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.
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 |
Seeds
editThe 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
editSession | 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
editFirst 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.