2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 1013, 2010 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Had the #1 seed Sam Houston State Bearkats not won the conference tournament, they would have received an automatic bid to the 2010 NIT.

2010 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season200910
Teams8
SiteMerrell Center
Katy, Texas
ChampionsSam Houston State (2nd title)
Winning coachBob Marlin (2nd title)
MVPAshton Mitchell (Sam Houston State)
TelevisionESPN2
2009–10 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Stephen F. Austin115 .688  239  .719
Southeastern Louisiana106 .625  1912  .613
Nicholls State79 .438  1119  .367
Northwestern State510 .333  1019  .345
McNeese State511 .313  1020  .333
Central Arkansas313 .188  921  .300
West
Sam Houston State142 .875  258  .758
Texas A&M - CC106 .625  1715  .531
UTSA97 .563  1911  .633
Texas State97 .563  1516  .484
Texas–Arlington88 .500  1614  .533
Lamar511 .313  1418  .438
2010 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, receive a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 10
Semifinals
Thursday, March 11
Finals
Saturday, March 13
         
1 Sam Houston State 62
8 Nicholls State 57
1 Sam Houston State 88
4 Southeastern Louisiana 85
4 Southeastern Louisiana 79*
5 Texas State 78
1 Sam Houston State 64
2 Stephen F. Austin 48
2 Stephen F. Austin 77
7 Texas–Arlington 54
2 Stephen F. Austin 60
3 Texas A&M CC 53
3 Texas A&M CC 78
6 UTSA 66

Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime

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