2014 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year=2014
| Conference=Sun Belt Conference
| Division=I
| Gender=Men's
| Image=File:Sun Belt Basketball logo.png
| ImageSize=150px
| Caption=Sun Belt Tournament Logo
| Teams=8
| Arena=Lakefront Arena
| City=New Orleans, LA
| Champions=Louisiana–Lafayette
| TitleCount=6th
| Coach=Bob Marlin
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=Bryant Mbamalu
| MVPTeam=Louisiana–Lafayette
| Attendance=
| OneTopScorer=
| TwoTopScorers=
| TopScorer=
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| Points=
| Television=Sun Belt Network, ESPN
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{{2013–14 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 2014 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held in New Orleans, LA from March 13 to March 16 at the Lakefront Arena. The tournament winner received an automatic bid into the 2014 NCAA tournament. The semifinal games were televised on the Sun Belt Network, with the championship game on ESPN, on Sunday March 16.{{cite web|title=2013-14 Sun Belt Media Guide|url=http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/MBasketball/MediaGuide.aspx|publisher=xosdigital|accessdate=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128161842/http://www.sunbeltsports.org/SPORTS/MensSports/MBasketball/MediaGuide.aspx|archive-date=January 28, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
Seeds
The top eight teams in the Sun Belt Conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on conference record and then a tie breaker system was used. The top two seeds received a double bye, and the third and fourth seeds received a single bye.{{Cite web|url=http://sunbeltsports.org/custompages/champs/basketball/2014/14MBBChampCentral.html?path=mbball&|title = 2014 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Championship Central}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Seed !School !Conference !Overall !Tiebreaker | |
| 1
|align=left|Georgia State‡* | 17–1 | 24–7
| |
| 2
|align=left|Western Kentucky* | 12–6 | 20–11
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| 3
|align=left|Louisiana–Lafayette# | 11–7 | 20–11
| |
| 4
|align=left|Arkansas State# | 10–8 | 18–12
| |
| 5
|align=left|Arkansas–Little Rock | 9–9 | 14–16
| align=left|1–1 vs. ULL |
| 6
|align=left|Texas–Arlington | 9–9 | 14–16
| 0–2 vs. ULL |
| 7
|align=left|Louisiana–Monroe | 7–11 | 10–16
| |
| 8
|align=left|Troy | 6–12 | 11–19
| |
| colspan=6 align=left|‡ – Sun Belt Conference regular season champions. * – Received a first-round and second-round bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Overall record are as of the end of the regular season. |
Schedule
{{cite web |url=http://sunbeltsports.org/custompages/champs/basketball/2014/14mbb_bracket.pdf |title=2014 Men's Basketball Championship |publisher=Sun Belt Conference |year=2014 |accessdate=April 29, 2022}}
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!Session !Game !Time* !Matchup# !Television |
| colspan=6| First round – Thursday, March 13 |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1
|1 |6:00 pm |#5 Arkansas–Little Rock vs. #8 Troy |rowspan=2|Sun Belt Network |
| 2
|8:30 pm |#6 Texas–Arlington vs. #7 Louisiana–Monroe |
| colspan=6| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 14 |
| rowspan=2|2
|3 |6:00 pm |#4 Arkansas State vs. #5 Arkansas–Little Rock |rowspan=2|Sun Belt Network |
| 4
|8:30 pm |#3 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. #6 Texas–Arlington |
| colspan=7| Semifinals – Saturday, March 15 |
| rowspan=2|3
|5 |2:00 pm |#1 Georgia State vs. #4 Arkansas State |Sun Belt Network |
| 6
|4:30 pm |#2 WKU vs. #3 Louisiana–Lafayette |Sun Belt Network |
| colspan=7| Championship – Sunday, March 16 |
| 4
|7 |12:00 pm |#1 Georgia State vs. #3 Louisiana–Lafayette |
| colspan=6| *Game times in CST. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |
Bracket
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=First round
Thursday, March 13
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Friday, March 14
| RD3=Semifinals
Saturday, March 15
| RD4=Championship
Sunday, March 16
| team-width=130
| score-width=45
| RD1-seed07=5
| RD1-team07= Arkansas–Little Rock
| RD1-score07= 74
| RD1-seed08=8
| RD1-team08= Troy
| RD1-score08= 61
| RD1-seed15=6
| RD1-team15= Texas–Arlington
| RD1-score15= 68
| RD1-seed16=7
| RD1-team16= Louisiana–Monroe
| RD1-score16= 65
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03= Arkansas State
| RD2-score03= 1164OT
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04= Arkansas–Little Rock
| RD2-score04= 114
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07= Louisiana–Lafayette
| RD2-score07= 91
| RD2-seed08= 6
| RD2-team08= Texas–Arlington
| RD2-score08=85
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01= Georgia State
| RD3-score01=72
| RD3-seed02= 4
| RD3-team02= Arkansas State
| RD3-score02=45
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03= Western Kentucky
| RD3-score03=72
| RD3-seed04= 3
| RD3-team04=Louisiana–Lafayette
| RD3-score04=73
| RD4-seed01= 1
| RD4-team01= Georgia State
| RD4-score01= 81
| RD4-seed02= 3
| RD4-team02= Louisiana–Lafayette
| RD4-score02= 82OT
}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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