2015 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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

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
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech15–3 .833  27–9  .750
Old Dominion13–5 .722  27–8  .771
UTEP13–5 .722  22–11  .667
WKU12–6 .667  20–12  .625
UAB †12–6 .667  20–16  .556
Middle Tennessee9–9 .500  19–17  .528
FIU8–10 .444  16–17  .485
UTSA8–10 .444  14–16  .467
North Texas8–10 .444  14–17  .452
Rice8–10 .444  12–20  .375
Charlotte7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Marshall7–11 .389  11–21  .344
Southern Miss*4–14 .222  9–20  .310
Florida Atlantic2–16 .111  9–20  .310
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner

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
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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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