2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Appearance
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2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2011–12 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Merrell Center Katy, Texas |
Champions | Lamar (4th title) |
Winning coach | Pat Knight (1st title) |
MVP | Mike James (Lamar) |
Television | ESPN2, SLC TV |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lamar† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholls State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Texas–Arlington | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen F. Austin | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 Southland tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP poll |
The 2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 7, 8 and 10, 2012 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
Format
[edit]Tournament seeding, 1 through 8, was based upon regular-season winning percentage regardless of divisional place in Conference competition. The quarterfinals were broadcast online by the Conference's Internet streamer, SLC Now. The semi-finals were broadcast regionally on SLC TV and nationally on ESPN3 while the championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN3.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 SLC Now | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 SLC TV | Finals Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas-Arlington | 96 | ||||||||||||
8 | Nicholls State | 48 | ||||||||||||
1 | Texas–Arlington | 72 | ||||||||||||
4 | McNeese State | 92 | ||||||||||||
4 | McNeese State | 78 | ||||||||||||
5 | UTSA | 74OT | ||||||||||||
4 | McNeese State | 49 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lamar | 70 | ||||||||||||
2 | Stephen F. Austin | 68 | ||||||||||||
7 | Sam Houston State | 46 | ||||||||||||
2 | Stephen F. Austin | 44 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lamar | 55 | ||||||||||||
3 | Lamar | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | Northwestern State | 69 |
Game summaries
[edit]SLC Now
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Mar 7
12:00 pm |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 68, Sam Houston State Bearkats 46 | ||
Scoring by half: 29–22, 39–24 | ||
Pts: 3 tied with 13 Rebs: Taylor Smith 7 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
Pts: Konner Tucker 11 Rebs: Antuan Bootle 5 Asts: Demarcus Gatlin 4 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: N/A |
SLC Now
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Mar 7
2:30 pm |
Lamar Cardinals 76, Northwestern State Demons 69 | ||
Scoring by half: 36–26, 40–43 | ||
Pts: Mike James 21 Rebs: Stan Brown 10 Asts: Mike James 4 |
Pts: William Mosley 22 Rebs: William Mosley 9 Asts: Tyler Washington 3 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 1,436 Referees: Sean Casey, Kyle Ingram, Greg White |
SLC Now
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Mar 7
6:00 pm |
UT-Arlington Mavericks 96, Nicholls State Colonels 48 | ||
Scoring by half: 42–19, 54–29 | ||
Pts: Bo Ingram 21 Rebs: Jordan Reves 11 Asts: Shaq White-Miller 6 |
Pts: Jeremy Smith 17 Rebs: Jeremy Smith 8 Asts: 4 tied with 1 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Malham, Jon Stigliano, Kelly Groom |
SLC Now
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Mar 7
8:30 pm |
McNeese State Cowboys 78, UTSA Roadrunners 74 (OT) | ||
Scoring by half: 19–30, 44–33 Overtime: 15–11 | ||
Pts: Dontae Cannon 18 Rebs: Patrick Richard 11 Asts: Patrick Richard 7 |
Pts: Melvin Johnson III 19 Rebs: Stephen Franklin 10 Asts: Kannon Burrage 4 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 1,303 Referees: Mike Thibodeaux, Brent Dugas, David Stevens |
SLC TV
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Mar 8
6:00 pm |
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 44, Lamar Cardinals 55 | ||
Scoring by half: 19–26, 25–29 | ||
Pts: Taylor Smith 14 Rebs: 2 tied with 8 Asts: Hal Bateman 3 |
Pts: Anthony Miles 17 Rebs: Anthony Miles 7 Asts: Anthony Miles 5 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Malham, Mike Thibodeaux, Kyle Ingram |
SLC TV
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Mar 8
8:30 pm |
UT-Arlington Mavericks 72, McNeese State Cowboys 92 | ||
Scoring by half: 32–44, 40–48 | ||
Pts: LaMarcus Reed III 23 Rebs: Bradley Gay 6 Asts: LaMarcus Reed III 3 |
Pts: Patrick Richard 20 Rebs: Rudy Turner 9 Asts: Patrick Richard 6 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 1,829 Referees: Brent Dugas, Jon Stigliano, Greg White |
ESPN2
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Mar 10
2:00 pm |
Lamar Cardinals 70, McNeese State Cowboys 49 | ||
Scoring by half: 33–21, 37–28 | ||
Pts: Mike James 26 Rebs: Mike James 9 Asts: Anthony Miles 5 |
Pts: Patrick Richard 16 Rebs: Desharick Guidry 10 Asts: Dontae Cannon 3 |
Leonard E. Merrell Center
Katy, TX Attendance: 3,593 Referees: Kerry Sitton, Keith Kimble, Sean Casey |