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 .
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
Game summaries
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 68 , Sam Houston State Bearkats 46
Scoring by half: 29–22, 39–24
Pts : 3 tied with 13Rebs : Taylor Smith 7Asts : 2 tied with 4
Pts: Konner Tucker 11Rebs: Antuan Bootle 5Asts: Demarcus Gatlin 4
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: N/AReferees: N/A
Lamar Cardinals 76 , Northwestern State Demons 69
Scoring by half: 36–26, 40–43
Pts : Mike James 21Rebs : Stan Brown 10Asts : Mike James 4
Pts: William Mosley 22Rebs: William Mosley 9Asts: Tyler Washington 3
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: 1,436Referees: Sean Casey, Kyle Ingram, Greg White
UT-Arlington Mavericks 96 , Nicholls State Colonels 48
Scoring by half: 42–19, 54–29
Pts : Bo Ingram 21Rebs : Jordan Reves 11Asts : Shaq White-Miller 6
Pts: Jeremy Smith 17Rebs: Jeremy Smith 8Asts: 4 tied with 1
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: N/AReferees: Jeff Malham, Jon Stigliano, Kelly Groom
McNeese State Cowboys 78 , UTSA Roadrunners 74 (OT)
Scoring by half: 19–30, 44–33 Overtime : 15–11
Pts : Dontae Cannon 18Rebs : Patrick Richard 11Asts : Patrick Richard 7
Pts: Melvin Johnson III 19Rebs: Stephen Franklin 10Asts: Kannon Burrage 4
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: 1,303Referees: Mike Thibodeaux, Brent Dugas, David Stevens
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 44, Lamar Cardinals 55
Scoring by half: 19–26, 25–29
Pts : Taylor Smith 14Rebs : 2 tied with 8Asts : Hal Bateman 3
Pts: Anthony Miles 17Rebs: Anthony Miles 7Asts: Anthony Miles 5
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: N/AReferees: Jeff Malham, Mike Thibodeaux, Kyle Ingram
UT-Arlington Mavericks 72, McNeese State Cowboys 92
Scoring by half: 32–44, 40–48
Pts : LaMarcus Reed III 23Rebs : Bradley Gay 6Asts : LaMarcus Reed III 3
Pts: Patrick Richard 20Rebs: Rudy Turner 9Asts: Patrick Richard 6
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: 1,829Referees: Brent Dugas, Jon Stigliano, Greg White
Lamar Cardinals 70 , McNeese State Cowboys 49
Scoring by half: 33–21, 37–28
Pts : Mike James 26Rebs : Mike James 9Asts : Anthony Miles 5
Pts: Patrick Richard 16Rebs: Desharick Guidry 10Asts: Dontae Cannon 3
Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TXAttendance: 3,593Referees: Kerry Sitton, Keith Kimble, Sean Casey
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