# 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2015 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 11–14, 2015. The champion of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

## Format

Unlike most Division I conference tournaments in basketball, the Big Sky tournament did not involve all of the conference's teams. With the addition of Idaho to the conference for the 2014–15 season, expanding the number of teams from 11 to 12, the tournament expanded from seven teams to eight. As in previous years, qualifying is based on overall conference record. The number of teams that failed to qualify stayed at four. All tournament games were played at the site of the regular-season champion. The women's tournament ran this year with a Wednesday-Friday-Saturday format because Montana hosted both tournaments, having won the women's regular-season title outright and earned men's hosting rights by winning a tiebreaker with regular-season co-champion Eastern Washington. With the move to an 8-seed schedule, the Big Sky also chose to go with the regular 8-seed tournament most other conferences use.
The 2015 tournament was the last to be held at campus sites, and the last in which certain teams were excluded for poor performance. Starting with the 2015–16 season, the Big Sky men's and women's tournaments both expanded to include all conference members (barring NCAA sanctions or self-imposed postseason bans), and both tournaments will be held at a predetermined neutral site. For 2016, both tournaments will be held at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 13 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 13 Watch Big Sky | Semifinals Friday, March 13 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 14 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 14 Watch Big Sky | Championship Saturday, March 14 Watch Big Sky |
| 1 | Montana | 69 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Idaho State | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Idaho State | 67 | 1 | Montana | 55 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Eastern Washington | 51 | | | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 73 | 4 | Eastern Washington | 51 | | | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 47 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 47 | | | | 1 | Montana | 60 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Northern Colorado | 49 |
| 2 | Sacramento State | 78 | | | | | | | 3 | Northern Colorado | 49 |
| 7 | Montana State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Montana State | 62 | 2 | Sacramento State | 79 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Northern Colorado | 81$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 3 | Northern Colorado | 72 | 3 | Northern Colorado | 81$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 6 | North Dakota | 64 | | | | | | |
All times listed are Mountain

## Game summaries
### Sacramento State vs. Montana State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 11 11 a.m. MDT
Montana State Bobcats 62, Sacramento State Hornets 78 :
| Scoring by half: 36-42, 26-36 |||
| Pts: Jasmine Hommes 22 Rebs: Jackie Elliott 14 Asts: Ausha Cole 6 | Pts: Gretchen Harrington 19 Rebs: Kyhonta Doughty 9 Asts: Fantasia Hilliard 7 |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: 308 Referees: Karen Lasuik, Mark Munoz, Cheryl Flores

### Northern Colorado vs. North Dakota

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 11 1:30 p.m. MDT
North Dakota 64, Northern Colorado Bears 72 :
| Scoring by half: 33-37, 31-35 |||
| Pts: Mia Loyd 14 Rebs: Leah Szabala 10 Asts: Makailah Dyer & Kelsey Knox 5 | Pts: Stephanie Lee 24 Rebs: D'Shara Strange 9 Asts: Lindsay Mallon 8 |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: 269 Referees: Bob Scofield, Tyler Trimble, Janetta Graham

### Eastern Washington vs. Northern Arizona

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 11 5:30 p.m. MDT
Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 57, Eastern Washington Eagles 73 :
| Scoring by half: 20-42, 37-31 |||
| Pts: Brittani Lusain 16 Rebs: Raven Anderson 12 Asts: Brittani Lusain 3 | Pts: Hayley Hodgins 22 Rebs: Jade Redmon 10 Asts: Jade Redmon 6 |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: 638 Referees: Shelley Rusi, Tiffany Bird, Kimberly Hobbs

### Montana vs. Idaho State

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 11 8 p.m. MDT
Idaho State Bengals 67, Montana Lady Griz 69 :
| Scoring by half: 26-39, 41-30 |||
| Pts: Apiphany Woods 32 Rebs: Anna Policicchio 9 Asts: Jasmine Lemon 4 | Pts: Kellie Rubel & Maggie Rickman 16 Rebs: Kellie Rubel 12 Asts: Kellie Rubel & Carly Selvig 4 |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: 2,914 Referees: Kyle Bacon, Jeneane Pence, Lorena Ahumada

### Sacramento State vs. Northern Colorado

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 13 11 a.m. MDT
Northern Colorado Bears 81, Sacramento State Hornets 79 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 34-31, 38-41 Overtime: 9-7 |||
| Pts: D'Shara Strange 23 Rebs: D'Shara Strange 13 Asts: Savannah Scott 5 | Pts: Adella Randle-El 24 Rebs: Gretchen Harrigan & Kyhonta Doughty 8 Asts: Fantasia Hilliard |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: Referees: Bob Scofield, Tiffany Bird, Kyle Bacon

### Eastern Washington vs. Montana

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 13 1:30 p.m. MDT
Eastern Washington Eagles 51, Montana Lady Griz 55 :
| Scoring by half: 18-29, 33-26 |||
| Pts: Lexie Nelson 14 Rebs: Melissa Williams 7 Asts: Delaney Hodgins & Jade Redmon 2 | Pts: McCalle Williams, Kellie Rubel, & Kayleigh Valley 12 Rebs: Carly Selvig 8 Asts: Kellie Rubel 5 |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: Referees: Penny Davis, Michol Murray, Shelley Rusi

### Championship: Northern Colorado vs. Montana

Broadcasters: Jay Sanderson & Krista Redpath Pyron
* Watch Big Sky
* Mar 14 2 p.m. MDT
Northern Colorado Bears 49, Montana Lady Griz 60 :
| Scoring by half: 29–20, 16–44 |||
| Pts: 23 - Strange Rebs: 7 - Strange Asts: 4 - Strange | Pts: 20 - Rickman Rebs: 11 - Rubel Asts: 4 - Feller |
* Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT Attendance: