It the time of year when every commercial promotion seems to revolve around a bracket. That of course, is because of the energy in the air that is March Madness. Love basketball or not, workplaces and classrooms alike have plenty of fun and competition around picking the games.

Before the 'madness' can begin, conference championships need to take place--and guaranteed winners need to be awarded their tournament placements. That includes the Big Sky Conference (home to regional favorites like Eastern Washington University and the University of Idaho) who will be sending a men's and women's team to the big dance!

The Big Sky Conference is no stranger to downtown Boise or Idaho Central Arena.

In fact, you may recall a year ago the Big Sky tournament in downtown Boise made all of the major highlights on ESPN for this famous buzzer beater!

Insane Big Sky Basketball Moment Makes National Headlines

Check out the break down of this amazing sports moment that happened in downtown Boise.

Watch the full video below!

Gallery Credit: Credit: Mateo, 103.5 KISS FM

Did you know that big moment was here in Boise!? It's too cool!

Weber State, Montana, Montana State and Portland State remain in the men's bracket, which will continue taking place in downtown Boise and will crown a champion on Wednesday, March 13th.

On the Women's side, Idaho, Montana, Northern Colorado and Montana State remain to play for a title that will also be awarded on Wednesday, March 13th.

You need not have any affiliation with any of these schools or their mascots to join in the basketball fun downtown Boise!

Lock in your tickets and learn more, HERE.

Check Out The Big Five Reasons To Watch Big Sky Basketball

Fun and sports meet in Boise!

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Check Out The Incredible Basketball Action in Boise

Great hoops, ESPN, and dancing girls!

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This Former Nampa Basketball Star is ESPN's Darling

It's not often that you see Sports Center re-run a single play as often as they did last night. The good folks at ESPN could not get enough of the dominating performance by one particular Texas Tech player who left it all on the court. His team defeated Baylor-- the defending National Champion and the only remaining undefeated team in the country this season.
Plot twist, this player has some serious Idaho ties-- with NO offers out of High School, Adonis Arms played in Nampa at Northwest Nazarene University where he gained the skill set and the reputation to make his way up to the big time stage.

Gallery Credit: Credit: Mateo, 103.5 KISS FM

5 Things Boise State Basketball Needs Now

The Boise State men's basketball team under the leadership of Leon Rice has been on fire. You really can't complain about 14 wins in-a-row, even if some of them were a little scrappy. So out of all of the energy and momentum being built behind this basketball team--which one could argue, is greater than anything that the football team earned this year--what can be improved?
The Broncos have the wins...here's what they need at home.

Gallery Credit: Credit: Mateo, 103.5 KISS FM

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