The 1989

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was held March 9–11 at the

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. Regular season co-champions

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and Boise State, defending tournament champions and host, met in the championship game. Both had conference records with five overall losses, and had split their season series with home wins. Under first-year head coach

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, Idaho prevailed, It was the Vandals' third Big Sky tournament title; the wins in

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and 1982 were under head coach

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. Idaho was also the reigning conference champion in football.

Format

The tournament format was modified again in 1989, with the field reduced from eight to six teams. The top two teams in the league standings received a bye, and the next four played in the quarterfinals.

Bracket

NCAA tournament

The Vandals received the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and were seeded thirteenth in the West Regional. They played

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in the first round in Boise and lost by twelve points. No other Big Sky members were invited to the tournament; Boise State lost in the first round of to .

References

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