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2007-2008 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 12 - 15, 2008
Tournament Champions: Cal State Fullerton
Tournament Runner Up: UC Irvine
Tournament MOP/MVP: Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton, Jr.), Scott Cutley (Cal State Fullerton, Sr.), Frank Robinson (Cal State Fullerton, Sr.), Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.), Tremaine Ford (Cal State Northridge, Jr.), Larry Cunningham (UC Riverside, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, CA)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Fred Carbone, Dick Cartmell, Newton Chelette, Martin Cota, Tony Padilla, Bobby Pults, Bobby Pultz, Jerry Scott, Mike Scyphers, Milt Stowe, Jim Stupin, Guy Thomas
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Josh Akognon (Cal State Fullerton, Jr.) (67)
Total Rebounds:Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (39)
Total Assists:Scott Cutley (Cal State Fullerton, Sr.) (13)
Total Steals:D.J. Posley (UC Santa Barbara, Jr.) (6)
Total Blocks:Patrick Sanders (UC Irvine, Sr.) (8)
Total Minutes:Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (136)
Total FIC:Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (52.3)
Total Fouls:Kevin Bland (UC Irvine, Jr.) (14)
Total Turnovers:Michael Hunter (UC Irvine, So.) (12), Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (12)
Total FGs:Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (23)
Total 3PM:Michael Hunter (UC Irvine, So.) (11)
Total FTs:Darren Fells (UC Irvine, Sr.) (18)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
5 UC Irvine 77
8 Long Beach State 63
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Cal Poly 54
7 UC Riverside 62
 
Quarterfinals
 
4 Pacific 56
5 UC Irvine 57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Cal State Fullerton 81
7 UC Riverside 69
Semifinals
 
 
1 UC Santa Barbara 50
5 UC Irvine 55
 
 
2 Cal State Northridge 68
3 Cal State Fullerton 83
Championship Game
 
 
 
3 Cal State Fullerton 81
5 UC Irvine 66

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
6 Cal Poly 12  17  41.38% 7  9  43.75%
3 Cal State Fullerton 21  8  72.41% 12  4  75.00%
2 Cal State Northridge 20  9  68.97% 12  4  75.00%
8 Long Beach State 6  24  20.00% 3  13  18.75%
4 Pacific 21  9  70.00% 11  5  68.75%
5 UC Irvine 15  15  50.00% 9  7  56.25%
7 UC Riverside 8  20  28.57% 4  12  25.00%
1 UC Santa Barbara 23  7  76.67% 12  4  75.00%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 12, 2008
 Long Beach State UC Irvine 63-77 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 19. Darren Fells
REB: 7. Darren Fells
AST: 5. Kevin Bland 		PTS: 25. Donovan Morris
REB: 4. Greg Plater
AST: 8. Maurice Clady
Mar 12, 2008
 UC Riverside Cal Poly 62-54 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 13. Titus Shelton
REB: 8. Titus Shelton
AST: 3. Chaz Thomas 		PTS: 23. Larry Cunningham
REB: 14. Cleavon Barlow
AST: 2. Larry Cunningham
Mar 13, 2008
 UC Riverside Cal State Fullerton 69-81 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 20. Josh Akognon
REB: 9. Frank Robinson
AST: 7. Frank Robinson 		PTS: 23. Larry Cunningham
REB: 8. Christian Soto
AST: 5. Christian Soto
Mar 13, 2008
 UC Irvine Pacific 57-56 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 12. Anthony Brown
REB: 9. Anthony Brown
AST: 4. C.J. Morgan 		PTS: 17. Michael Hunter
REB: 13. Darren Fells
AST: 4. Patrick Rembert
Mar 14, 2008
 Cal State Fullerton Cal State Northridge 83-68 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 16. Tremaine Ford
REB: 16. Tremaine Ford
AST: 4. Josh Jenkins 		PTS: 24. Josh Akognon
REB: 11. Frank Robinson
AST: 3. Frank Robinson
Mar 14, 2008
 UC Irvine UC Santa Barbara 55-50 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 17. Alex Harris
REB: 11. Chris Devine
AST: 3. Justin Joyner 		PTS: 14. Darren Fells
REB: 10. Patrick Sanders
AST: 1. Darren Fells
Mar 15, 2008
 UC Irvine Cal State Fullerton 66-81 Anaheim Convention Center PTS: 23. Josh Akognon
REB: 12. Scott Cutley
AST: 5. Scott Cutley 		PTS: 21. Darren Fells
REB: 10. Darren Fells
AST: 4. Michael Hunter