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.
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.
SeedSchoolConfTiebreaker(s)1Eastern Washington16–42Northern Colorado15–53Montana14–64Portland State12–85 Montana State10–102–0 vs Northern Arizona6Northern Arizona10–100–2 vs Montana State7Southern Utah9–118Weber State8–121–1 vs Montana9Sacramento State8–120–2 vs Montana10Idaho4–161–1 vs Portland State11Idaho State4–160–2 vs Portland State
Schedule GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 1119:30 amNo. 8 Weber State vs. No. 9 Sacramento State54–62Pluto TV2,503212:00 pmNo. 7 Southern Utah vs. No. 10 Idaho75–6932:30 pmNo. 6 Northern Arizona vs. No. 11 Idaho State62–64 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12412:00 pmNo. 1 Eastern Washington vs. No. 9 Sacramento State cancelledPluto TV/Eleven Sportsrowspan=452:30 pmNo. 4 Portland State vs No. 5 Montana State65:30 pmNo. 2 Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Southern Utah78:00 pmNo. 3 Montana vs. No. 11 Idaho State Semifinals – Friday, March 1385:30 pmGame 4 Winner vs. Game 5 WinnercancelledEleven Sportsrowspan=298:00 pmGame 6 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner Championship – Saturday, March 14106:00 pmGame 8 Winner vs. Game 9 Winner cancelledESPNU Game times in MT. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
* denotes overtime period
Game summaries
First round
References