2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

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
ClassificationDivision I
Season2011–12
Teams5
SiteEmil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, IL
ChampionsNorth Dakota (2nd title)
Winning coachBrian Jones (2nd title)
MVPJamal Webb (North Dakota)
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2011–12 Great West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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With 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

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* – 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

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Mar 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

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  1. ^ "Race for the 2011-12 Great West Basketball Title Begins Thursday". great west conference. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "Great West Conference". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.