2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|Postseason tournament for the Big Sky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{one source|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
|Year=2022
|Conference=Big Sky Conference
|City=Boise, Idaho
|Arena=Idaho Central Arena
|Teams=11
|Champions=Montana State
|TitleCount= 3rd
|Coach=Danny Sprinkle
|CoachCount= 1st
|MVPTeam=
|MVP=
|Gender=Men's
|Division=I
|Television=ESPN+, ESPNU (final)
}}
{{2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}
The 2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 9–12 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 47th edition of the conference tourney, which debuted in 1976.
Top-seeded Montana State defeated third seed Northern Colorado 87–66 in the final and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the Bobcats' first NCAA appearance in 26 years and their fourth overall.
Second seed Southern Utah lost its opener in their final Big Sky tournament; they joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the summer.
Seeds
The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system; the top five teams received a first-round bye.{{Cite web|title=2022 Big Sky Basketball Championships - Big Sky Conference|url=https://bigskyconf.com/tournaments/?id=618|access-date=2022-02-15|website=bigskyconf.com|language=en}}
| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:95%;text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Record !Tiebreaker 1 !Tiebreaker 2 !Tiebreaker 3 !Tiebreaker 4 |
| 1
| align="left" |Montana State |16–4 | | | | |
| 2
| align="left" |Southern Utah |14–6 | | | | |
| 3
| align="left" |Northern Colorado |13–7 |1–1 vs Weber State |1–1 vs Montana State |2–0 vs Southern Utah | |
| 4
| align="left" |Weber State |13–7 |1–1 vs Northern Colorado |1–1 vs Montana State |1–1 vs Southern Utah | |
| 5
| align="left" |Montana |11–9 |2–0 vs Eastern Washington | | | |
| 6
| align="left" |Eastern Washington |11–9 |0–2 vs Montana | | | |
| 7
| align="left" |Portland State |10–10 | | | | |
| 8
| align="left" |Sacramento State |6–14 |1–1 vs Idaho |0–2 vs Montana State |0–2 vs Southern Utah |1–1 vs Northern Colorado |
| 9
| align="left" |Idaho |6–14 |1–1 vs Sacramento State |0–2 vs Montana State |0–2 vs Southern Utah |0–2 vs Northern Colorado |
| 10
| align="left" |Idaho State |5–15 |1–1 vs Northern Arizona |0–2 vs Montana State |0–2 vs Southern Utah |1–1 vs Northern Colorado |
| 11
| align="left" |Northern Arizona |5–15 |1–1 vs Idaho State |0–2 vs Montana State |0–2 vs Southern Utah |0–2 vs Northern Colorado |
Schedule
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!Session !Game !Time !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance |
| colspan="7" |First round – Wednesday, March 9 |
|---|
| rowspan="3" |1
|1 |9:30 am |No. 8 Sacramento State vs. No. 9 Idaho | 57–54 | rowspan="3" |ESPN+ | rowspan="1" | 1,403 |
| 2
|12:00 pm |No. 7 Portland State vs. No. 10 Idaho State |66–52 | 1,498 |
| 3
|2:30 pm |No. 6 Eastern Washington vs. No. 11 Northern Arizona |78–75 | 1,175 |
| colspan="7" |Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |
| rowspan="2" |2
|4 |12:00 pm |No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 8 Sacramento State |83-61 | rowspan="4" |ESPN+ | rowspan="2" | 1,334 |
| 5
|2:30 pm |No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Montana |68-56 |
| rowspan="2" |3
|6 |5:30 pm |No. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 Portland State |65-77 | rowspan="2" | 2,096 |
| 7
|8:00 pm |No. 3 Northern Colorado vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington |68–67 |
| colspan="7" |Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |
| rowspan="2" |4
|8 |5:30 pm |No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 4 Weber State |69–66 | rowspan="2" |ESPN+ | rowspan="1" | 2,535 |
| 9
|8:00 pm |No. 7 Portland State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado |79–86 | 3,037 |
| colspan="7" |Championship game – Saturday, March 12 |
| 5
|10 |6:00 pm |No. 1 Montana State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado |87–66 | 4,134 |
Bracket
{{11TeamBracket
|RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 9
|RD2=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 10
|RD3=Semifinals
Friday, March 11
|RD4=Championship
Saturday, March 12
| RD1-seed01 = 8
| RD1-team01 = Sacramento State
| RD1-score01 = 57
| RD1-seed02 = 9
| RD1-team02 = Idaho
| RD1-score02 = 54
| RD1-seed3 = 7
| RD1-team3 = Portland State
| RD1-score3 = 66
| RD1-seed4 = 10
| RD1-team4 = Idaho State
| RD1-score4 = 52
| RD1-seed5 = 6
| RD1-team5 = Eastern Washington
| RD1-score5 = 78
| RD1-seed6 = 11
| RD1-team6 = Northern Arizona
| RD1-score6 = 75
| RD2-seed01 = 1
| RD2-team01 = Montana State
| RD2-score01 = 83
| RD2-seed02 = 8
| RD2-team02 = Sacramento State
| RD2-score02 = 61
| RD2-seed03 = 4
| RD2-team03 = Weber State
| RD2-score03 = 68
| RD2-seed04 = 5
| RD2-team04 = Montana
| RD2-score04 = 56
| RD2-seed05 = 2
| RD2-team05 = Southern Utah
| RD2-score05 = 65
| RD2-seed06 =7
| RD2-team06 = Portland State
| RD2-score06 = 77
| RD2-seed07 = 3
| RD2-team07 = Northern Colorado
| RD2-score07 =68
| RD2-seed08 = 6
| RD2-team08 = Eastern Washington
| RD2-score08 =67
| RD3-seed01 = 1
| RD3-team01 = Montana State
| RD3-score01 = 69
| RD3-seed02 = 4
| RD3-team02 = Weber State
| RD3-score02 = 66
| RD3-seed03 = 7
| RD3-team03 = Portland State
| RD3-score03 = 79
| RD3-seed04 = 3
| RD3-team04 = Northern Colorado
| RD3-score04 = 86
| RD4-seed01 = 1
| RD4-team01 = Montana State
| RD4-score01 = 87
| RD4-seed02 = 3
| RD4-team02 = Northern Colorado
| RD4-score02 = 66
}}
References
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{{Big Sky men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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