2014 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from March 5–9, 2014, at the HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Both semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN3, and the championship game was televised on ESPN2.

2014 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams12
SiteHTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsCoastal Carolina (4th title)
Winning coachCliff Ellis (1st title)
MVPWarren Gillis (Coastal Carolina)
2013–14 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
High Point12–4 .750  16–15  .516
VMI11–5 .688  22–13  .629
Radford10–6 .625  22–13  .629
Campbell6–10 .375  12–20  .375
Liberty5–11 .313  11–21  .344
Longwood3–13 .188  8–24  .250
South
Coastal Carolina †11–5 .688  21–13  .618
Winthrop10–6 .625  20–13  .606
Gardner–Webb10–6 .625  18–15  .545
UNC Asheville10–6 .625  17–15  .531
Charleston Southern6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Presbyterian2–14 .125  6–26  .188
† 2014 Big South Tournament winner

Format

All 12 teams were eligible for the tournament. Seeding was decided by divisions – the top two teams with the best overall conference records in each division received the top four seeds in the championship and first-round byes. The remaining seeds were determined based on division finish. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed was determined within each division.[1]

The #1 seeds of each division faced the winner of the game between the #4 seed from the opposite division and the #5 seed from the team's same division in the quarterfinal round. Similarly, the #2 seeds of each division faced the winner of the #3 seed from the opposite division and the #6 seed from the same division. The semifinal round featured the winner of the #1 seeds' quarterfinal games against the winner of the game featuring the #2 seeds from the opposite division.

Seeds
North Division
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 High Point ‡ 12–4 16–13
2 VMI 11–5 18–11
3 Radford 10–6 20–11
4 Campbell 6–10 12–19
5 Liberty 5–11 11–20
6 Longwood 3–13 8–23
South Division
Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Coastal Carolina ‡ 11–5 18–12
2 UNC Asheville 10–6 16–14 3–1 vs. GWU & Winthrop
3 Gardner–Webb 10–6 17–14 2–0 vs. Winthrop
4 Winthrop 10–6 17–12
5 Charleston Southern 6–10 12–17
6 Presbyterian 2–14 6–25
‡ – Big South regular season division champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Schedule
Session Game Time* Matchup# Television Score
First round - Wednesday, March 5
1 1 12:00 pm #4S Winthrop vs. #5N Liberty BSN 77–65
2 2:00 pm #3N Radford vs. #6S Presbyterian BSN 78–73
2 3 6:00 pm #4N Campbell vs. #5S Charleston Southern BSN 71–81
4 8:00 pm #3S Gardner–Webb vs. #6N Longwood BSN 81–65
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 7
3 5 12:00 pm #1N High Point vs. #4S Winthrop ESPN3 62–60
6 2:00 pm #2S UNC Asheville vs. #3N Radford ESPN3 96–87
4 7 6:00 pm #1S Coastal Carolina vs. #5S Charleston Southern ESPN3 73–68
8 8:00 pm #2N VMI vs. #3S Gardner–Webb ESPN3 90–77
Semifinals - Saturday, March 8
5 9 12:00 pm #4S Winthrop vs. #2S UNC Asheville ESPN3 80–79
10 2:00 pm #1S Coastal Carolina vs. #2N VMI ESPN3 66–62
Championship Game - Sunday, March 9
6 11 12:00 pm #4S Winthrop vs. #1S Coastal Carolina ESPN2 76–61

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

[2]

  First round
March 5, 2014
 		 Quarterfinals
March 7, 2014
 		 Semifinals
March 8, 2014
ESPN3		 Championship
March 9, 2014
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1N High Point 60  
    4S Winthrop 62  
4S Winthrop 77
5N Liberty 65  
  4S Winthrop 80  
  2S UNC Asheville 79  
       
       
  2S UNC Asheville 96
    3N Radford 87  
3N Radford 78
6S Presbyterian 73  
  4S Winthrop 61
  1S Coastal Carolina 76
       
       
  1S Coastal Carolina 73**
    5S Charleston Southern 68  
4N Campbell 71
5S Charleston Southern 81  
  1S Coastal Carolina 66
  2N VMI 62  
       
       
  2N VMI 90
    3S Gardner–Webb 77  
3S Gardner–Webb 81
6N Longwood 65  
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References
  1. "Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes" (Press release). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  2. "2014 Big South Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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