2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsLamar (4th title)
Winning coachPat Knight (1st title)
MVPMike James (Lamar)
TelevisionESPN2, SLC TV
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2011–12 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
         
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
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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