2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

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2014 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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Classification Division I
Season 2013–14
Teams8
Sitecampus sites
Finals site Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Champions Mount St. Mary's (4th title)
Winning coach Jamion Christian (1st title)
MVP Rashad Whack (MSM)
Attendance10,999 (total)
3,024 (championship)
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2013–14 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Robert Morris 14–2 .87522–14  .611
Wagner 12–4 .75019–12  .613
Bryant 10–6 .62518–14  .563
St. Francis Brooklyn 9–7 .56318–14  .563
Mount St. Mary's †9–7 .56316–17  .485
Central Connecticut 7–9 .43811–19  .367
Saint Francis 7–9 .43810–21  .323
Fairleigh Dickinson 6–10 .37510–21  .323
LIU Brooklyn 4–12 .2509–20  .310
Sacred Heart 2–14 .1255–26  .161
† 2014 NEC Tournament winner

The 2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11. [1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the finals on Tuesday, March 11. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.

Contents

Format

For the tenth straight year, the NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals. [2]

Seeds

Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy. [3]

2014 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker
1‡Robert Morris14–219–12
2Wagner12–418–11
3Bryant10–618–13
4Mount St. Mary's9–713–161–0 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn
5St. Francis Brooklyn9–718–13
6Saint Francis (PA)7–99–202–0 vs. Central Connecticut
7Central Connecticut7–911–18
8Fairleigh Dickinson6–1010–20

‡ – NEC regular season champions.
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 5
NEC Front Row, MSG+2, FCS and Root Pittsburgh 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
(reseeded)
MSG+, FCS 		Championship
Tuesday, March 11
ESPN2
 
         
1 Robert Morris 60
8 Fairleigh Dickinson 53
1 Robert Morris60
6 Saint Francis (PA) 57
4 Mount St. Mary's 72
5 St. Francis Brooklyn 71
1 Robert Morris 71
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Mount St. Mary's88
2 Wagner 83
7 Central Connecticut 59
2 Wagner 72
4 Mount St. Mary's77
3 Bryant 54
6 Saint Francis (PA) 55

All games were played at the venue of the higher seed

Game Summaries

Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Fairleigh Dickinson

Series History: RMU leads 39-30

Mar 5
7:00 pm EST
Robert Morris Colonials60, Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 53
Scoring by half: 26-24, 34-29
Pts: Lucky Jones 19
Rebs: Lucky Jones 7
Asts: Lucky Jones & David Appolon 4		Pts: Sidney Sanders, Jr 16
Rebs: Mathias Seilund 10
Asts: Sidney Sanders, Jr 3
Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
Attendance: 1,117
Referees: Donnie Eppley, Tom Courtney, Andrew Maira

Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. St. Francis Brooklyn

Series History: MSM leads 31-29
Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino [4]

FCS
Mar 5
7:00 pm EST
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers72, St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 71
Scoring by half: 21-33, 51-38
Pts: Rashad Whack 28
Rebs: Gregory Graves 8
Asts: Julian Norfleet 6		Pts: Lowell Ulmer 18
Rebs: Amdy Fall 7
Asts: Brent Jones 7
Knott Arena
Emmitsburg, MD
Attendance: 1,309
Referees: Rob Riley, Bill McCarthy, Bob Testa

Quarterfinals: Wagner vs. Central Connecticut

Series History: WC leads 20-19

Mar 5
7:00 pm EST
Wagner Seahawks83, Central Connecticut Blue Devils 59
Scoring by half: 29-37, 37-46
Pts: Kenneth Ortiz 21
Rebs: Orlando Parker 12
Asts: Latif Rivers 4		Pts: Kyle Vinales 20
Rebs: Brandon Peel 12
Asts: Khalen Cumberlander 4
Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
Attendance: 1,003
Referees: Earl Walton, Jeff Clark, Dennis Allocco

Quarterfinals: Saint Francis (PA) at Bryant

Series History: BU leads 6-3

Mar 5
2:00 pm EST
Saint Francis Red Flash55, Bryant Bulldogs 54
Scoring by half: 28-25, 27-29
Pts: Ronnie Drinnon 28
Rebs: Ronnie Drinnon 18
Asts: Earl Brown 7		Pts: Dyami Starks 19
Rebs: Alex Francis 6
Asts: Shane McLaughlin 5
Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
Attendance: 1,520
Referees: John Hughes, Gary Pucino, Brandon Cruz

Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Wagner

Series History: WC leads 32-19
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci [4]

FCS
Mar 8
12:00 pm EST
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers77, Wagner Seahawks 72
Scoring by half: 35-31, 42-41
Pts: Rashad Whack 21
Rebs: Gregory Graves 7
Asts: Julian Norfleet 7		Pts: Kenneth Ortiz 26
Rebs: Orlando Parker 10
Asts: Latif Rivers 3
Spiro Sports Center
Staten Island, NY
Attendance: 1,287
Referees: Brian Dorsey, Frank Scagliotta, Tom Courtney

Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (PA)

Series History: RMU leads 48-28
Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe [4]

FCS
Mar 8
7:00 pm EST
Robert Morris Colonials60, Saint Francis Red Flash 57
Scoring by half: 15-20, 45-37
Pts: Karvel Anderson 21
Rebs: Lucky Jones 7
Asts: Lucky Jones 3		Pts: Earl Brown 18
Rebs: Ronnie Drinnon 9
Asts: Earl Brown & Dominique Major 2
Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
Attendance: 1,739
Referees: Guy Pagano; Tom Regan; Jim Bruno

Championship: Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris

Series History: RMU leads 30-27
Announcers: Mike Crispino, Miles Simon [5]

ESPN2
Mar 11
7:00 pm EST
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers88, Robert Morris Colonials 71
Scoring by half: 48-32, 40-39
Pts: Rashad Whack 20
Rebs: Sam Prescott 6
Asts: Rashad Whack & Sam Prescott 4		Pts: Karvel Anderson 21
Rebs: Lucky Jones & Charles Oliver 5
Asts: Kavon Stewart 5
Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
Attendance: 3,024
Referees: Earl Walton, Donnie Eppley, Guy Pagano

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold. [6]

NameSchoolPos.YearHt.Hometown
Rashad WhackMount St. Mary'sGuardSenior6-2 Hyattsville, Maryland
Julian NorfleetMount St. Mary'sGuardSenior6-2 Virginia Beach, Virginia
Sam PrescottMount St. Mary'sGuardSenior6-3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lucky JonesRobert MorrisForwardJunior6-5 Newark, New Jersey
Kenneth OrtizWagnerGuardSenior6-0 Newark, New Jersey

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