2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2023–24 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho |
Champions | Eastern Washington (2nd title) |
Winning coach | Joddie Gleason (1st title) |
MVP | Jamie Loera (Eastern Washington) |
Television | ESPN+, ESPNU |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 9–13 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho.[1] It was the 41st edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1983. The winner will receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
[edit]The ten teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system for identical conference records. The top six teams will receive a first-round bye.[2]
Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Eastern Washington | 16–2 | |
2 | Northern Arizona | 15–3 | |
3 | Montana | 13–5 | |
4 | Montana State | 10–8 | 1–1 vs. Eastern Washington |
5 | Northern Colorado | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Eastern Washington |
6 | Idaho | 8–10 | |
7 | Idaho State | 7–11 | |
8 | Sacramento State | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. Northern Arizona |
9 | Weber State | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Northern Arizona |
10 | Portland State | 3–15 |
Schedule
[edit]Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
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First round – Saturday, March 9 | ||||||
1 | 1 | 12:00 pm | No. 9 Weber State vs. No. 10 Portland State | 62–53 | ESPN+ | |
2 | 2:30 pm | No. 7 Idaho State vs. No. 8 Sacramento State | 55–73 | |||
Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 10 | ||||||
2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 9 Weber State | 71–58 | ESPN+ | |
4 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Northern Arizona vs. No. 8 Sacramento State | 81–63 | |||
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 11 | ||||||
3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 4 Montana State vs. No. 5 Northern Colorado | 47–44OT | ESPN+ | |
6 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Montana vs. No. 6 Idaho | 73–61 | |||
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||||
4 | 7 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 4 Montana State | 56–39 | ESPN+ | |
8 | 2:30 pm | No. 2 Northern Arizona vs. No. 3 Montana | 74–67 | |||
Championship game – Wednesday, March 13 | ||||||
5 | 9 | 3:00 pm | No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 2 Northern Arizona | 73–64 | ESPNU | |
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
[edit]First round March 9 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals March 10 & 11 ESPN+ | Semifinals March 12 ESPN+ | Championship March 13 ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Eastern Washington | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Weber State | 62 | 9 | Weber State | 58 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Portland State | 53 | 1 | Eastern Washington | 56 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Montana State | 39 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Montana State | 47* | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Northern Colorado | 44 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Eastern Washington | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Arizona | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Northern Arizona | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Idaho State | 55 | 8 | Sacramento State | 63 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Sacramento State | 73 | 2 | Northern Arizona | 74 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Montana | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Montana | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Idaho | 61 |
Source:[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Sky Basketball Championships 2024". Idaho Central Arena. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Big Sky Basketball Championships". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Bracket - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.