1997 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

1997 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1996–97
Teams6
SiteWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
ChampionsMontana (3rd title)
Winning coachBlaine Taylor (2nd title)
MVPTrenton Cross (Cal State Northridge)
← 1996
1998 →
1996–97 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 14 2   .875 21 7   .750
Montana 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
Montana State 10 6   .625 16 14   .533
Weber State 9 7   .563 15 13   .536
Idaho State 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
Cal State Northridge 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Portland State 6 10   .375 9 17   .346
Eastern Washington 3 13   .188 7 19   .269
Sacramento State 2 14   .125 3 23   .115
Conference tournament winner


The 1997 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the 22nd edition, held March 6–8 at the Walkup Skydome at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.[1]

Second-seeded Montana defeated sixth-seeded Cal State Northridge in the championship game, 82–79, to clinch their third Big Sky tournament title. Northridge had upset host and top-seed Northern Arizona in the semifinals.

  1. ^ "1996-97 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2016.