[1] Top-seeded host Northern Arizona easily defeated Montana State in the championship game, 77–50, to win their first Big Sky men's basketball tournament title.
As a transitioning Division I member, Portland State was not eligible for this year's Big Sky tournament.
Similar to the previous year, the top six teams in the regular season conference standings participated in the tournament.
The top two earned byes into the semifinals while the remaining four played in the quarterfinals.
The Lumberjacks were seeded fifteenth in the West regional and lost by three points to Cincinnati in the first round in Boise.