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2007-2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 12 - 15, 2008
Tournament Champions: Memphis
Tournament Runner Up: Tulsa
Tournament MOP/MVP: Antonio Anderson (Memphis, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Antonio Anderson (Memphis, Jr.), Chris Douglas-Roberts (Memphis, Jr.), Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.), Derrick Rose (Memphis, Fr.), Ben Uzoh (Tulsa, So.)
Championship Game Venue: FedExForum (Memphis, TN)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Don Daily, Duke Edsall, Warren Evans, John Higgins, Ed Hightower, Ted Hillary, Kevin Mathis, Terry Moore, Jeff Nichols, Tom O'Neill, Steve Olson, Gerry Pollard, Steven Pyatt, Rick Randall, Mike Thibodeaux, Emanuel Upton, Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (70)
Total Rebounds:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (49)
Total Assists:Marvin Kilgore (UTEP, Sr.) (16)
Total Steals:Julyan Stone (UTEP, Fr.) (8)
Total Blocks:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (21)
Total Minutes:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (138), Ben Uzoh (Tulsa, So.) (138)
Total FIC:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (81.3)
Total Fouls:Tavaris Watts (UTEP, Jr.) (13)
Total Turnovers:Jeremy Wise (Southern Mississippi, So.) (12), Ray Reese (Tulsa, Jr.) (12)
Total FGs:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (27)
Total 3PM:Randy Culpepper (UTEP, Fr.) (9)
Total FTs:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, So.) (16), Sai'Quon Stone (Southern Mississippi, So.) (16)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Marshall 47
9 Tulane 48
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Southern Mississippi 59
12 Rice 50
 
7 Tulsa 66
10 East Carolina 49
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 UTEP 71
11 Southern Methodist 49
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Memphis 75
9 Tulane 56
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 UCF 62
5 Southern Mississippi 68
2 UAB 68
7 Tulsa 78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Houston 77
6 UTEP 80
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Memphis 69
5 Southern Mississippi 53
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 UTEP 62
7 Tulsa 64
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Memphis 77
7 Tulsa 51

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
10 East Carolina 11  18  37.93% 5  11  31.25%
3 Houston 22  8  73.33% 11  5  68.75%
8 Marshall 16  13  55.17% 8  8  50.00%
1 Memphis 30  1  96.77% 16  0  100.00%
12 Rice 3  26  10.34% 0  16  0.00%
11 Southern Methodist 10  19  34.48% 4  12  25.00%
5 Southern Mississippi 17  13  56.67% 9  7  56.25%
9 Tulane 16  14  53.33% 6  10  37.50%
7 Tulsa 17  12  58.62% 8  8  50.00%
2 UAB 22  9  70.97% 12  4  75.00%
4 UCF 16  14  53.33% 9  7  56.25%
6 UTEP 17  12  58.62% 8  8  50.00%
*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
 East Carolina Tulsa 49-66 FedExForum PTS: 18. Jerome Jordan
REB: 14. Jerome Jordan
AST: 4. Brett McDade 		PTS: 15. Cory Farmer
REB: 9. Gabe Blair
AST: 3. Brock Young
Mar 12, 2008
 Tulane Marshall 48-47 FedExForum PTS: 15. Tirrell Baines
REB: 10. Tirrell Baines
AST: 3. Markel Humphrey 		PTS: 14. Kevin Sims
REB: 8. David Gomez
AST: 3. Kris Richard
Mar 12, 2008
 Southern Methodist UTEP 49-71 FedExForum PTS: 25. Randy Culpepper
REB: 7. Julyan Stone
AST: 7. Marvin Kilgore 		PTS: 13. Bamba Fall
REB: 6. Ryan Harp
AST: 9. Jon Killen
Mar 12, 2008
 Rice Southern Mississippi 50-59 FedExForum PTS: 23. Jeremy Wise
REB: 6. Gjio Bain
AST: 5. Jeremy Wise 		PTS: 17. Patrick Britton
REB: 7. Patrick Britton
AST: 2. Pierre Beasley
Mar 13, 2008
 Tulane Memphis 56-75 FedExForum PTS: 17. Chris Douglas-Roberts
REB: 9. Robert Dozier
AST: 6. Derrick Rose 		PTS: 18. David Gomez
REB: 6. David Gomez
AST: 6. Kevin Sims
Mar 13, 2008
 UTEP Houston 80-77 FedExForum PTS: 24. Rob McKiver
REB: 9. Tafari Toney
AST: 4. Lanny Smith 		PTS: 23. Stefon Jackson
REB: 7. Victor Ramalho
AST: 5. Marvin Kilgore
Mar 13, 2008
 Southern Mississippi UCF 68-62 FedExForum PTS: 25. Jermaine Taylor
REB: 7. Tony Davis
AST: 3. Jermaine Taylor 		PTS: 18. R.L. Horton
REB: 8. Sai'Quon Stone
AST: 3. R.L. Horton
Mar 13, 2008
 Tulsa UAB 78-68 FedExForum PTS: 15. Robert Vaden
REB: 10. Reggie Huffman
AST: 4. Ed Berrios 		PTS: 23. Jerome Jordan
REB: 17. Jerome Jordan
AST: 4. Ray Reese
Mar 14, 2008
 Tulsa UTEP 64-62 FedExForum PTS: 18. Stefon Jackson
REB: 6. Claude Britten
AST: 4. Marvin Kilgore 		PTS: 17. Ben Uzoh
REB: 9. Calvin Walls
AST: 5. Calvin Walls
Mar 14, 2008
 Southern Mississippi Memphis 53-69 FedExForum PTS: 25. Derrick Rose
REB: 11. Robert Dozier
AST: 6. Antonio Anderson 		PTS: 14. Sai'Quon Stone
REB: 10. Sai'Quon Stone
AST: 4. Jeremy Wise
Mar 15, 2008
 Tulsa Memphis 51-77 FedExForum PTS: 19. Antonio Anderson
REB: 9. Joey Dorsey
AST: 4. Antonio Anderson 		PTS: 17. Jerome Jordan
REB: 9. Jerome Jordan
AST: 2. Calvin Walls