2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 9–12 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 47th edition of the conference tourney, which debuted in 1976.

Top-seeded Montana State defeated third seed Northern Colorado 87–66 in the final and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the Bobcats' first NCAA appearance in 26 years and their fourth overall.

Second seed Southern Utah lost its opener in their final Big Sky tournament; they joined the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in the summer.

Seeds The eleven teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system; the top five teams received a first-round bye. SeedSchoolRecordTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 41Montana State16–42Southern Utah14–63Northern Colorado13–71–1 vs Weber State1–1 vs Montana State2–0 vs Southern Utah4Weber State13–71–1 vs Northern Colorado1–1 vs Montana State1–1 vs Southern Utah5Montana11–92–0 vs Eastern Washington6Eastern Washington11–90–2 vs Montana7Portland State10–10 8Sacramento State6–141–1 vs Idaho0–2 vs Montana State0–2 vs Southern Utah1–1 vs Northern Colorado9Idaho6–141–1 vs Sacramento State 0–2 vs Montana State0–2 vs Southern Utah0–2 vs Northern Colorado10Idaho State5–151–1 vs Northern Arizona0–2 vs Montana State0–2 vs Southern Utah1–1 vs Northern Colorado11Northern Arizona5–151–1 vs Idaho State0–2 vs Montana State0–2 vs Southern Utah0–2 vs Northern Colorado

Schedule SessionGameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst round – Wednesday, March 9119:30 amNo. 8 Sacramento State vs. No. 9 Idaho 57–54ESPN+ 1,403212:00 pmNo. 7 Portland State vs. No. 10 Idaho State66–52 1,49832:30 pmNo. 6 Eastern Washington vs. No. 11 Northern Arizona78–75 1,175Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 102412:00 pmNo. 1 Montana State vs. No. 8 Sacramento State83-61ESPN+ 1,33452:30 pmNo. 4 Weber State vs. No. 5 Montana68-56365:30 pmNo. 2 Southern Utah vs. No. 7 Portland State65-77 2,09678:00 pmNo. 3 Northern Colorado vs. No. 6 Eastern Washington68–67Semifinals – Friday, March 11485:30 pmNo. 1 Montana State vs. No. 4 Weber State69–66ESPN+ 2,53598:00 pmNo. 7 Portland State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado79–86 3,037Championship game – Saturday, March 125106:00 pmNo. 1 Montana State vs. No. 3 Northern Colorado87–66ESPNU 4,134

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