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2011-2012 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Feb 29 - Mar 3, 2012
Tournament Champions: Murray State
Tournament Runner Up: Tennessee State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Donte Poole (Murray State, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team: Donte Poole (Murray State, Sr.), Patrick Miller (Tennessee State, So.), Isaiah Canaan (Murray State, Jr.), Robert Covington (Tennessee State, Jr.), Kevin Murphy (Tennessee Tech, Sr.)
Championship Game Venue: Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Jason Baker, Jon Campbell, Steve Divine, Brent Hampton, Jeb Hartness, James Hicks, Scott Johnson, Kevin Mathis, Brett Miles, Craig Murley, Steven Pyatt, Greg Rennegarbe, Bret Smith, Jeff Smith
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Kevin Murphy (Tennessee Tech, Sr.) (55)
Total Rebounds:Tyler Stone (Southeast Missouri State, So.) (22)
Total Assists:Lucas Nutt (Southeast Missouri State, So.) (19)
Total Steals:Zac Swansey (Tennessee Tech, Sr.) (5)
Total Blocks:Leon Powell (Southeast Missouri State, Sr.) (5)
Total Minutes:Brian Williams (Jacksonville State, So.) (76)
Total FIC:Tyler Stone (Southeast Missouri State, So.) (34.5)
Total Fouls:Drew Kelly (Morehead State, So.) (9)
Total Turnovers:Zac Swansey (Tennessee Tech, Sr.) (9), Deandre Mathieu (Morehead State, Fr.) (9)
Total FGs:Kevin Murphy (Tennessee Tech, Sr.) (21)
Total 3PM:Kevin Murphy (Tennessee Tech, Sr.) (6)
Total FTs:Donte Poole (Murray State, Sr.) (11), Darion Rackley (Jacksonville State, Fr.) (11)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
5 Southeast Missouri State 75
8 Eastern Kentucky 65
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Austin Peay 70
7 Jacksonville State 75
 
Quarterfinals
 
4 Tennessee Tech 77
5 Southeast Missouri State 73
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Morehead State 68
7 Jacksonville State 54
Semifinals
 
 
1 Murray State 78
4 Tennessee Tech 58
 
 
2 Tennessee State 59
3 Morehead State 52
Championship Game
 
 
 
1 Murray State 54
2 Tennessee State 52

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
6 Austin Peay 12  19  38.71% 8  8  50.00%
8 Eastern Kentucky 16  15  51.61% 7  9  43.75%
7 Jacksonville State 14  17  45.16% 8  8  50.00%
1 Murray State 28  1  96.55% 15  1  93.75%
5 Southeast Missouri State 14  15  48.28% 9  7  56.25%
2 Tennessee State 19  11  63.33% 11  5  68.75%
4 Tennessee Tech 18  12  60.00% 9  7  56.25%
3 Morehead State 17  14  54.84% 10  6  62.50%
*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Feb 29, 2012
 Eastern Kentucky Southeast Missouri State 65-75 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 20. Marland Smith
REB: 14. Leon Powell
AST: 11. Lucas Nutt 		PTS: 28. Jaron Jones
REB: 6. Jaron Jones
AST: 5. Jabs Newby
Feb 29, 2012
 Jacksonville State Austin Peay 75-70 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 22. TyShwan Edmondson
REB: 13. Melvin Baker
AST: 5. Josh Terry 		PTS: 18. Brian Williams
REB: 8. Ronnie Boggs
AST: 6. Ronnie Boggs
Mar 1, 2012
 Southeast Missouri State Tennessee Tech 73-77 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 24. Kevin Murphy
REB: 9. Jud Dillard
AST: 12. Zac Swansey 		PTS: 24. Tyler Stone
REB: 11. Tyler Stone
AST: 8. Lucas Nutt
Mar 1, 2012
 Jacksonville State Morehead State 54-68 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 18. Angelo Warner
REB: 5. Ty Proffitt
AST: 4. Deandre Mathieu 		PTS: 12. Ronnie Boggs
REB: 6. Mason Leggett
AST: 3. Brian Williams
Mar 2, 2012
 Tennessee Tech Murray State 58-78 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 25. Donte Poole
REB: 7. Donte Poole
AST: 4. Donte Poole 		PTS: 31. Kevin Murphy
REB: 7. Jud Dillard
AST: 3. Kevin Murphy
Mar 2, 2012
 Morehead State Tennessee State 52-59 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 14. Robert Covington
REB: 5. Kellen Thornton
AST: 7. Wil Peters 		PTS: 11. Marsell Holden
REB: 5. Angelo Warner
AST: 6. Ty Proffitt
Mar 3, 2012
 Tennessee State Murray State 52-54 Nashville Municipal Auditorium PTS: 14. Donte Poole
REB: 5. Ivan Aska
AST: 3. Jewuan Long 		PTS: 14. Robert Covington
REB: 8. Patrick Miller
AST: 7. Patrick Miller