The 2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 2012, in Chicago Illinois. at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center.[1] Per NCAA regulations as a new Division I conference, the Great West champion did not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The winner however received an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[2]
| 2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2011–12 |
| Teams | 5 |
| Site | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| Champions | North Dakota (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Brian Jones (2nd title) |
| MVP | Jamal Webb (North Dakota) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota† | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| *Chicago State | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 Great West tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editWith South Dakota joining the Summit League for the 2011-12 season, a new format was used for the 2012 tournament.
5 teams qualified for the 2012 Great West tournament. Chicago State did not compete in the 2012 Great West tournament due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements, leading to a postseason ban.
Bracket
edit* – Denotes overtime period
The entire tournament was streamed online by Sidearm Sports at http://www.gocsucougars.com/showcase/#liveevents[permanent dead link].
| First round March 8, 2012 | Semifinals March 9, 2012 | Championship game March 10, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Utah Valley | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | NJIT | 88* | ||||||||||||
| 4 | NJIT | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Baptist | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | NJIT | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | North Dakota | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UTPA | 59 | ||||||||||||
Game summaries
editMar 8
2:30 pm |
| NJIT Highlanders 65, Houston Baptist Huskies 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-29, 36-35 | ||
| Pts: Isaiah Wilkerson 20 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: Chris Flores 6 |
Pts: Tyler Russell 17 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: Joe Latas 4 | |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Lamar Simpson, Ryan Holmes, Scott Young |
Mar 9
12:00 pm |
| Utah Valley Wolverines 78, NJIT Highlanders 88 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by half: 35-28, 34-41 Overtime: 9-19 | ||
| Pts: Isiah Williams 26 Rebs: Geddes Robinson 16 Asts: 2 tied with 4 |
Pts: Chris Flores 27 Rebs: Ryan Woods 6 Asts: Chris Flores 5 | |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Rob Crieger, Bill Neketis, Kyle Ingram |
Mar 9
2:30 pm |
| North Dakota Fighting Sioux 63, UTPA Broncs 59 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23-37, 40-22 | ||
| Pts: Jamal Webb 19 Rebs: Brandon Brekke 9 Asts: 2 tied with 3 |
Pts: Brandon Provost 17 Rebs: Jesus Delgado 7 Asts: Jared Maree 3 | |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Ron Olesiak, Tom O'Neil Jr., Tyler Holmes |
Mar 10
4:00 pm |
| NJIT Highlanders 60, North Dakota Fighting Sioux 75 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-27, 31-48 | ||
| Pts: Isaiah Wilkerson 19 Rebs: Isaiah Wilkerson 11 Asts: Chris Flores 3 |
Pts: Troy Huff 15 Rebs: Troy Huff 8 Asts: 2 tied with 4 | |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Kyle Ingram, Rick O'Neil |
References
edit- ^ "Race for the 2011-12 Great West Basketball Title Begins Thursday". great west conference. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
- ^ "Great West Conference". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.