2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 2012, in Chicago Illinois. at the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center.^[1] Per NCAA regulations as a new Division I conference, the Great West champion did not receive an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The winner however received an automatic bid to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.^[2]

2012 Great West Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2011–12
Teams	5
Site	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
Champions	North Dakota (2nd title)
Winning coach	Brian Jones (2nd title)
MVP	Jamal Webb (North Dakota)
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2011–12 Great West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Utah Valley	9	–	1		.900			20	–	13		.606
North Dakota†	6	–	4		.600			17	–	15		.531
Texas-Pan American	5	–	5		.500			11	–	21		.344
NJIT	5	–	5		.500			15	–	17		.469
Houston Baptist	3	–	7		.300			10	–	20		.333
*Chicago State	2	–	8		.200			4	–	26		.133
† 2012 Great West tournament winner As of March 14, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

With South Dakota joining the Summit League for the 2011-12 season, a new format was used for the 2012 tournament.

5 teams qualified for the 2012 Great West tournament. Chicago State did not compete in the 2012 Great West tournament due to failing to meet the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate requirements, leading to a postseason ban.

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

The entire tournament was streamed online by Sidearm Sports at http://www.gocsucougars.com/showcase/#liveevents%5B‍%5D.

	First round March 8, 2012					Semifinals March 9, 2012					Championship game March 10, 2012
						1	Utah Valley	78
						4	NJIT	88*
	4	NJIT	65
	5	Houston Baptist	64
											4	NJIT	60
											2	North Dakota	75
						2	North Dakota	63
						3	UTPA	59

Game summaries

Mar 8 2:30 pm

Recap

NJIT Highlanders 65, Houston Baptist Huskies 64
Scoring by half: 29-29, 36-35
Pts: Isaiah Wilkerson 20 Rebs: 3 tied with 5 Asts: Chris Flores 6		Pts: Tyler Russell 17 Rebs: 2 tied with 6 Asts: Joe Latas 4

Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Lamar Simpson, Ryan Holmes, Scott Young

Mar 9 12:00 pm

Recap

Utah Valley Wolverines 78, NJIT Highlanders 88 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35-28, 34-41 Overtime: 9-19
Pts: Isiah Williams 26 Rebs: Geddes Robinson 16 Asts: 2 tied with 4		Pts: Chris Flores 27 Rebs: Ryan Woods 6 Asts: Chris Flores 5

Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Rob Crieger, Bill Neketis, Kyle Ingram

Mar 9 2:30 pm

Recap

North Dakota Fighting Sioux 63, UTPA Broncs 59
Scoring by half: 23-37, 40-22
Pts: Jamal Webb 19 Rebs: Brandon Brekke 9 Asts: 2 tied with 3		Pts: Brandon Provost 17 Rebs: Jesus Delgado 7 Asts: Jared Maree 3

Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Ron Olesiak, Tom O'Neil Jr., Tyler Holmes

Mar 10 4:00 pm

Recap

NJIT Highlanders 60, North Dakota Fighting Sioux 75
Scoring by half: 29-27, 31-48
Pts: Isaiah Wilkerson 19 Rebs: Isaiah Wilkerson 11 Asts: Chris Flores 3		Pts: Troy Huff 15 Rebs: Troy Huff 8 Asts: 2 tied with 4

Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL Attendance: N/A Referees: Kyle Ingram, Rick O'Neil

References

1. "Race for the 2011-12 Great West Basketball Title Begins Thursday". great west conference. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
2. "Great West Conference". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.