# 2019 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 13–16 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 44th edition of the tournament, which debuted in 1976.
Regular season and defending tournament champion Montana defeated Eastern Washington 68–62 in the championship game to gain the conference's automatic bid to the 68-team NCAA tournament. It was Montana's eleventh Big Sky tournament title, which leads the conference; its first came in 1991.

## Seeds

The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker to seed teams with identical conference records. The top five teams received a first round bye.
| Seed | School | Record | Tiebreaker 1 |
| 1 | Montana | 16–4 | |
| 2 | Northern Colorado | 15–5 | |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | 12–8 | |
| 4 | Weber State | 11–9 | 3–1 vs. Portland State/Montana State |
| 5 | Portland State | 11–9 | 2–2 vs. Weber State/Montana State |
| 6 | Montana State | 11–9 | 1–3 vs. Weber State/Portland State |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 9–11 | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | 8–12 | 1–1 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 8–12 | 0–2 vs. Northern Colorado |
| 10 | Idaho State | 7–13 | |
| 11 | Idaho | 2–18 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Wednesday, March 13 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 9:30 am | No. 8 Northern Arizona vs. No. 9 Sacramento State | 60–72 | Pluto TV 231 |
| 1 | 2 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Southern Utah vs. No. 10 Idaho State | 94–80 | Pluto TV 231 |
| 1 | 3 | 2:30 pm | No. 6 Montana State vs. No. 11 Idaho | 75–71 | Pluto TV 231 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14 |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 1 Montana vs. No. 9 Sacramento State | 79–73 | Eleven |
| 2 | 5 | 2:30 pm | No. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Portland State | 81–71 | Eleven |
| 3 | 6 | 5:30 pm | No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Southern Utah | 64–83 | Eleven |
| 3 | 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 3 Eastern Washington vs. No. 6 Montana State | 90–84 | Eleven |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 15 |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 Montana vs No. 4 Weber State | 78–49 | Eleven |
| 4 | 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 7 Southern Utah vs No. 3 Eastern Washington | 61–77 | Eleven |
| Championship game – Saturday, March 16 |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Montana vs No. 3 Eastern Washington | 68–62 | ESPNU |
| Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 13 | First round Wednesday, March 13 | First round Wednesday, March 13 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 | Championship Saturday, March 16 |
| | | | 1 | Montana | 79 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Sacramento State | 73 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | 60 | 9 | Sacramento State | 73 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 72 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Sacramento State | 72 | | | | 1 | Montana | 78 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Weber State | 49 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Weber State | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Portland State | 71 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Montana | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 62 |
| | | | 2 | Northern Colorado | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Southern Utah | 83 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Southern Utah | 94 | 7 | Southern Utah | 83 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Idaho State | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Idaho State | 80 | | | | 7 | Southern Utah | 61 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 77 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Eastern Washington | 90 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Montana State | 84 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Montana State | 75 | 6 | Montana State | 84 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Idaho | 71 | | | | | | | | | |