2011_Great_West_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 2011 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 10–12, 2011 in Orem, Utah.[1] According to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regulations, as a new Division I conference the Great West champion does not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament until 2020. However, 2011 champion North Dakota received an automatic bid to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament.[2] In the 2010 tournament the South Dakota Coyotes defeated the Houston Baptist Huskies to claim their first basketball tournament championship.

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The third seeded Fighting Sioux of North Dakota defeated 2010 Great West tournament champion South Dakota 77–76 in a double-overtime thriller. The Coyotes had upset number 1 seed Utah Valley in the semi-finals. The game was won on a three-pointer from Sioux guard Josh Schuler with four seconds remaining. The championship result was a fitting end to a tournament that saw all six games decided by a total of eleven points. North Dakota's Patrick Mitchell was named tournament MVP.[3]

Format

All seven conference members qualify for the tournament with seeding based on standings from the regular season. The number 1 team receives a first round bye.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Quarterfinals,
Thursday, March 10 		Semifinals,
Friday, March 11 		Championship,
Saturday, March 12
         
1 Utah Valley 70
4 South Dakota 72
4 South Dakota 73
5 Chicago State 70
4 South Dakota 76
3 North Dakota 77**
3 North Dakota 71
6 Texas-Pan American 70
3 North Dakota 65
7 Houston Baptist 63
2 NJIT 70
7 Houston Baptist 72

References

  1. [1]
    "Great West Conference". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  2. [2]
    "Great West Conference". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. [3]
    North Dakota Outlasts South Dakota in Double-Overtime in Great West tournament finals, accessed March 13, 2011
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