The 2023 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament for the Big Sky Conference, held March 4âÂÂ8 at Idaho Central Arena in Boise, Idaho. It was the 48th edition of the conference tourney, which debuted in 1976. Formerly concluding on Saturday, this year's edition moved to an earlier schedule, with the championship on Wednesday night.
Second-seeded Montana State defeated ninth seed Northern Arizona 85âÂÂ78 in the final and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bobcats successfully defended their conference tournament title and earned a second straight NCAA appearance, their fifth overall.
Finalist NAU upset top-seeded Eastern Washington by a point in the quarterfinals and fourth seed Montana by twelve in the semifinals. The other semifinal was rematch of the previous year, with a similar result; this time, MSU needed double overtime to eliminate third seed Weber State 60âÂÂ58. In 2022, they outlasted the Wildcats by three points in regulation.
The ten teams were seeded by conference record; the top six teams received a first-round bye.
<small>Note: * denotes overtime</small>