The 2002
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at the
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
The Brick Breeden Fieldhouse is a multi-purpose indoor arena located on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. It is the home of the Montana State Bobcats of the Big Sky Conference; the primary venue for men's and women's b ...
at
Montana State University
Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...
in
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman is a city and the county seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2020 census put Bozeman's population at 53,293, making it the fourth-largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of th ...
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Fourth-seeded upset second-seeded in the championship game, 70–66, to win their fourth Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.
The Grizzlies, in turn, received an automatic bid to the
2002 NCAA tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.
Format
Cal State Northridge departed the Big Sky for the
Big West prior to the 2001–02 season, decreasing total membership back to eight.
Nonetheless, no changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded for the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.
Bracket
See also
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Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
The Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament is held at the end of each women's college basketball regular season. The tournament was first conducted by the Big Sky Conference at the end of the 1988–89 season, the first in which the con ...
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