2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
| 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Site | Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama |
| Champions | UAB (1st title) |
| Winning coach | Jerod Haase (1st title) |
| Television | ASN, CBSSN, FS1 |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WKU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 C-USA Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for Conference USA, held March 11–14, 2015, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena.[1][2] On January 21, 2015, Southern Miss self-imposed a postseason ban due to recruiting violations. Despite having 14 members, only 12, excluding Southern Miss, made the tournament
Seeds
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker | |
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| 1 | Louisiana Tech ‡# | 15–3 | 24–7 | ||
| 2 | UTEP # | 13–5 | 21–9 | 1–0 vs. ODU | |
| 3 | Old Dominion # | 13–5 | 24–6 | 0–1 vs. UTEP | |
| 4 | UAB # | 12–6 | 16–15 | 1–0 vs. WKU | |
| 5 | WKU | 12–6 | 19–11 | 0–1 vs. UAB | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9–9 | 16–15 | ||
| 7 | UTSA | 8–10 | 14–15 | 3–2 vs. UNT, Rice, FIU; 2–0 vs. UNT | |
| 8 | North Texas | 8–10 | 14–16 | 3–2 vs. UTSA, Rice, FIU; 0–2 vs. UTSA | |
| 9 | Rice | 8–10 | 11–19 | 2–3 vs. UTSA, UNT, FIU | |
| 10 | FIU | 8-10 | 15–16 | 1–2 vs. UTSA, UNT, Rice | |
| 11 | Charlotte | 7–11 | 14–17 | 2–0 vs. Marshall | |
| 12 | Marshall | 7–11 | 11–20 | 0–2 vs. Charlotte | |
| ‡ – C–USA regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single–bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the C–USA Tournament. | |||||
Schedule
[edit]| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Final Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | #7 UTSA vs #10 FIU | 54-57 | ASN | 4,661 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #6 MTSU vs #11 Charlotte | 63-60 | ASN | |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | #5 WKU vs #12 Marshall | 59-45 | ASN | 4,695 |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #8 North Texas vs #9 Rice | 54-82 | ASN | |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 | |||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | #2 UTEP vs #10 FIU | 83-71 | ASN | 4,339 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | #3 Old Dominion vs #6 MTSU | 52-59 | ASN | |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | #4 UAB vs #5 WKU | 53-52 | ASN | 6,922 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | #1 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Rice | 70-64 | ASN | |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 9 | 3:00 pm | #2 UTEP vs #6 MTSU | 50-53 | CBSSN | 6,429 |
| 10 | 5:30 pm | #4 UAB vs #1 Louisiana Tech | 72-62 (OT) | CBSSN | |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 11 | 2:30 pm | #6 Middle Tennessee State vs. #4 UAB | 60-73 | FS1 | 8,279 |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| First round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rice | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | North Texas | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Rice | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | WKU | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | WKU | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | UAB | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UTEP | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FIU | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | UTSA | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | FIU | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UTEP | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Old Dominion | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Charlotte | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Game statistics
[edit]First round
[edit]American Sports Network
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March 11
12 p.m. CT |
| UTSA 54, FIU 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–25, 28–32 | ||
| Pts: R. Bowie, 25 Rebs: J. Hill, 12 Asts: C. Wilson, 3 |
Pts: D. Mavin, 15 Rebs: D. Mavin, 9 Asts: D. Mavin, 5 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,661 Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Terry Moore |
American Sports Network
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March 11
2:30 p.m. CT |
| Middle Tennessee 63, Charlotte 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 34–30 | ||
| Pts: P. Buford, 14 Rebs: R. Upshaw, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 |
Pts: T. Dorn, 17 Rebs: M. Thorne Jr., 10 Asts: P. Henry, 4 | |
American Sports Network
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March 11
6 p.m. CT |
| Western Kentucky 59, Marshall 45 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26–20, 33–25 | ||
| Pts: C. Harrison-Docks, 18 Rebs: N. Snipes, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 |
Pts: J. Kambola, 12 Rebs: Tied, 9 Asts: T. Manning, 4 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,695 Referees: Rick Hartzell, Kevin Mathis, John Hampton |
American Sports Network
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March 11
8:30 p.m. CT |
| North Texas 54, Rice 82 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30–38, 24–44 | ||
| Pts: J. Combs, 16 Rebs: J. Combs, 15 Asts: T. Taylor, 3 |
Pts: M. Jackson, 28 Rebs: S. Gearhart, 9 Asts: M. Guercy, 7 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,695 Referees: Steve Olson, Kelly Self, Andrew Walton |
Quarterfinals
[edit]American Sports Network
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March 12
12 p.m. CT |
| UTEP 83, FIU 71 | ||
| Scoring by half: 47-33, 36-38 | ||
| Pts: J. Washburn, 19 Rebs: C. Lang, 8 Asts: C. Lang, 4 |
Pts: D. Mavin, 23 Rebs: D. Draper, 6 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,339 Referees: Rick Hartzell, Terry Davis, Rod Dixon |
American Sports Network
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March 12
2:30 p.m. CT |
| Old Dominion 52, Middle Tennessee 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 20-25, 32-34 | ||
| Pts: T. Freeman, 22 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: T. Freeman, 4 |
Pts: P. Buford, 17 Rebs: R. Upshaw, 9 Asts: J. Raymond, 4 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,339 Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Jeb Hartness |
American Sports Network
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March 12
6 p.m. CT |
| UAB 53, Western Kentucky 52 | ||
| Scoring by half: 26-26, 27-26 | ||
| Pts: N. Norton, 11 Rebs: T. Mehinti, 6 Asts: Tied, 4 |
Pts: G. Fant, 18 Rebs: G. Fant, 8 Asts: T. Price, 9 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,922 Referees: Steve Olson, Rick Randall, Bret Smith |
American Sports Network
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March 12
8:30 p.m. CT |
| Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-25, 39-35 | ||
| Pts: E. McCree, 17 Rebs: E. McCree, 12 Asts: K. Smith, 6 |
Pts: S. Gearhart, 16 Rebs: V. Green, 7 Asts: Tied, 2 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,922 Referees: Kelly Self, Terry Moore, Kevin Mathis |
Semifinals
[edit]CBS Sports Network
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March 13
3 p.m. CT |
| UTEP 50, Middle Tennessee 53 | ||
| Scoring by half: 25-20, 25-33 | ||
| Pts: C. Lang, 14 Rebs: V. Hunter, 14 Asts: V. Hunter, 6 |
Pts: D. Jones, 17 Rebs: D. Harris, 8 Asts: Tied, 2 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,429 Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall |
CBS Sports Network
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March 13
5:30 p.m. CT |
| Louisiana Tech 62, UAB 72 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 26-36, 32-22 Overtime: 4-14 | ||
| Pts: K. Smith, 13 Rebs: X. Stapleton, 6 Asts: R. Appleby, 3 |
Pts: R. Brown, 14 Rebs: T. Mehinti, 10 Asts: R. Brown, 5 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,429 Referees: Darron George, Kelly Self, Jeb Hartness |
Championship
[edit]Fox Sports 1
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March 14
3 p.m. CT |
| UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60 | ||
| Scoring by half: 37-26, 36-34 | ||
| Pts: R. Brown, 22 Rebs: Tied, 6 Asts: N. Norton, 6 |
Pts: J. Raymond, 12 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Tied, 3 | |
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 8,279 Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Birmingham Voted Site of 2015 C-USA Basketball Championships" Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, May 13, 2014.
- ^ "Conference USA Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Conference USA. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.