2013 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2013 Big South Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big South Conference that took place from March 5–10, 2013, at the brand new HTC Center in Conway, South Carolina. Both semifinal games were broadcast on ESPN3, and the championship game was televised on ESPN2.

2013 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2013 Big South Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2012–13
Teams12
SiteHTC Center
Conway, South Carolina
ChampionsLiberty (3rd title)
Winning coachDale Layer (1st title)
MVPJohn Caleb-Sanders
2012–13 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
High Point12–4 .750  17–14  .548
VMI8–8 .500  14–17  .452
Radford7–9 .438  13–19  .406
Campbell7–9 .438  13–20  .394
Liberty †6–10 .375  15–21  .417
Longwood4–12 .250  8–25  .242
South
Charleston Southern12–4 .750  19–13  .594
Gardner–Webb11–5 .688  21–13  .618
UNC Asheville10–6 .625  16–16  .500
Coastal Carolina9–7 .563  14–15  .483
Winthrop6–10 .375  14–17  .452
Presbyterian4–12 .250  8–24  .250
† 2013 Big South Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Both the men's and women's tournaments were held together at the HTC Center.[1] The conference hadn't held combined men’s and women’s tournaments since 2001–02 when both events were played at the Roanoke Civic Center[2] The tournament was won by the fifth-seeded North Division Liberty Flames, their third conference title, and first since 2004. With four wins in the tournament, including two over both divisions' top seeds, Liberty won the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, becoming only the second 20-loss team in the tournament's history (the other being Coppin State in 2007–08).

Format

With the addition of Longwood, and Presbyterian completing its Division I transition, all 12 teams were eligible for the 2013 tournament. Seeding was decided by divisions - the top two teams with the best overall conference records in each division received the top four seeds in the championship and first-round byes. The remaining seeds were determined based on division finish. In the event of a tie for a particular seed, the seed was determined within each division.[3]


Bracket

[4]

  First round
March 5
 		 Quarterfinals
March 7
 		 Semifinals
March 9
ESPN3		 Championship
March 10
ESPN2
                                     
       
  1N High Point 60  
    5N Liberty 61  
4S Coastal Carolina 61
5N Liberty 78  
  5N Liberty 65  
  2S Gardner-Webb 62  
       
       
  2S Gardner-Webb 71
    3N Campbell 57  
3N Campbell 81*
6S Presbyterian 73  
  5N Liberty 87
  1S Charleston Southern 76
       
       
  1S Charleston Southern 54
    5S Winthrop 47  
4N Radford 58
5S Winthrop 60*  
  1S Charleston Southern 71
  2N VMI 65  
       
       
  2N VMI 90
    6N Longwood 86  
3S UNC-Asheville 72
6N Longwood 87  
* Indicates overtime victory

References
  1. "Big South Announces Title Sponsor, Format for Basketball Tourneys". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. Lang, Chris (7 June 2012). "Big South unveils new basketball tourney format". News & Advance. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Big South Announces Men's and Women's Basketball Changes" (Press release). Big South Conference. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
  4. "2013 visitmyrtlebeach.com Big South Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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