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2002-2003 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 7 - 11, 2003
Tournament Champions: Western Kentucky
Tournament Runner Up: Middle Tennessee State
Tournament MOP/MVP: Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.)
All-Tournament Team: Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.), David Boyden (Western Kentucky, So.), Tommy Gunn (Middle Tennessee State, Jr.), William Pippen (Middle Tennessee State, Sr.), B.J. Pratt (Denver, So.), Mike Wells (Western Kentucky, So.)
Championship Game Venue: E. A. Diddle Arena (Bowling Green, KY)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Brian Allred, Curtis Shaw, Andrew Walton, Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:B.J. Pratt (Denver, So.) (66)
Total Rebounds:Zeljko Zupic (Denver, Jr.) (23)
Total Assists:Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.) (22)
Total Steals:Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.) (10)
Total Blocks:Mike Wells (Western Kentucky, So.) (4)
Total Minutes:Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.) (106)
Total FIC:Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.) (48.6)
Total Fouls:Napoleon Rhodes (Middle Tennessee State, Jr.) (11)
Total Turnovers:Eric Parham (Middle Tennessee State, Sr.) (14)
Total FGs:B.J. Pratt (Denver, So.) (18), William Pippen (Middle Tennessee State, Sr.) (18)
Total 3PM:Patrick Sparks (Western Kentucky, So.) (11)
Total FTs:B.J. Pratt (Denver, So.) (23)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
E4 Arkansas State 76
W5 Denver 82
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W4 New Orleans 45
E5 Florida International 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E3 Arkansas-Little Rock 74
W6 North Texas 73
 
Quarterfinals
 
W1 Louisiana-Lafayette 68
W5 Denver 72
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E2 Middle Tennessee State 72
W3 South Alabama 69
E1 Western Kentucky 71
E5 Florida International 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W2 New Mexico State 78
E3 Arkansas-Little Rock 61
Semifinals
 
 
 
E2 Middle Tennessee State 83
W5 Denver 59
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E1 Western Kentucky 78
W2 New Mexico State 59
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E1 Western Kentucky 64
E2 Middle Tennessee State 52

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
W5 Denver 15  14  51.72% 7  8  46.67%
E3 Arkansas-Little Rock 17  11  60.71% 8  6  57.14%
E4 Arkansas State 13  14  48.15% 6  8  42.86%
E5 Florida International 7  20  25.93% 1  13  7.14%
W1 Louisiana-Lafayette 20  8  71.43% 12  3  80.00%
E2 Middle Tennessee State 14  13  51.85% 9  5  64.29%
W6 North Texas 7  20  25.93% 2  13  13.33%
W3 South Alabama 14  13  51.85% 7  8  46.67%
E1 Western Kentucky 21  8  72.41% 12  2  85.71%
W2 New Mexico State 19  8  70.37% 9  6  60.00%
W4 New Orleans 13  14  48.15% 7  8  46.67%
*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 7, 2003
 North Texas Arkansas-Little Rock 73-74 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 20. Mark Green
REB: 13. Jamal Holden
AST: 3. Nick Zachery 		PTS: 20. Chris Davis
REB: 12. Will Smith
AST: 3. Chris Davis
Mar 7, 2003
 Denver Arkansas State 82-76 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 21. Tevoris Thompson
REB: 12. Kim Adams
AST: 4. Antonio Rambo 		PTS: 34. B.J. Pratt
REB: 10. B.J. Pratt
AST: 3. B.J. Pratt
Mar 7, 2003
 Florida International New Orleans 62-45 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 12. Kyle Buggs
REB: 7. Victor Brown
AST: 2. Kentrell Martin 		PTS: 21. Junior Matias
REB: 6. Junior Matias
AST: 3. Eulis Baez
Mar 8, 2003
 Florida International Western Kentucky 60-71 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 17. David Boyden
REB: 5. Mike Wells
AST: 9. Patrick Sparks 		PTS: 16. Carlos Morban
REB: 12. Eulis Baez
AST: 5. Eulis Baez
Mar 8, 2003
 Denver Louisiana-Lafayette 72-68 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 20. Michael Southall
REB: 11. Michael Southall
AST: 6. Brad Boyd 		PTS: 24. B.J. Pratt
REB: 8. B.J. Pratt
AST: 3. Rodney Billups
Mar 9, 2003
 South Alabama Middle Tennessee State 69-72 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 21. William Pippen
REB: 8. William Pippen
AST: 5. Eric Parham 		PTS: 22. Malerick Bedden
REB: 11. Malerick Bedden
AST: 5. Chris Young
Mar 9, 2003
 Arkansas-Little Rock New Mexico State 61-78 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 20. James Moore
REB: 7. Kelsey Crooks
AST: 4. Brandon Mason 		PTS: 26. Nick Zachery
REB: 9. Mark Green
AST: 2. Nick Zachery
Mar 10, 2003
 Denver Middle Tennessee State 59-83 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 19. Tommy Gunn
REB: 6. Demario Watson
AST: 5. Eric Parham 		PTS: 14. Zeljko Zupic
REB: 15. Zeljko Zupic
AST: 3. B.J. Pratt
Mar 10, 2003
 New Mexico State Western Kentucky 59-78 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 28. Patrick Sparks
REB: 9. Jamaal Brown
AST: 6. Patrick Sparks 		PTS: 16. James Fontenet
REB: 13. Chris Jackson
AST: 2. James Fontenet
Mar 11, 2003
 Middle Tennessee State Western Kentucky 52-64 E. A. Diddle Arena PTS: 18. Mike Wells
REB: 10. Mike Wells
AST: 7. Patrick Sparks 		PTS: 12. William Pippen
REB: 8. William Pippen
AST: 6. Eric Parham