2018 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2018
Conference:Big South Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:10
Arena:Campus sites
(first round)
Kimmel Arena
(Qrts and Semis)
Dedmon Center
(championship Game)
Champions:Radford
Titlecount:3rd
Coach:Mike Jones
Coachcount:1st
Mvp:Carlik Jones
Mvpteam:Radford
Television:BSN, ESPN3, ESPN

The 2018 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from February 27 through March 4, 2018 at various campus sites. No. 2 seed Radford defeated No. 5 seed Liberty in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Sites

The first round was played at campus sites, at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion UNC Asheville. The championship game was held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed among the two finalists—in this case Radford's home of the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia.

Seeds

All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 4Tiebreaker 5
1 UNC Asheville13–520–11
2 12–6 19–12 RPI: 140
3 12–6 18–11 RPI: 170
4 10–8 16–14
5 9–9 18–13 3–3 vs GW/HP/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA2–2 vs Win/Rad
6 9–9 14–17 3–3 vs Lib/HP/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA1–3 vs Win/Rad1–1 vs Camp2–0 vs Pres
7 9–9 14–15 3–3 vs Lib/GW/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA1–3 vs Win/Rad1–1 vs Camp1–1 vs Pres
8 9–9 14–15 3–3 vs Lib/GW/HP0–2 vs UNCA
9 4–14 11–20
10 3–15 6–25

Schedule

GameTime*MatchupNo. ScoreTelevision
First round - Tuesday, February 27
Campus sites
17:00 pmNo. 10 Longwood at No. 7 High Point68–55BSN
27:00 pmNo. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Charleston Southern51–68
Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 1
at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC
31:00 pmNo. 10 Longwood vs. No. 2 Radford53–59ESPN3
43:30 pmNo. 6 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 3 Winthrop68–72
57:00 pmNo. 8 Charleston Southern vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville66–71
69:30 pmNo. 5 Liberty vs. No. 4 Campbell73–59
Semifinals - Friday, March 2
at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC
76:00 pmNo. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 2 Radford52–61ESPN3
88:30 pmNo. 5 Liberty vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville69–64
Championship - Sunday, March 4
at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA
91:00 pmNo. 5 Liberty at No. 2 Radford 52–55ESPN
  • Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Championship . . April 30, 2022.