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1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams6
SiteLawlor Events Center
Reno, NV
ChampionsSan José State (2nd title)
Winning coachStan Morrison (1st title)
MVPTariq Abdul-Wahad (San José State)
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1995–96 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
Pacific 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
UC Irvine 11 7   .611 15 12   .556
Utah State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
Nevada 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
San Jose State 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
New Mexico State 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
UNLV 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Cal State Fullerton 5 13   .278 6 20   .231
1996 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–March 10 at Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada.[1]

San José State defeated Utah State in the championship game in overtime, 76–75, to obtain the second Big West Conference men's basketball tournament championship in school history.

As a result, the Spartans were invited and participated in the 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, making it the third time SJSU has appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. San José State was the only school in the Big West to appear in the NCAA Tournament.

Format

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For this season, no teams have disbanded nor joined the Big West Conference. However, the conference decided that six teams with the best conference records would play. As a result, Cal State Fullerton, New Mexico State, UC Santa Barbara, and UNLV did not participate.

Since six teams participated, the top two seeds, Long Beach State as No. 1 and UC Irvine as No. 2, were given Quarterfinals byes. The four other teams, Nevada, Pacific, San Jose State, and Utah State, competed in the quarterfinals.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8
Semifinals
Saturday, March 9
Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
6 San José State 77
3 Pacific 57
6 San José State 71
2 UC Irvine 67
6 San José State 76
4 Utah State 75
4 Utah State 70
5 Nevada 65
4 Utah State 86
1 Long Beach State 73

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament". College Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2018.