2018 ASUN men's basketball tournament

The 2018 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament was the 39th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held February 26, March 1, and 4, 2018 at campus sites of the higher seeds.[1] Lipscomb defeated regular season champion Florida Gulf Coast in the tournament championship to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, the school's first trip to the NCAA Tournament.[2]

2018 ASUN men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2017–18
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsLipscomb (1st title)
Winning coachCasey Alexander (1st title)
MVPGarrison Mathews (Lipscomb)
Attendance16,590
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN
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2017–18 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 12 2   .857 23 12   .657
Lipscomb 10 4   .714 23 10   .697
Jacksonville 8 6   .571 15 18   .455
NJIT 7 7   .500 14 16   .467
North Florida 7 7   .500 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 8   .429 10 20   .333
Stetson 4 10   .286 12 20   .375
USC Upstate 2 12   .143 7 25   .219
2018 ASUN Tournament winner

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Florida Gulf Coast 12–2
2 Lipscomb 10–4
3 Jacksonville 8–6
4 NJIT 7–7 1–1 vs. UNF, 0–2 vs. FGCU, 1–1 vs. LU, 1–1 vs. JU
5 North Florida 7–7 1–1 vs. NJIT, 0–2 vs. FGCU, 1–1 vs. LU, 0–2 vs. JU
6 Kennesaw State 6–8
7 Stetson 4–10
8 USC Upstate 2–12

Schedule

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Time Matchup Score Television Attendance
Quarterfinals – Monday, February 26
7:00 pm No. 8 USC Upstate at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 76–96 ESPN3 2,832
7:30 pm No. 5 North Florida at No. 4 NJIT 80–76 1,235
7:00 pm No. 6 Kennesaw State at No. 3 Jacksonville 68–87 725
8:00 pm No. 7 Stetson at No. 2 Lipscomb 73–89 1,877
Semifinals – Thursday, March 1
7:00 pm No. 5 North Florida at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 72–95 ESPN3 3,321
8:00 pm No. 3 Jacksonville at No. 2 Lipscomb 62–77 1,967
Final – Sunday, March 4
3:00 pm No. 2 Lipscomb at No. 1 Florida Gulf Coast 108–96 ESPN 4,633
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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[3]

Quarterfinals
February 26
ESPN3
Semifinals
March 1
ESPN3
Championship
March 4
ESPN
         
1 Florida Gulf Coast 96
8 USC Upstate 76
1 Florida Gulf Coast 95
5 North Florida 72
4 NJIT 76
5 North Florida 80
1 Florida Gulf Coast 96
2 Lipscomb 108
2 Lipscomb 89
7 Stetson 73
2 Lipscomb 77
3 Jacksonville 62
3 Jacksonville 87
6 Kennesaw State 68

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 ASUN Tournament general information". ASUN Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 4, 2018). "Madness! Lipscomb tops FGCU 108-96, wins NCAA berth". ABC News. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 ASUN Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). ASUN Conference. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
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