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The 1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the sixteenth edition, held March 6–9 at Dahlberg Arena at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[1]

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1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1990–91
Teams6
SiteDahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsMontana (1st title)
Winning coachStew Morrill (1st title)
MVPKevin Kearney (Montana)
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1990–91 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana †13–3 .81323–8  .742
Nevada12–4 .75017–14  .548
Idaho11–5 .68819–11  .633
Boise State10–6 .62517–10  .630
Idaho State7–9 .43811–18  .379
Weber State7–9 .43812–16  .429
Montana State6–10 .37512–16  .429
Eastern Washington5–11 .31311–16  .407
Northern Arizona1–15 .0634–23  .148
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Top-seeded host Montana defeated two-time defending champion Idaho in the championship game, 76–68, to win their first Big Sky tournament title.[2]

Format

No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 1990–91 season, leaving total membership at nine.

No changes were made to the tournament format, except that host site was not predetermined and went to the regular season champion.[3] The top six teams from the regular season were included; the top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
1 Montana 109
4 Boise State 69 5 Idaho State 97
5 Idaho State 73 1 Montana 76
3 Idaho 68
2 Nevada 74
3 Idaho 60 3 Idaho 93
6 Weber State 54

Source:[4][5]

NCAA tournament

The Grizzlies gained the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded sixteenth in the West Regional, Montana lost to UNLV in Tucson in the first round. Boise State hosted a first-round game in the NIT, but lost by a point to Southern Illinois.[6]

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