Weber State received the automatic bid to the
NCAA tournament, and no other Big Sky members were invited. Seeded fourteenth in the
Southeast regional, the Wildcats met
Michigan State at
Tallahassee, Florida. Down by nine at the half, the Wildcats outplayed the Spartans in the second half and won by seven points; it was the first victory for a Big Sky team in the tournament in thirteen years, since
Idaho made the Sweet Sixteen in
1982. It was the last game for retiring Spartan head coach
Jud Heathcote, who had previously coached in the Big Sky at
Montana (1971–76). In the second round on Sunday, Weber State fell by two points at the buzzer to
Georgetown and the Wildcats' season ended they had last advanced in the NCAA tournament in
1979. Runner-up Montana was invited to the
NIT, but lost by thirty in the first round at
Texas–El Paso. ==See also==