2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams12
SiteLegacy Arena
Birmingham, Alabama
ChampionsUAB (1st title)
Winning coachJerod Haase (1st title)
TelevisionASN, CBSSN, FS1
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2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 15 – 3   .833     27 – 9   .750
Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722     27 – 8   .771
UTEP 13 – 5   .722     22 – 11   .667
WKU 12 – 6   .667     20 – 12   .625
UAB † 12 – 6   .667     20 – 16   .556
Middle Tennessee 9 – 9   .500     19 – 17   .528
FIU 8 – 10   .444     16 – 17   .485
UTSA 8 – 10   .444     14 – 16   .467
North Texas 8 – 10   .444     14 – 17   .452
Rice 8 – 10   .444     12 – 20   .375
Charlotte 7 – 11   .389     14 – 18   .438
Marshall 7 – 11   .389     11 – 21   .344
Southern Miss* 4 – 14   .222     9 – 20   .310
Florida Atlantic 2 – 16   .111     9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

The 2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for Conference USA, held March 11–14, 2015, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena.[1][2] On January 21, 2015, Southern Miss self-imposed a postseason ban due to recruiting violations. Despite having 14 members, only 12, excluding Southern Miss, made the tournament

Seeds[]

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Louisiana Tech ‡# 15–3 24–7
2 UTEP # 13–5 21–9 1–0 vs. ODU
3 Old Dominion # 13–5 24–6 0–1 vs. UTEP
4 UAB # 12–6 16–15 1–0 vs. WKU
5 WKU 12–6 19–11 0–1 vs. UAB
6 Middle Tennessee 9–9 16–15
7 UTSA 8–10 14–15 3–2 vs. UNT, Rice, FIU; 2–0 vs. UNT
8 North Texas 8–10 14–16 3–2 vs. UTSA, Rice, FIU; 0–2 vs. UTSA
9 Rice 8–10 11–19 2–3 vs. UTSA, UNT, FIU
10 FIU 8-10 15–16 1–2 vs. UTSA, UNT, Rice
11 Charlotte 7–11 14–17 2–0 vs. Marshall
12 Marshall 7–11 11–20 0–2 vs. Charlotte
‡ – C–USA regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
# – Received a single–bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the C–USA Tournament.

Schedule[]

Game Time* Matchup# Final Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 12:00 pm #7 UTSA vs #10 FIU 54-57 ASN 4,661
2 2:30 pm #6 MTSU vs #11 Charlotte 63-60 ASN
3 6:00 pm #5 WKU vs #12 Marshall 59-45 ASN 4,695
4 8:30 pm #8 North Texas vs #9 Rice 54-82 ASN
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
5 12:00 pm #2 UTEP vs #10 FIU 83-71 ASN 4,339
6 2:30 pm #3 Old Dominion vs #6 MTSU 52-59 ASN
7 6:00 pm #4 UAB vs #5 WKU 53-52 ASN 6,922
8 8:30 pm #1 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Rice 70-64 ASN
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
9 3:00 pm #2 UTEP vs #6 MTSU 50-53 CBSSN 6,429
10 5:30 pm #4 UAB vs #1 Louisiana Tech 72-62 (OT) CBSSN
Championship – Saturday, March 14
11 2:30 pm #6 Middle Tennessee State vs. #4 UAB 60-73 FS1 8,279
*Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket[]

First Round
Wednesday, March 11
ASN 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12
ASN 		Semifinals
Friday, March 13
CBSSN 		Championship Game
Saturday, March 14
FS1
            
1 Louisiana Tech 70
9 Rice 64
8 North Texas 54
9 Rice 82
1 Louisiana Tech 62
4 UAB 72
4 UAB 53
5 WKU 52
5 WKU 59
12 Marshall 45
4 UAB 73
6 Middle Tennessee 60
2 UTEP 83
10 FIU 71
7 UTSA 54
10 FIU 57
2 UTEP 50
6 Middle Tennessee 53
3 Old Dominion 52
6 Middle Tennessee 59
6 Middle Tennessee 63
11 Charlotte 60

Game statistics[]

First round[]

American Sports Network
March 11
12 p.m. CT
UTSA 54, FIU 57
Scoring by half: 26–25, 28–32
Pts: R. Bowie, 25
Rebs: J. Hill, 12
Asts: C. Wilson, 3		 Pts: D. Mavin, 15
Rebs: D. Mavin, 9
Asts: D. Mavin, 5
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,661
Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Terry Moore
American Sports Network
March 11
2:30 p.m. CT
Middle Tennessee 63, Charlotte 60
Scoring by half: 29–30, 34–30
Pts: P. Buford, 14
Rebs: R. Upshaw, 8
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: T. Dorn, 17
Rebs: M. Thorne Jr., 10
Asts: P. Henry, 4
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,661
Referees: Ted Valentine, Rick Randall, Clyde Owens
American Sports Network
March 11
6 p.m. CT
Western Kentucky 59, Marshall 45
Scoring by half: 26–20, 33–25
Pts: C. Harrison-Docks, 18
Rebs: N. Snipes, 8
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: J. Kambola, 12
Rebs: Tied, 9
Asts: T. Manning, 4
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,695
Referees: Rick Hartzell, Kevin Mathis, John Hampton
American Sports Network
March 11
8:30 p.m. CT
North Texas 54, Rice 82
Scoring by half: 30–38, 24–44
Pts: J. Combs, 16
Rebs: J. Combs, 15
Asts: T. Taylor, 3		 Pts: M. Jackson, 28
Rebs: S. Gearhart, 9
Asts: M. Guercy, 7
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,695
Referees: Steve Olson, Kelly Self, Andrew Walton

Quarterfinals[]

American Sports Network
March 12
12 p.m. CT
UTEP 83, FIU 71
Scoring by half: 47-33, 36-38
Pts: J. Washburn, 19
Rebs: C. Lang, 8
Asts: C. Lang, 4		 Pts: D. Mavin, 23
Rebs: D. Draper, 6
Asts: Tied, 3
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,339
Referees: Rick Hartzell, Terry Davis, Rod Dixon
American Sports Network
March 12
2:30 p.m. CT
Old Dominion 52, Middle Tennessee 59
Scoring by half: 20-25, 32-34
Pts: T. Freeman, 22
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: T. Freeman, 4		 Pts: P. Buford, 17
Rebs: R. Upshaw, 9
Asts: J. Raymond, 4
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 4,339
Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Jeb Hartness
American Sports Network
March 12
6 p.m. CT
UAB 53, Western Kentucky 52
Scoring by half: 26-26, 27-26
Pts: N. Norton, 11
Rebs: T. Mehinti, 6
Asts: Tied, 4		 Pts: G. Fant, 18
Rebs: G. Fant, 8
Asts: T. Price, 9
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,922
Referees: Steve Olson, Rick Randall, Bret Smith
American Sports Network
March 12
8:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 64
Scoring by half: 35-25, 39-35
Pts: E. McCree, 17
Rebs: E. McCree, 12
Asts: K. Smith, 6		 Pts: S. Gearhart, 16
Rebs: V. Green, 7
Asts: Tied, 2
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,922
Referees: Kelly Self, Terry Moore, Kevin Mathis

Semifinals[]

CBS Sports Network
March 13
3 p.m. CT
UTEP 50, Middle Tennessee 53
Scoring by half: 25-20, 25-33
Pts: C. Lang, 14
Rebs: V. Hunter, 14
Asts: V. Hunter, 6		 Pts: D. Jones, 17
Rebs: D. Harris, 8
Asts: Tied, 2
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,429
Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall
CBS Sports Network
March 13
5:30 p.m. CT
Louisiana Tech 62, UAB 72 (OT)
Scoring by half: 26-36, 32-22 Overtime: 4-14
Pts: K. Smith, 13
Rebs: X. Stapleton, 6
Asts: R. Appleby, 3		 Pts: R. Brown, 14
Rebs: T. Mehinti, 10
Asts: R. Brown, 5
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 6,429
Referees: Darron George, Kelly Self, Jeb Hartness

Championship[]

Fox Sports 1
March 14
3 p.m. CT
UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60
Scoring by half: 37-26, 36-34
Pts: R. Brown, 22
Rebs: Tied, 6
Asts: N. Norton, 6		 Pts: J. Raymond, 12
Rebs: Tied, 5
Asts: Tied, 3
Legacy Arena
Attendance: 8,279
Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Birmingham Voted Site of 2015 C-USA Basketball Championships" Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Conference USA, May 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "Conference USA Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". Conference USA. Archived from the original on December 6, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
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