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1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams6
SiteBrick Breeden Fieldhouse
Bozeman, MT
ChampionsMontana State (2nd title)
Winning coachMick Durham (1st title)
MVPDanny Sprinkle (Montana State)
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1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 11 3   .786 21 9   .700
Weber State 10 4   .714 20 10   .667
Montana 10 4   .714 20 8   .714
Boise State 10 4   .714 15 13   .536
Idaho State 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Idaho 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Northern Arizona 3 11   .214 6 20   .231
Eastern Washington 0 14   .000 3 23   .115
1996 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1996 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.[1]

Top-seeded host Montana State defeated defending champion Weber State in the championship game, 81–70, for their second Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.

Format

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Conference membership remained with the same eight teams, and no changes were made to the existing tournament format. The top six teams from the regular season participated, and the top two earned byes into the semifinals. The remaining four played in the quarterfinals, and the top seed met the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
         
1 Montana State 91
6 Idaho 66
3 Montana 67
6 Idaho 72
1 Montana State 81
2 Weber State 70
5 Idaho State 54
4 Boise State 66
4 Boise State 70
2 Weber State 77

NCAA tournament

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Montana State received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament; no other Big Sky members were invited, or to the NIT. Seeded thirteenth in the West regional, the Bobcats fell 88–55 to Syracuse in the first round in Albuquerque.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1995-96 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.