2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament.

2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
ChampionsFairleigh Dickinson (6th title)
Winning coachGreg Herenda (2nd title)
MVPDarnell Edge (Fairleigh Dickinson)
TelevisionNEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Saint Francis (PA)12–6 .667  18–15  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson †12–6 .667  21–14  .600
Sacred Heart11–7 .611  15–17  .469
Robert Morris11–7 .611  18–17  .514
St. Francis Brooklyn9–9 .500  17–16  .515
LIU Brooklyn9–9 .500  16–16  .500
Wagner8–10 .444  13–17  .433
Bryant7–11 .389  10–20  .333
Mount St. Mary's6–12 .333  9–22  .290
Central Connecticut5–13 .278  11–20  .355
† 2019 NEC Tournament winner

Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker Tiebreaker 2
1 Saint Francis (PA) 12–6 1–1 vs FDU 3–1 vs SHU/RMU
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 12–6 1–1 vs SFU 2–2 vs SHU/RMU
3 Sacred Heart 11–7 1–1 vs RMU 2–2 vs SFU/FDU
4 Robert Morris 11–7 1–1 vs SHU 1–3 vs SFU/FDU
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 9–9 2–0 vs LIU
6 LIU Brooklyn 9–9 0–2 vs SFBK
7 Wagner 8–10
8 Bryant 7–11
DNQ Mount St. Mary's 6–12
DNQ Central Connecticut 5–13

[2]

Schedule and results
Game Time Matchup Score Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
1 7:00pm (8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA) 63–67 NEC Front Row
2 7:00pm (5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris 65–69
3 7:00pm (7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson 46–84
4 6:00pm (6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart 71–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
5 12:00 pm (4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson 62–66 ESPN3/NEC Front Row
6 2:00 pm (6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA) 64–72
Final – Tuesday, March 12
7 7:00 pm (2) Farleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA 85–76 ESPN2
Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed

[3]

Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket and results

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

  Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
NEC Front Row		 Semifinals
Saturday, March 9, 2019
ESPN3/NEC Front Row		 Championship
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
ESPN2
                           
  1 Saint Francis (PA) 67
8 Bryant 63
1 Saint Francis (PA) 72  
6 LIU Brooklyn 64  
3 Sacred Heart 62
  6 LIU Brooklyn 71
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)   1 Saint Francis (PA) 76
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 85
  2 Fairleigh Dickinson 84
7 Wagner 46
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 66
4 Robert Morris 62  
4 Robert Morris 69OT
  5 St. Francis Brooklyn 65

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

Name School
Darnell Edge Fairleigh Dickinson
Jahlil Jenkins Fairleigh Dickinson
Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA)
Jamaal King Saint Francis (PA)
Matty McConnell Robert Morris

See also

References
  1. http://northeastconference.org/tournaments/?id=180
  2. "#NECMBB Tiebreaker Scenarios". Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. "2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". Retrieved February 26, 2019.
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