The Vandals were overall in the regular season and in conference play , co-champions in the standings with Boise State ; the teams split their late-season series . At the conference tournament in Boise , the Vandals again earned a bye into the semifinals , where they beat Montana by 21 points . In the final against Boise State , Idaho defeated the host team by seven to earn their first NCAA berth in seven years
conference tournament
1989 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1988–89 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team