2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2006–07
Teams8
SiteCampbell Center
Houston, Texas
ChampionsTexas A&M University–Corpus Christi (1st title)
Winning coachRonnie Arrow (1st title)
MVPChris Daniels, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
← 2006
2008 →
2006–07 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Northwestern State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 15   .531
McNeese State 9 – 7   .563 15 – 17   .469
Southeastern Louisiana 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Lamar 8 – 8   .500 15 – 17   .469
Nicholls State 7 – 9   .438 8 – 22   .267
Central Arkansas 4 – 12   .250 10 – 20   .333
West
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi † 14 – 2   .875 26 – 7   .788
Sam Houston State 13 – 3   .813 21 – 10   .677
Stephen F. Austin 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517
Texas-Arlington 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Texas State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310
UTSA 3 – 13   .188 7 – 22   .241
† 2007 Southland Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 8–11, 2007 at the Campbell Center in Houston, Texas.[2]

Format[]

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Finals
March 11
         
2 Sam Houston State 98
7 Lamar 99
7 Lamar University 65
3 Northwestern State 78
3 Northwestern State 85
6 Stephen F. Austin 76
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81
3 Northwestern State 78
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 80
8 Southeastern Louisiana 72
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87
4 McNeese State 66
4 McNeese State 77
5 Texas-Arlington 76

Championship Game[]

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Northwestern State, 81–78 and never trailed in the game. They got 19 points from tournament MVP Chris Daniels. Daniels, the conference player of the year, was 7-for-8 despite being double- and sometimes triple-teamed. Corpus Christi led by eight at halftime.

It was 79–78 with five seconds remaining, and Northwestern State was forced to foul. Josh Ervin made two free throws to put Corpus Christi up three. Taureen Mitchell intercepted Northwestern's final pass to end the game. Trey Gilder led Northwestern State with 25 points, hitting all seven of his free throws and both of his three-point attempts.[3]

Sources[]

References[]

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2006-07 Southland Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ – Southland Conference archives
  3. ^ Southland.org game recap
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