2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament.
2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2018–19 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Campus sites |
Champions | Fairleigh Dickinson (6th title) |
Winning coach | Greg Herenda (2nd title) |
MVP | Darnell Edge (Fairleigh Dickinson) |
Television | NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2 |
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU Brooklyn | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 NEC Tournament winner |
Seeds
The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker | Tiebreaker 2 |
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1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 12–6 | 1–1 vs FDU | 3–1 vs SHU/RMU |
2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 12–6 | 1–1 vs SFU | 2–2 vs SHU/RMU |
3 | Sacred Heart | 11–7 | 1–1 vs RMU | 2–2 vs SFU/FDU |
4 | Robert Morris | 11–7 | 1–1 vs SHU | 1–3 vs SFU/FDU |
5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 9–9 | 2–0 vs LIU | |
6 | LIU Brooklyn | 9–9 | 0–2 vs SFBK | |
7 | Wagner | 8–10 | ||
8 | Bryant | 7–11 | ||
DNQ | Mount St. Mary's | 6–12 | ||
DNQ | Central Connecticut | 5–13 |
Schedule and results
Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
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Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6 | ||||
1 | 7:00pm | (8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA) | 63–67 | NEC Front Row |
2 | 7:00pm | (5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris | 65–69 | |
3 | 7:00pm | (7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson | 46–84 | |
4 | 6:00pm | (6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart | 71–62 | |
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 | ||||
5 | 12:00 pm | (4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson | 62–66 | ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
6 | 2:00 pm | (6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA) | 64–72 | |
Final – Tuesday, March 12 | ||||
7 | 7:00 pm | (2) Farleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA | 85–76 | ESPN2 |
Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed |
Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Bracket and results
Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NEC Front Row |
Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row |
Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2 | |||||||||||
1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 67 | |||||||||||
8 | Bryant | 63 | |||||||||||
1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 72 | |||||||||||
6 | LIU Brooklyn | 64 | |||||||||||
3 | Sacred Heart | 62 | |||||||||||
6 | LIU Brooklyn | 71 | |||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Saint Francis (PA) | 76 | ||||||||||
2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 85 | |||||||||||
2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 | |||||||||||
7 | Wagner | 46 | |||||||||||
2 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 66 | |||||||||||
4 | Robert Morris | 62 | |||||||||||
4 | Robert Morris | 69OT | |||||||||||
5 | St. Francis Brooklyn | 65 |
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold.
Name | School |
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Darnell Edge | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Jahlil Jenkins | Fairleigh Dickinson |
Keith Braxton | Saint Francis (PA) |
Jamaal King | Saint Francis (PA) |
Matty McConnell | Robert Morris |
References
- http://northeastconference.org/tournaments/?id=180
- "#NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- "2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 26, 2019.