The Bengals were overall in the regular season and in conference play , tied for fifth place . At the conference tournament in Flagstaff , Arizona , they were seeded seventh and upset second-seeded Boise State by a point in the quarterfinal round . semifinal the next night , Idaho State defeated sixth seed Idaho by nineteen and advanced to the final against fourth-seeded and won In the 64-team NCAA Tournament , ISU was seeded sixteenth in the West regional and met top-ranked UNLV in Down by nineteen points at halftime , they lost and ended the season This was Idaho State 's eleventh NCAA Tournament appearance , but its first in ten years , and its most recent
conference tournament
1987 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team