1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams8
SiteBSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
ChampionsNevada (2nd title)
Winning coachSonny Allen (2nd title)
MVPDwayne Randall (Nevada)
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1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 11 3   .786 21 10   .677
Montana 10 4   .714 22 7   .759
Weber State 9 5   .643 20 9   .690
Northern Arizona 8 6   .571 17 12   .586
Montana State 7 7   .500 11 17   .393
Boise State 5 9   .357 16 13   .552
Idaho State 5 9   .357 15 18   .455
Idaho 1 13   .071 8 22   .267
1985 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1985 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 7–9 at the BSU Pavilion at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.[1][2]

Regular season champion Nevada defeated seventh-seeded Idaho State in the championship game 79–63 for their second consecutive (and second overall) Big Sky tournament title. Nevada was nearly upset in the first round by last-place Idaho, but held to win by three points and advanced.[3]

  1. ^ Devlin, Vince (March 7, 1985). "Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.
  2. ^ "1984-85 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Devlin, Vince (March 8, 1985). "Idaho presses Reno before bowing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.