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2009-2010 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 10 - 13, 2010
Tournament Champions: Houston
Tournament Runner Up: UTEP
Tournament MOP/MVP: Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Sr.), Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.), Gary Flowers (Southern Mississippi, Jr.), Randy Culpepper (UTEP, Jr.), Arnett Moultrie (UTEP, So.)
Championship Game Venue: BOK Center (Tulsa, OK)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Brent Baranky, Brent Barkay, Lee Cassell, Kyle Chambers, Dan Chrisman, Don Daily, Duke Edsall, Warren Evans, Ed Hightower, Bill Kennedy, Hal Lusk, Kevin Mathis, Terry Moore, Tom O'Neill, Steve Olson, Rick Randall, Bret Smith, Zelton Steed, Mike Thibodeaux, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (90)
Total Rebounds:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, Sr.) (35), Gary Flowers (Southern Mississippi, Jr.) (35)
Total Assists:Desmond Wade (Houston, So.) (19)
Total Steals:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (9)
Total Blocks:Gary Flowers (Southern Mississippi, Jr.) (7)
Total Minutes:Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Sr.) (150)
Total FIC:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (47.6)
Total Fouls:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, Sr.) (13), Sean Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (13)
Total Turnovers:Jerome Jordan (Tulsa, Sr.) (9), Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (9)
Total FGs:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (29)
Total 3PM:Kelvin Lewis (Houston, Sr.) (11)
Total FTs:Aubrey Coleman (Houston, Sr.) (25)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Southern Methodist 53
9 UCF 69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5 Tulsa 73
12 Rice 62
 
7 Houston 93
10 East Carolina 80
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Southern Mississippi 57
11 Tulane 47
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 UTEP 76
9 UCF 54
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Marshall 64
5 Tulsa 80
2 Memphis 65
7 Houston 66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 UAB 44
6 Southern Mississippi 58
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 UTEP 75
5 Tulsa 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Southern Mississippi 66
7 Houston 74
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 UTEP 73
7 Houston 81

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
10 East Carolina 10  20  33.33% 4  12  25.00%
7 Houston 15  15  50.00% 7  9  43.75%
4 Marshall 23  8  74.19% 11  5  68.75%
2 Memphis 23  8  74.19% 13  3  81.25%
12 Rice 8  22  26.67% 1  15  6.25%
8 Southern Methodist 14  16  46.67% 7  9  43.75%
6 Southern Mississippi 18  12  60.00% 8  8  50.00%
11 Tulane 8  21  27.59% 3  13  18.75%
5 Tulsa 21  10  67.74% 10  6  62.50%
3 UAB 23  7  76.67% 11  5  68.75%
9 UCF 14  16  46.67% 6  10  37.50%
1 UTEP 24  5  82.76% 15  1  93.75%
*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 10, 2010
 East Carolina Houston 80-93 BOK Center PTS: 29. Aubrey Coleman
REB: 8. Maurice McNeil
AST: 7. Desmond Wade 		PTS: 24. Brock Young
REB: 8. Daquan Joyner
AST: 5. Brock Young
Mar 10, 2010
 UCF Southern Methodist 69-53 BOK Center PTS: 15. Derek Williams
REB: 5. Papa Dia
AST: 5. Derek Williams 		PTS: 15. Taylor Young
REB: 5. P.J. Gaynor
AST: 8. A.J. Rompza
Mar 10, 2010
 Tulane Southern Mississippi 47-57 BOK Center PTS: 17. Gary Flowers
REB: 14. Gary Flowers
AST: 2. Angelo Johnson 		PTS: 8. Johnny Mayhane
REB: 7. Kendall Timmons
AST: 2. Kendall Timmons
Mar 10, 2010
 Rice Tulsa 62-73 BOK Center PTS: 17. Justin Hurtt
REB: 8. Jerome Jordan
AST: 7. Ben Uzoh 		PTS: 17. Connor Frizzelle
REB: 12. Arsalan Kazemi
AST: 4. A.J. Holland
Mar 11, 2010
 UCF UTEP 54-76 BOK Center PTS: 17. Jeremy Williams
REB: 6. Julyan Stone
AST: 6. Christian Polk 		PTS: 12. Keith Clanton
REB: 6. Keith Clanton
AST: 5. A.J. Rompza
Mar 11, 2010
 Southern Mississippi UAB 58-44 BOK Center PTS: 10. Jamarr Sanders
REB: 8. Elijah Millsap
AST: 4. Jamarr Sanders 		PTS: 17. Angelo Johnson
REB: 11. Gary Flowers
AST: 3. Angelo Johnson
Mar 11, 2010
 Tulsa Marshall 80-64 BOK Center PTS: 16. Tyler Wilkerson
REB: 10. Hassan Whiteside
AST: 4. Damier Pitts 		PTS: 21. Jerome Jordan
REB: 12. Jerome Jordan
AST: 6. Ben Uzoh
Mar 11, 2010
 Houston Memphis 66-65 BOK Center PTS: 15. Willie Kemp
REB: 8. Will Coleman
AST: 5. Willie Kemp 		PTS: 21. Aubrey Coleman
REB: 10. Kendrick Washington
AST: 6. Desmond Wade
Mar 12, 2010
 Houston Southern Mississippi 74-66 BOK Center PTS: 24. Gary Flowers
REB: 10. Gary Flowers
AST: 2. Sai'Quon Stone 		PTS: 27. Aubrey Coleman
REB: 7. Maurice McNeil
AST: 2. Zamal Nixon
Mar 12, 2010
 Tulsa UTEP 61-75 BOK Center PTS: 21. Randy Culpepper
REB: 6. Derrick Caracter
AST: 7. Julyan Stone 		PTS: 22. Justin Hurtt
REB: 15. Jerome Jordan
AST: 4. Ben Uzoh
Mar 13, 2010
 Houston UTEP 81-73 BOK Center PTS: 20. Randy Culpepper
REB: 9. Derrick Caracter
AST: 4. Julyan Stone 		PTS: 28. Kelvin Lewis
REB: 9. Aubrey Coleman
AST: 6. Aubrey Coleman