2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
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.
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Format
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
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
SLC Now |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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