The 2021 Class A divisional basketball tournaments start this week to determine state tournament berths. Updated scores and pairings are available below. For downloadable and printable PDFs of the brackets, please click here.
Eastern A
Feb. 24-27 at Billings (First Interstate Arena at MetraPark)
(Four teams advance)
Boys
Wednesday
Game 1: Livingston 56, Sidney 53, play-in
Game 2: Laurel 48, Miles City 33, first round
Game 3: Glendive 52, Hardin 48, first round
Thursday
Game 4: Billings Central 57, Lewistown 31, first round
Game 5: Havre 69, Livingston 47, first round
Game 6: Miles City 67, Sidney 47, loser-out
Friday
Game 7: Lewistown 78, Livingston 55, loser-out
Game 8: Laurel 52, Glendive 37, semifinal
Game 9: Hardin 72, Miles City 40, loser-out
Game 10: Billings Central 60, Havre 55, semifinal
Saturday
Game 11: Lewistown 62, Glendive 39, loser-out
Game 12: Hardin 62, Havre 55, loser-out
Game 13: Lewistown 66, Hardin 60, OT, consolation
Game 14: Billings Central 47, Laurel 46, championship
Girls
Wednesday
Game 1: Livingston 40, Lewistown 27, play-in
Game 2: Billings Central 69, Miles City 11, first round
Game 3: Glendive 45, Laurel 41, first round
Thursday
Game 4: Hardin 72, Sidney 37, first round
Game 5: Havre 50, Livingston 23, first round
Game 6: Miles City 40, Lewistown 30, loser-out
Friday
Game 7: Livingston 45, Sidney 40, loser-out
Game 8: Billings Central 60, Glendive 33, semifinal
Game 9: Laurel 51, Miles City 34, loser-out
Game 10: Havre 50, Hardin 46, semifinal
Saturday
Game 11: Glendive 45, Livingston 27, loser-out
Game 12: Hardin 58, Laurel 33, loser-out
Game 13: Hardin 48, Glendive 39, consolation
Game 14: Billings Central 44, Havre 43, championship
Western A
Feb. 25-27 at Butte
(Four teams advance)
Boys at Civic Center
Thursday, first round
Game 1: Frenchtown 48, Libby 36
Game 2: Polson 40, Hamilton 37
Game 3: Butte Central 67, Ronan 50
Game 4: Dillon 65, Columbia Falls 38
Friday
Game 5: Hamilton 53, Libby 35, loser-out
Game 6: Ronan 57, Columbia Falls 49, OT, loser-out
Game 7: Polson 51, Frenchtown 45, OT, semifinal
Game 8: Dillon 58, Butte Central 48, semifinal
Saturday
Game 9: Ronan 62, Frenchtown 59, loser-out
Game 10: Butte Central 49, Hamilton 38, loser-out
Game 11: Ronan 54, Butte Central 49, consolation
Game 12: Dillon 42, Polson 32, championship
Girls at Maroon Activities Center
Thursday, first round
Game 1: Browning 50, Dillon 31
Game 2: Columbia Falls 54, Frenchtown 40
Game 3: Hamilton 45, Whitefish 38
Game 4: Ronan 61, Butte Central 43
Friday
Game 5: Dillon 38, Frenchtown 33, loser-out
Game 6: Whitefish 63, Butte Central 44, loser-out
Game 7: Columbia Falls 45, Browning 42, semifinal
Game 8: Ronan 54, Hamilton 32, semifinal
Saturday
Game 9: Whitefish 56, Browning 48, loser-out
Game 10: Hamilton 48, Dillon 37, loser-out
Game 11: Hamilton 31, Whitefish 28, consolation
Game 12: Columbia Falls 59, Ronan 54, championship