Well in 1943 we did not have a state basketball tournament due to WW 2! Then 101 years ago the 1919 tournament was called off due to a flu epidemic. But that did not go well with some fans. So what they did in 1919 was get the two very best teams Helena and Miles City and had them play a best of three series. Helena won two of the three games and was declared the un-official state champs.