2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
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| 2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Tournament logo | |
| 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 |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
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
Mar 7
12:00 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: N/A
Referees: N/A
SLC Now
Mar 7
2:30 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,436
Referees: Sean Casey, Kyle Ingram, Greg White
SLC Now
Mar 7
6:00 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Jeff Malham, Jon Stigliano, Kelly Groom
SLC Now
Mar 7
8:30 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,303
Referees: Mike Thibodeaux, Brent Dugas, David Stevens
SLC TV
Mar 8
6:00 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Jeff Malham, Mike Thibodeaux, Kyle Ingram
SLC TV
Mar 8
8:30 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: 1,829
Referees: Brent Dugas, Jon Stigliano, Greg White
ESPN2
Mar 10
2:00 pm
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
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
Katy, TX
Attendance: 3,593
Referees: Kerry Sitton, Keith Kimble, Sean Casey