regional. They played UNLV in the first round in Boise and lost by twelve points. No other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament; Boise State lost in the first round of {{nowrap|the NIT}} to {{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}.
References
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{{Big Sky men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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