2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the 45th postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, scheduled for March 11–14 at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho. The champion would have earned the Big Sky's berth in the 68-team NCAA tournament.^[1]

2020 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2019–20
Teams	11
Site	CenturyLink Arena Boise, Idaho
Champions	Tournament not completed
Television	Pluto TV, Eleven Sports, ESPNU
Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 2019 2021 →

2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	16	–	4		.800			23	–	8		.742
Northern Colorado	15	–	5		.750			22	–	9		.710
Montana	14	–	6		.700			18	–	13		.581
Portland State	12	–	8		.600			18	–	14		.563
Northern Arizona	10	–	10		.500			16	–	14		.533
Montana State	10	–	10		.500			16	–	15		.516
Southern Utah	9	–	11		.450			17	–	15		.531
Sacramento State	8	–	12		.400			16	–	14		.533
Weber State	8	–	12		.400			12	–	20		.375
Idaho State	4	–	16		.200			8	–	22		.267
Idaho	4	–	16		.200			8	–	24		.250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, play was suspended prior to the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, and not completed; the NCAA tournament was soon cancelled.

Seeds

All eleven teams participated and were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system; the top five teams received a first-round bye.

Seed	School	Conf	Tiebreaker(s)
1	Eastern Washington	16–4
2	Northern Colorado	15–5
3	Montana	14–6
4	Portland State	12–8
5	Montana State	10–10	2–0 vs Northern Arizona
6	Northern Arizona	10–10	0–2 vs Montana State
7	Southern Utah	9–11
8	Weber State	8–12	1–1 vs Montana
9	Sacramento State	8–12	0–2 vs Montana
10	Idaho	4–16	1–1 vs Portland State
11	Idaho State	4–16	0–2 vs Portland State

Schedule

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1	9:30 am	No. 8 Weber State vs. No. 9 Sacramento State	54–62	Pluto TV	2,503
2	12:00 pm	No. 7 Southern Utah vs. No. 10 Idaho	75–69
3	2:30 pm	No. 6 Northern Arizona vs. No. 11 Idaho State	62–64
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
4	12:00 pm	No. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 9 Sacramento State	cancelled	Pluto TV/ Eleven Sports	—
5	2:30 pm	No. 4 Portland State vs No. 5 Montana State
6	5:30 pm	No. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Southern Utah
7	8:00 pm	No. 3 Montana vs. No. 11 Idaho State
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
8	5:30 pm	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	cancelled	Eleven Sports	—
9	8:00 pm	Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner
Championship – Saturday, March 14
10	6:00 pm	Game 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner	cancelled	ESPNU	—
Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	First round Wednesday, March 11 Pluto TV					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 Pluto TV/Eleven Sports					Semifinals Friday, March 13 Eleven Sports					Championship Saturday, March 14 ESPNU
						1	Eastern Washington
						9	Sacramento State
	8	Weber State	54
	9	Sacramento State	62
						4	Portland State
						5	Montana State
						2	Northern Colorado
						7	Southern Utah
	7	Southern Utah	75
	10	Idaho	69
						3	Montana
						11	Idaho State
	6	Northern Arizona	62
	11	Idaho State	64

* denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

March 11 11:30 AM