1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams4
SiteAdams Field House
Missoula, Montana
ChampionsWeber State (1st title)
Winning coachNeil McCarthy (1st title)
MVPBruce Collins (Weber State)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 12 – 2   .857 20 – 8   .714
Idaho State 11 – 3   .786 16 – 10   .615
Weber State † 9 – 5   .643 19 – 10   .655
Boise State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 14   .481
Gonzaga 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483
Northern Arizona 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
Montana State 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Idaho 1 – 13   .071 4 – 22   .154
† Big Sky Conference tournament winner


The 1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–4 at Adams Field House at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.[1][2][3]

Weber State upset top-seeded Montana in the championship game, 62–55 (in overtime), to clinch their first conference tournament title.[4][5][6] the first of three consecutive. They had lost in the final in the first two editions.[5] The end of regulation time saw the teams tied at 49 points each; host Montana missed a potential winning free throw with seconds left.[4]

  1. ^ "Big Sky playoff starts at Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 3, 1978. p. 5B.
  2. ^ Ewer, Bill (March 3, 1978). "Weber, Idaho State set for tourney test tonight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  3. ^ "1977-78 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Weber State stops Montana for Big Sky title". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 5, 1978. p. 2B.
  5. ^ a b Ewer, Bill (March 6, 1978). "Weber not awed by NCAA foe Arkansas". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  6. ^ Ewer, Bill (March 4, 1978). "Weber going for Big Sky marbles". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6A.