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2004 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

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2004 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams6
SiteReese Court
Cheney, WA
ChampionsEastern Washington (1st title)
Winning coachRay Giacoletti (1st title)
MVPBrendon Merritt (Eastern Washington)
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2005 →
2003–04 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 11 3   .786 17 13   .567
Northern Arizona 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Weber State 7 7   .500 15 14   .517
Sacramento State 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Idaho State 7 7   .500 13 18   .419
Montana State 6 8   .429 14 13   .519
Montana 6 8   .429 10 18   .357
Portland State 5 9   .357 11 16   .407
2004 Big Sky tournament winner


The 2004 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–10 at Reese Court at the University of Eastern Washington in Cheney, Washington.[1]

Top-seeded Eastern Washington defeated Northern Arizona in the championship game, 71–59, to win their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament title. EWU had lost the three previous conference championship games.

The Eagles, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I tournament. No other Big Sky members were invited this year.

Format

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No new teams were added to the Big Sky prior to the 2003–04 season, leaving total membership at eight.

No changes were made to the existing tournament format. Only the top six teams from the regular season conference standings were invited to the tournament. The two top teams were given byes into the semifinals while the third- through sixth-seeded teams were placed and paired into the preliminary quarterfinal round. Following the quarterfinals, the two victorious teams were re-seeded in the semifinal round, with the lowest-seeded remaining team paired with the tournament's highest seed and vis-versa for the other.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 9
Championship
Wednesday, March 10
1 Eastern Washington 72
4 Weber State 68 4 Weber State 53
5 Sacramento State 62 1 Eastern Washington 71
2 Northern Arizona 59
2 Northern Arizona 91
3 Idaho State 74 3 Idaho State 72
6 Montana 73

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2003-04 Big Sky Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.