2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 2006–07
Teams 8
Site Campbell Center
Houston, Texas
Champions Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi (1st title)
Winning coach Ronnie Arrow (1st title)
MVP Chris Daniels, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

The 2007 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 8–11, 2007 at the Campbell Center in Houston, Texas.[1]

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Southland Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 8 		Semifinals
March 9 		Finals
March 11
         
2 Sam Houston State 98
7 Lamar 99
7 Lamar University 65
3 Northwestern State 78
3 Northwestern State 85
6 Stephen F. Austin 76
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 81
3 Northwestern State 78
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 80
8 Southeastern Louisiana 72
1 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 87
4 McNeese State 66
4 McNeese State 77
5 Texas-Arlington 76

Championship Game

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defeated Northwestern State, 81–78 and never trailed in the game. They got 19 points from tournament MVP Chris Daniels. Daniels, the conference player of the year, was 7-for-8 despite being double- and sometimes triple-teamed. Corpus Christi led by eight at halftime.

It was 79–78 with five seconds remaining, and Northwestern State was forced to foul. Josh Ervin made two free throws to put Corpus Christi up three. Taureen Mitchell intercepted Northwestern's final pass to end the game. Trey Gilder led Northwestern State with 25 points, hitting all seven of his free throws and both of his three-point attempts.[2]

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