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1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament

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1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams10
SiteThomas & Mack Center
Paradise, NV
ChampionsLong Beach State (3rd title)
Winning coachSeth Greenberg (2nd title)
MVPBrian Green (Nevada)
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1994–95 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
New Mexico State 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
Long Beach State 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Nevada 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Pacific 9 9   .500 14 13   .519
UC Santa Barbara 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
UNLV 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
UC Irvine 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Cal State Fullerton 5 13   .278 7 20   .259
San Jose State 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
1995 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1995 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–12 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.[1]

Long Beach State defeated Nevada 76–69 in overtime[2] to capture their third PCAA/Big West title. The 49ers subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

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First round
Thursday, March 9
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
            
1 Utah State 72
8 UC Irvine 76
9 Cal State Fullerton 69
8 UC Irvine 76
8 UC Irvine 69
4 Nevada 88
5 Pacific 62
4 Nevada 64
4 Nevada 69
3 Long Beach State 76*
3 Long Beach State 67
6 UC Santa Barbara 64
3 Long Beach State 87
2 New Mexico State 79
7 UNLV 77
10 San Jose State 66
7 UNLV 76
2 New Mexico State 96
  • Denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "1994-95 Big West Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Long Beach Earns a Spot in the Nick of Overtime". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1995. Retrieved May 15, 2022.