2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament


The 2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason tournament that was held from March 11–15, 2019 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. Portland State was the winner of the Big Sky tournament earns an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.[1]

2019 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams11
SiteCenturyLink Arena
Boise, ID
ChampionsPortland State (2nd title)
Winning coachLynn Kennedy (1st title)
MVPAshley Bolston (Portland State)
TelevisionPluto TV, ELEVEN
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2020 →
2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Idaho164 .8002212 .647
Northern Colorado155 .7502111 .656
Idaho State155 .7502011 .645
Portland State146 .700258 .758
Montana State119 .5501615 .516
Eastern Washington911 .4501320 .394
Montana911 .4501416 .467
Northern Arizona812 .4001318 .419
Sacramento State614 .3001019 .345
Southern Utah416 .200823 .258
Weber State317 .150625 .194
2019 Big Sky tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

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Big Sky tiebreaker procedures are as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Performance against conference teams in descending order to finish
  3. Higher RPI
  4. Coin Flip
SeedSchoolConferenceOverall*Tiebreaker
1Idaho16–419–10
2Northern Colorado15–520–92–0 vs. ISU
3Idaho State15–520–90–2 vs. UNC
4Portland State14–622–7
5Montana State11–916–14
6Eastern Washington9–1110–192–0 vs. UM
7Montana9–1114–150–2 vs. EWU
8Northern Arizona8–1212–17
9Sacramento State6–1410–18
10Southern Utah4–167–22
11Weber State3–176–24

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

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SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First Round – Monday, March 11
112:30 PM#8 Northern Arizona vs. #9 Sacramento StatePluto TV
25:30 PM#7 Montana vs. #10 Southern Utah
38:00 PM#6 Eastern Washington vs. #11 Weber State
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, March 12
2412:00 PM#1 Idaho vs. #8 Northern ArizonaPluto TV
52:30 PM#4 Portland State vs. #5 Montana State
365:30 PM#2 Northern Colorado vs. #10 Southern Utah
78:00 PM#3 Idaho State vs. #6 Eastern Washington
Semifinals – Wednesday, March 13
485:30 PM#1 Idaho vs. #4 Portland StateELEVEN
98:00 PM#2 Northern Colorado vs. #6 Eastern Washington
Championship Game – Friday, March 15
5101:00 PM#4 Portland State vs. #6 Eastern WashingtonELEVEN
*Game Times in MT.

Bracket

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[2]

First round
Monday, March 11
Pluto TV 231
Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 12
Pluto TV 231
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 13
ELEVEN
Championship
Friday, March 15
ELEVEN
            
1Idaho90
8Northern Arizona73
8Northern Arizona74
9Sacramento State69
1Idaho59
4Portland State75
4Portland State68
5Montana State56
4Portland State61
6Eastern Washington59
2Northern Colorado82
10Southern Utah50
7Montana56
10Southern Utah64
2Northern Colorado57
6Eastern Washington59
3Idaho State65
6Eastern Washington67*
6Eastern Washington81
11Weber State74

* denotes overtime period

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Associated, The (March 15, 2019). "Portland State women win Big Sky tournament, earn NCAA Tournament berth". oregonlive.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "The 2019 Big Sky Basketball Championships Schedule". SIDEARM Sports. Retrieved December 25, 2018.