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2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2023–24
Teams8
SiteThe Legacy Center
Lake Charles, Louisiana
ChampionsMcNeese (3rd title)
Winning coachWill Wade (1st title)
MVPShahada Wells (McNeese)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
← 2023
2025 →
2023–24 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
McNeese 17 1   .944 30 4   .882
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Nicholls 13 5   .722 20 14   .588
Lamar 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Southeastern Louisiana 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 9 23   .281
Texas A&M–Commerce* 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
New Orleans 4 14   .222 10 23   .303
Houston Christian 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Incarnate Word 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 10–13, 2024, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1] The tournament winner, McNeese, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Seeds

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Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used were 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.[2]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 McNeese 17–1
2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14–4
3 Nicholls 13–5
4 Lamar 12–6
5 Southeastern Louisiana 10–8
6 Northwestern State 7–11
7 Texas A&M–Commerce 6–12
8 New Orleans 4–14 1–1 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
DNQ Houston Christian 4–14 0–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
DNQ Incarnate Word 3–15

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score Television
First round – Sunday March 10, 2024
1 1 5:00 pm No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 New Orleans 66–78 ESPN+
2 7:30 pm No. 6 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce 64–69
Second round – Monday, March 11, 2024
2 3 5:00 pm No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 8 New Orleans 71–57 ESPN+
4 7:30 pm No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce 72–51
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12, 2024
3 5 5:30 pm No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Lamar 76–57 ESPNU
6 8:00 pm No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls 73–81OT ESPN+
Championship – Wednesday, March 13, 2024
4 7 4:00 pm No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 3 Nicholls 92–76 ESPN2
*Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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First round
Sunday, March 10
ESPN+
Second round
Monday, March 11
ESPN+
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 12
ESPNU/ESPN+
Championship
Wednesday March 13
ESPN2
1McNeese76
4Lamar714Lamar57
5Southeastern Louisiana668New Orleans571McNeese92
8New Orleans783Nicholls76
2Texas A&M–Corpus Christi73
3Nicholls723Nicholls81*Third place
6Northwestern State647Texas A&M–Commerce51
7Texas A&M–Commerce69

* denotes number of overtime periods

First round

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ESPN+
March 10
5:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana 66, New Orleans 78
Scoring by half: 33–39, 33–39
Pts: R. McFarlane – 18
Rebs: R. McFarland – 8
Asts: R. Eastmond – 8
Pts: J. Johnson – 34
Rebs: J. Glisson III – 10
Asts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 5
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Garrett Theriot, Jeff Malham, Amy Bonner
ESPN+
March 10
7:30 pm
Northwestern State 64, Texas A&M–Commerce 69
Scoring by half: 26–33, 43–31
Pts: J. Wilson – 20
Rebs: J. Wilson – 9
Asts: C. Forte – 3
Pts: K. Williams – 19
Rebs: K. Abdul-Mateen – 8
Asts: T. Lewis – 3
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 687
Referees: Jon Stigliano, Gerald Williams, Rodrick Dixon

Second round

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ESPN+
March 11
5:00 pm
Lamar 71, New Orleans 57
Scoring by half: 34–25, 37–32
Pts: T. Anderson – 20
Rebs: T. Anderson – 8
Asts: C. Pryor – 8
Pts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 10
Rebs: K. Wilson-Rouse – 6
Asts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 2
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Referees: Darren George, Danny Chance, Joe Wilbert III
ESPN+
March 11
7:30 pm
Nicholls 72, Texas A&M–Commerce 51
Scoring by half: 34–21, 38–30
Pts: R. Brown III – 18
Rebs: D. Smith – 7
Asts: Q. Strander – 5
Pts: A. Dodd – 15
Rebs: K. Williams – 8
Asts: T. Lewis – 3
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 270
Referees: Danny Chance, Steve Orkus, Jr., Brent Dugas

Semifinals

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ESPNU
March 12
5:30 pm
McNeese 76, Lamar 57
Scoring by half: 39–24, 37–33
Pts: S. Wells – 27
Rebs: C. Shumate – 7
Asts: S. Wells – 5
Pts: T. Anderson – 16
Rebs: E. White – 9
Asts: Tied (5 players) – 2
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Joe Wilbert III, Danny Chance, Brent Dugas
ESPN+
March 12
8:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 73, Nicholls 81 (OT)
Scoring by half: 30–35, 39–34 Overtime: 4–12
Pts: G. Clark – 17
Rebs: D. Prim – 7
Asts: M. Humphrey – 6
Pts: M. Gray, Jr. – 23
Rebs: M. Gray, Jr. – 9
Asts: M. Gray, Jr. – 5
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA
Attendance: 4,200
Referees: Gerald Williams, Garrett Theriot, Jeff Malham

Championship

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ESPN2
March 13
4:00 pm
McNeese vs. Nicholls
The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA

Awards and honors

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2024 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team
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See also

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2024 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Basketball Championships pres. by ExploreLouisiana.com". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Basketball Tie-Breaking Procedures". Southland Conference. Retrieved November 25, 2023.