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2004-2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 4 - 8, 2005
Tournament Champions: Louisiana-Lafayette
Tournament Runner Up: Denver
Tournament MOP/MVP: Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team: Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.), Ivan Almonte (Florida International, Jr.), Erik Benzel (Denver, Sr.), Brian Hamilton (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.), Dwayne Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.), Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky, Fr.)
Championship Game Venue: UNT Coliseum (Denton, TX)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Sean Casey, Don Daily, David Hall, Ted Hillary, Terry Moore, Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw, Mike Thibodeaux, Scott Thornley, Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (82)
Total Rebounds:Dwayne Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (31), Ivan Almonte (Florida International, Jr.) (31)
Total Assists:Orien Greene (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.) (11)
Total Steals:Orien Greene (Louisiana-Lafayette, Sr.) (10)
Total Blocks:Yemi Nicholson (Denver, Jr.) (5), Elgrace Wilborn (Western Kentucky, Jr.) (5)
Total Minutes:Dwayne Mitchell (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (117)
Total FIC:Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (50.6)
Total Fouls:Rodney Billups (Denver, Sr.) (12), Ivan Almonte (Florida International, Jr.) (12)
Total Turnovers:Ivan Almonte (Florida International, Jr.) (15)
Total FGs:Tiras Wade (Louisiana-Lafayette, Jr.) (28)
Total 3PM:Erik Benzel (Denver, Sr.) (12)
Total FTs:Junior Matias (Florida International, Sr.) (18)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
E4 Arkansas State 84
W5 North Texas 76
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W4 South Alabama 57
E5 Florida International 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E3 Middle Tennessee State 77
W6 New Mexico State 63
 
Quarterfinals
 
W1 Denver 64
E4 Arkansas State 57
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
E2 Western Kentucky 78
W3 New Orleans 67
E1 Arkansas-Little Rock 64
E5 Florida International 69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 71
E3 Middle Tennessee State 57
Semifinals
 
 
 
W1 Denver 77
E2 Western Kentucky 68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 80
E5 Florida International 69
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W1 Denver 69
W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 88

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
W2 Louisiana-Lafayette 17  10  62.96% 11  4  73.33%
E5 Florida International 11  16  40.74% 4  10  28.57%
W1 Denver 18  9  66.67% 12  3  80.00%
E1 Arkansas-Little Rock 18  9  66.67% 10  4  71.43%
E4 Arkansas State 15  12  55.56% 7  7  50.00%
E3 Middle Tennessee State 18  11  62.07% 7  7  50.00%
W5 North Texas 14  13  51.85% 6  9  40.00%
W4 South Alabama 10  17  37.04% 6  9  40.00%
E2 Western Kentucky 20  7  74.07% 9  5  64.29%
W6 New Mexico State 6  23  20.69% 1  14  6.67%
W3 New Orleans 13  16  44.83% 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 4, 2005
 New Mexico State Middle Tennessee State 63-77 UNT Coliseum PTS: 17. Steve Thomas
REB: 17. Steve Thomas
AST: 2. Marcus Morrison 		PTS: 18. Josh Jenkins
REB: 5. Duane John
AST: 3. Josh Jenkins
Mar 4, 2005
 North Texas Arkansas State 76-84 UNT Coliseum PTS: 25. J.J. Montgomery
REB: 9. Marcus Ardison
AST: 6. Dereke Tipler 		PTS: 26. Leonard Hopkins
REB: 11. Michael Jones
AST: 3. Calvin Watson
Mar 4, 2005
 Florida International South Alabama 60-57 UNT Coliseum PTS: 14. Carlos Smith
REB: 8. Jeffrey Collins
AST: 3. Jeffrey Collins 		PTS: 19. Ivan Almonte
REB: 14. Ivan Almonte
AST: 5. Jayce Lewis
Mar 5, 2005
 Florida International Arkansas-Little Rock 69-64 UNT Coliseum PTS: 15. Brandon Freeman
REB: 5. Richard Hardman
AST: 3. Zack Wright 		PTS: 26. Junior Matias
REB: 9. Ivan Almonte
AST: 2. Junior Matias
Mar 5, 2005
 Arkansas State Denver 57-64 UNT Coliseum PTS: 20. Erik Benzel
REB: 8. Antonio Porch
AST: 4. Rodney Billups 		PTS: 15. Isaac Wells
REB: 8. Marcus Ardison
AST: 2. Marcus Ardison
Mar 6, 2005
 Middle Tennessee State Louisiana-Lafayette 57-71 UNT Coliseum PTS: 27. Tiras Wade
REB: 12. Dwayne Mitchell
AST: 3. Dwayne Mitchell 		PTS: 17. Mike Dean
REB: 9. Michael Cuffee
AST: 4. Bryan Smithson
Mar 6, 2005
 New Orleans Western Kentucky 67-78 UNT Coliseum PTS: 22. Antonio Haynes
REB: 9. Anthony Winchester
AST: 4. Anthony Winchester 		PTS: 23. Bo McCalebb
REB: 6. Ben Elias
AST: 4. Bo McCalebb
Mar 7, 2005
 Western Kentucky Denver 68-77 UNT Coliseum PTS: 19. Erik Benzel
REB: 8. Andrew Carpenter
AST: 5. Erik Benzel 		PTS: 18. Courtney Lee
REB: 10. Anthony Winchester
AST: 3. Danny Rumph
Mar 7, 2005
 Florida International Louisiana-Lafayette 69-80 UNT Coliseum PTS: 25. Tiras Wade
REB: 14. Brian Hamilton
AST: 5. Orien Greene 		PTS: 17. Junior Matias
REB: 8. Ivan Almonte
AST: 4. Ivan Almonte
Mar 8, 2005
 Louisiana-Lafayette Denver 88-69 UNT Coliseum PTS: 16. Rodney Billups
REB: 9. Yemi Nicholson
AST: 3. Andrew Carpenter 		PTS: 30. Tiras Wade
REB: 11. Orien Greene
AST: 3. Orien Greene