BIG WEST BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
42nd Annual Big West Men’s Basketball Tournament
March 9-11, 2017 • Honda Center • Anaheim, Calif.
The Big West Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament takes place at Honda Center for the seventh straight year. Honda Center
and the Big West have teamed up for “March Madness” and “The Road To The Final Four” on numerous occasions including men’s basketball
regionals in 1998, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2014 and 2016, as well as first and second round action in 2008.
Eight men’s teams advance to this season’s tournament at Honda Center, March 9-11. Thursday’s quarterfinal games will include seeds #1
vs. #8, #4 vs. #5, #2 vs. #7 and #3 vs. #6, and will be televised on either FOX Sports West or Prime Ticket. The bracket will be reseeded for
Friday’s semifinals, pitting the highest remaining seeded team against the lowest remaining seeded team in one game. The other two quarterfinal winners will meet in the second semifinal, with both games carried by ESPNU and ESPN3. The men’s championship game will tip off on
Saturday, March 11 at 8:30 pm on ESPN2.
Thursday, March 9
Session 3 - Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Session 5 - Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Session 7 - Championship
NO. 7 CAL POLY
Game 1
Noon PST
FOX Sports West
Game 5
NO. 2 UC DAVIS
NO. 6 CSUN
Game 2
6:30 pm PST
ESPNU (delayed)
ESPN3 (live)
Game 7
*30 minutes after
Game 1
FOX Sports West
NO. 3 CAL STATE FULLERTON
2017 MEN’S TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
NO. 8 UC RIVERSIDE
Game 3
6 pm PST
Prime Ticket
(delayed)
NO. 1 UC IRVINE
Game 6
^9:00 pm PST or
NO. 5 HAWAI‘I
Game 4
**30 minutes after
Game 3
Prime Ticket
NO. 4 LONG BEACH STATE
*No earlier than 2:30 p.m.
**No earlier than 8:30 p.m.
^No earlier than 9:00 p.m.
30 minutes after
Game 5
ESPNU & ESPN3
8:30 pm PST
All Times Pacific
ESPN2
Thursday, March 9 - Quarterfinals
Session #3
FOX SPORTS WEST, FCS PACIFIC, FOX SPORTS GO
No. 7 Cal Poly vs. No. 2 UC Davis
Noon
No. 6 CSUN vs. No. 3 Cal State Fullerton 2:30 pm
PRIME TICKET, FCS PACIFIC, FOX SPORTS GO
+No. 8 UC Riverside vs. No. 1 UC Irvine
6 pm
No. 5 Hawai‘i vs. No. 4 Long Beach State 8:30 pm
Friday, March 10 - Semifinals
Session #5 - ESPNU/ESPN3
^Highest Seed Team vs. Lowest Seed Team 6:30 pm
Other Quarterfinal winners
9 pm
Saturday, March 11 - Championship
Session #7 - ESPN2
Championship Game 8:30 pm
NOTE: BRACKET RESEEDED AFTER QUARTERS
^ Friday’s 6:30 semifinal will be streamed live on ESPN3
and tape delayed on ESPNU. The game will appear
on ESPNU after the conclusion of the 9 pm semifinal.
+ Delayed and televised on Prime Ticket after conclusion
of 8:30 pm game. Will be live on FCS Pacific.