2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |

| Year = 2014

| Conference = Northeast Conference

| Gender = Men's

| Image = 2014NECBBall.PNG

| ImageSize = 200px

| Caption =

| Teams = 8

| Arena = campus sites

| City =

| FinalArena = Charles L. Sewall Center

| FinalCity = Moon Township, Pennsylvania

| Champions = Mount St. Mary's

| TitleCount = 4th

| Coach = Jamion Christian

| CoachCount = 1st

| MVP = Rashad Whack

| MVPTeam = MSM

| Attendance = 10,999 (total)
3,024 (championship)

| OneTopScorer =

| TwoTopScorers =

| TopScorer =

| TopScorerTeam =

| TopScorer2 =

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| Points =

}}{{2013–14 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11.{{cite web|title=NEC Fan Guide 2013-14|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/documents/2013/8/15/NECFanGuide_2013-14.pdf|publisher=northeastconference.org|accessdate=1 October 2013|format=PDF}} The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the finals on Tuesday, March 11. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

Format

For the tenth straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.{{cite web|title=2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament|url=http://northeastconference.org/sports/2014/2/3/MBB_TouramentHomepage14.aspx?path=mbball|publisher=NortheasConference.org|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

Seeds

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.{{cite web|title=NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure|url=http://northeastconference.org/sports/2011/9/22/mbball_741.aspx?path=mbball|publisher=NortheastConference.org|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#DDDDDD; font:#000000" | 2014 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds

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!Seed

!School

!Conference

!Overall

!Tiebreaker

1‡

| Robert Morris

| 14–2

| 19–12

|

2

| Wagner

| 12–4

| 18–11

|

3

| Bryant

| 10–6

| 18–13

|

4

| Mount St. Mary's

| 9–7

| 13–16

| 1–0 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn

5

| St. Francis Brooklyn

| 9–7

| 18–13

|

6

| Saint Francis (PA)

| 7–9

| 9–20

| 2–0 vs. Central Connecticut

7

| Central Connecticut

| 7–9

| 11–18

|

8

| Fairleigh Dickinson

| 6–10

| 10–20

|

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‡ – NEC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

{{8TeamBracket-reseed

| RD1=Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 5
NEC Front Row, MSG+2, FCS and Root Pittsburgh

| RD2=Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
(reseeded)
MSG+, FCS

| RD3=Championship
Tuesday, March 11
ESPN2

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1= Robert Morris

| RD1-score1= 60

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Fairleigh Dickinson

| RD1-score2= 53

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3= Mount St. Mary's

| RD1-score3= 72

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=St. Francis Brooklyn

| RD1-score4= 71

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5= Wagner

| RD1-score5= 83

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Central Connecticut

| RD1-score6= 59

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7= Bryant

| RD1-score7= 54

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8= Saint Francis (PA)

| RD1-score8= 55

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Robert Morris

| RD2-score1=60

| RD2-seed2=6

| RD2-team2=Saint Francis (PA)

| RD2-score2= 57

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Wagner

| RD2-score3=72

| RD2-seed4=4

| RD2-team4=Mount St. Mary's

| RD2-score4=77

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Robert Morris

| RD3-score1=71

| RD3-seed2=4

| RD3-team2= Mount St. Mary's

| RD3-score2=88

}}

All games were played at the venue of the higher seed

Game summaries

=Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Fairleigh Dickinson=

Series History: RMU leads 39-30

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| bg = #ffdead

| date = Mar 5

| time = 7:00 pm EST

| report = [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/5/MBB_Quarterfinal_Recaps_14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Robert Morris Colonials

| score1 = 60

| team2 = Fairleigh Dickinson Knights

| score2 = 53

| H1 = 26-24

| H2 = 34-29

| points1 = Lucky Jones 19

| rebounds1 = Lucky Jones 7

| assist1 = Lucky Jones & David Appolon 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Sidney Sanders, Jr 16

| rebounds2 = Mathias Seilund 10

| assist2 = Sidney Sanders, Jr 3

| otherstat2 =

| place = Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA

| attendance = 1,117

| referee = Donnie Eppley, Tom Courtney, Andrew Maira

| TV =

}}

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=Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. St. Francis Brooklyn =

Series History: MSM leads 31-29

Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = Mar 5

| time = 7:00 pm EST

| report = [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/5/MBB_Quarterfinal_Recaps_14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

| score1 = 72

| team2 = St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers

| score2 = 71

| H1 = 21-33

| H2 = 51-38

| points1 = Rashad Whack 28

| rebounds1 = Gregory Graves 8

| assist1 = Julian Norfleet 6

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Lowell Ulmer 18

| rebounds2 = Amdy Fall 7

| assist2 = Brent Jones 7

| otherstat2 =

| place = Knott Arena
Emmitsburg, MD

| attendance = 1,309

| referee = Rob Riley, Bill McCarthy, Bob Testa

| TV = FCS

}}

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=Quarterfinals: Wagner vs. Central Connecticut=

Series History: WC leads 20-19

{{basketballbox

| bg = #ffdead

| date = Mar 5

| time = 7:00 pm EST

| report = [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/5/MBB_Quarterfinal_Recaps_14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Wagner Seahawks

| score1 = 83

| team2 = Central Connecticut Blue Devils

| score2 = 59

| H1 = 29-37

| H2 = 37-46

| points1 = Kenneth Ortiz 21

| rebounds1 = Orlando Parker 12

| assist1 = Latif Rivers 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Kyle Vinales 20

| rebounds2 = Brandon Peel 12

| assist2 = Khalen Cumberlander 4

| otherstat2 =

| place = Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY

| attendance = 1,003

| referee = Earl Walton, Jeff Clark, Dennis Allocco

| TV =

}}

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=Quarterfinals: Saint Francis (PA) at Bryant =

Series History: BU leads 6-3

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = Mar 5

| time = 2:00 pm EST

| report = [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/5/MBB_Quarterfinal_Recaps_14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Saint Francis Red Flash

| score1 = 55

| team2 = Bryant Bulldogs

| score2 = 54

| H1 = 28-25

| H2 = 27-29

| points1 = Ronnie Drinnon 28

| rebounds1 = Ronnie Drinnon 18

| assist1 = Earl Brown 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Dyami Starks 19

| rebounds2 = Alex Francis 6

| assist2 = Shane McLaughlin 5

| otherstat2 =

| place = Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI

| attendance = 1,520

| referee = John Hughes, Gary Pucino, Brandon Cruz

| TV =

}}

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=Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Wagner=

Series History: WC leads 32-19

Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci

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| bg = #ffdead

| date = Mar 8

| time = 12:00 pm EST

| report = [http://northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/8/MBB_SemifinalRecaps_NEC14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

| score1 = 77

| team2 = Wagner Seahawks

| score2 = 72

| H1 = 35-31

| H2 = 42-41

| points1 = Rashad Whack 21

| rebounds1 = Gregory Graves 7

| assist1 = Julian Norfleet 7

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Kenneth Ortiz 26

| rebounds2 = Orlando Parker 10

| assist2 = Latif Rivers 3

| otherstat2 =

| place = Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY

| attendance = 1,287

| referee = Brian Dorsey, Frank Scagliotta, Tom Courtney

| TV = FCS

}}

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=Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (PA)=

Series History: RMU leads 48-28

Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe {{cite web|title=College Basketball on TV: Week 18|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/what-watch/2014-03-02/college-basketball-tv-week-18|publisher=ncaa.org|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #e3e3e3

| date = Mar 8

| time = 7:00 pm EST

| report = [http://northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/8/MBB_SemifinalRecaps_NEC14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Robert Morris Colonials

| score1 = 60

| team2 = Saint Francis Red Flash

| score2 = 57

| H1 = 15-20

| H2 = 45-37

| points1 = Karvel Anderson 21

| rebounds1 = Lucky Jones 7

| assist1 = Lucky Jones 3

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Earl Brown 18

| rebounds2 = Ronnie Drinnon 9

| assist2 = Earl Brown & Dominique Major 2

| otherstat2 =

| place = Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA

| attendance = 1,739

| referee = Guy Pagano; Tom Regan; Jim Bruno

| TV = FCS

}}

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=Championship: Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris=

Series History: RMU leads 30-27

Announcers: Mike Crispino, Miles Simon {{cite web|title=College Basketball on TV: Week 19|url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/what-watch/2014-03-08/college-basketball-tv-week-19|publisher=ncaa.com|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

{{basketballbox

| bg = #ffdead

| date = Mar 11

| time = 7:00 pm EST

| report = [http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/11/MBB_Championship_Recap_14.aspx Recap]

| team1 = Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

| score1 = 88

| team2 = Robert Morris Colonials

| score2 = 71

| H1 = 48-32

| H2 = 40-39

| points1 = Rashad Whack 20

| rebounds1 = Sam Prescott 6

| assist1 = Rashad Whack & Sam Prescott 4

| otherstat1 =

| points2 = Karvel Anderson 21

| rebounds2 = Lucky Jones & Charles Oliver 5

| assist2 = Kavon Stewart 5

| otherstat2 =

| place = Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA

| attendance = 3,024

| referee = Earl Walton, Donnie Eppley, Guy Pagano

| TV = ESPN2

}}

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All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.{{cite web|title=Mount Mayhem! Mount St. Mary's Wins 4th NEC Men's Basketball Crown With 88-71 Win Over Robert Morris|url=http://www.northeastconference.org/news/2014/3/11/MBB_Championship_Recap_14.aspx|publisher=NortheastConference.org|accessdate=4 February 2015}}

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!Name

!School

! Pos.

! Year

! Ht.

! Hometown

Rashad Whack

| Mount St. Mary's

| Guard

| Senior

| 6-2