2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–5, 2012[1] at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tournament will be held in Springfield through 2014.[2] The tournament was previously held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

2012 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams10
SiteMassMutual Center
Springfield, MA
ChampionsLoyola (2nd title)
Winning coachJimmy Patsos (1st title)
MVPErik Etherly (Loyola)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona153 .833  258  .758
Loyola (MD)135 .722  249  .727
Manhattan126 .667  2113  .618
Fairfield126 .667  2215  .595
Rider108 .556  1319  .406
Siena810 .444  1417  .452
Niagara810 .444  1419  .424
Marist711 .389  1418  .438
Saint Peter's414 .222  526  .161
Canisius117 .056  525  .167
2012 MAAC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

On Monday, March 5, Loyola (MD) defeated Fairfield 48–44 to clinch the title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Loyola received a #15 seed and were defeated by #2 seed Ohio State 78–59.

Iona also received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. They played in the #14 seed First Four game against BYU. BYU set a record for the largest comeback in a NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat Iona 78–72. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.[3]

Bracket

  First Round
Friday, March 2
Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 3
Semifinals
Sunday, March 4
Championship Game
Monday, March 5
                                     
 
  1 Iona 87  
    8 Marist 63  
8 Marist 64
9 Saint Peter's 57  
  1 Iona 75  
  4 Fairfield 85  
 
 
  4 Fairfield 65
    5 Rider 63  
 
  4 Fairfield 44
  2 Loyola 48
 
 
  2 Loyola 86
    7 Niagara 73  
7 Niagara 80
10 Canisius 70  
  2 Loyola 70
  6 Siena 60  
 
 
  3 Manhattan 82
    6 Siena 84  

References

  1. "2012 MAAC Basketball Championships". Retrieved October 12, 2011.
  2. "MAAC Names MassMutual Center in Springfield Site for 2012–2014 MAAC Basketball Championships". MAAC. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. "BYU rallies from 25-point deficit to shock Iona". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
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