The 1978 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–4 at Adams Field House at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana.
[1][2][3] Weber State upset top-seeded Montana in the championship game, 62–55 (in overtime), to clinch their first conference tournament title.
[5] The end of regulation time saw the teams tied at 49 points each; host Montana missed a potential winning free throw with seconds left.
Montana made its inaugural appearance, not having qualified as a top-four team in either of the previous two years.
Source:[7] Weber State received an automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round to Arkansas in Eugene, Oregon;[8] Arkansas ultimately advanced to the Final Four.