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2012-2013 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament

Tournament Information

Tournament Dates: Mar 8 - 11, 2013
Tournament Champions: Western Kentucky
Tournament Runner Up: Florida International
Tournament MOP/MVP: T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.)
All-Tournament Team: T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.), Brandon Harris (Western Kentucky, Jr.), George Fant (Western Kentucky, So.), Deric Hill (Florida International, So.), Malik Smith (Florida International, Jr.)
Championship Game Venue: Summit Arena (Hot Springs, AR)
Tournament Attendance: N/A
Tournament Officials: Ray Acosta, Jose Carion, Sean Casey, Byron Evans, Jacyn Goble, Brent Hampton, Rick Hartzell, John Heatley, Hal Lusk, Gary Maxwell, Frank Raposa, Frank Raposo, Doug Sirmons, Kerry Sitton, Dedric Taylor, Glenn Tuitt, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal, Vladamir Voyard-Tadal
 

Tournament Leaders

Total Points:T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.) (72)
Total Rebounds:George Fant (Western Kentucky, So.) (30)
Total Assists:Deric Hill (Florida International, So.) (19)
Total Steals:Deric Hill (Florida International, So.) (11)
Total Blocks:George Fant (Western Kentucky, So.) (6)
Total Minutes:T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.) (134)
Total FIC:Brandon Peterson (Arkansas State, Sr.) (38.5)
Total Fouls:Jamal Crook (Western Kentucky, Sr.) (13), George Fant (Western Kentucky, So.) (13), O'Karo Akamune (Western Kentucky, Jr.) (13)
Total Turnovers:T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.) (12)
Total FGs:T.J. Price (Western Kentucky, So.) (25)
Total 3PM:Malik Smith (Florida International, Jr.) (15)
Total FTs:Deric Hill (Florida International, So.) (16)

Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 74
9 North Texas 55
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6 Western Kentucky 74
11 Louisiana-Monroe 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Florida Atlantic 79
10 Troy 81
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Middle Tennessee State 81
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 66
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Florida International 69
5 Arkansas-Little Rock 54
3 South Alabama 59
6 Western Kentucky 62
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Arkansas State 68
10 Troy 63
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Middle Tennessee State 57
4 Florida International 61
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Arkansas State 56
6 Western Kentucky 58
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Florida International 63
6 Western Kentucky 65

Tournament Participants

Seed School Overall Wins Overall Losses Overall
Win %		 Conference Wins Conference Losses Conference
Win %
2 Arkansas State 18  11  62.07% 12  8  60.00%
5 Arkansas-Little Rock 17  14  54.84% 11  9  55.00%
7 Florida Atlantic 14  17  45.16% 9  11  45.00%
4 Florida International 16  13  55.17% 11  9  55.00%
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 12  19  38.71% 8  12  40.00%
11 Louisiana-Monroe 4  22  15.38% 3  17  15.00%
1 Middle Tennessee State 27  4  87.10% 19  1  95.00%
9 North Texas 12  19  38.71% 7  13  35.00%
3 South Alabama 17  11  60.71% 14  6  70.00%
10 Troy 11  20  35.48% 6  14  30.00%
6 Western Kentucky 16  15  51.61% 10  10  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 8, 2013
 Louisiana-Monroe Western Kentucky 60-74 Summit Arena PTS: 18. T.J. Price
REB: 6. T.J. Price
AST: 6. Jamal Crook 		PTS: 15. Kyle Koszuta
REB: 7. Jayon James
AST: 6. Jayon James
Mar 8, 2013
 North Texas Louisiana-Lafayette 55-74 Summit Arena PTS: 20. Elfrid Payton
REB: 11. Shawn Long
AST: 7. Elfrid Payton 		PTS: 19. Jordan Williams
REB: 12. Tony Mitchell
AST: 5. P.J. Hardwick
Mar 8, 2013
 Troy Florida Atlantic 81-79 Summit Arena PTS: 29. Stefan Moody
REB: 6. Kelvin Penn
AST: 4. Dragan Sekelja 		PTS: 18. Emil Jones
REB: 7. Ray Chambers
AST: 4. Hunter Williams
Mar 9, 2013
 Arkansas-Little Rock Florida International 54-69 Summit Arena PTS: 25. Malik Smith
REB: 8. Deric Hill
AST: 7. Deric Hill 		PTS: 16. John Gillon
REB: 10. Will Neighbour
AST: 4. Josh Hagins
Mar 9, 2013
 Louisiana-Lafayette Middle Tennessee State 66-81 Summit Arena PTS: 15. Bruce Massey
REB: 5. James Gallman
AST: 3. Raymond Cintron 		PTS: 17. Alan-Michael Thompson
REB: 7. Shawn Long
AST: 6. Elfrid Payton
Mar 9, 2013
 Western Kentucky South Alabama 62-59 Summit Arena PTS: 22. Augustine Rubit
REB: 8. Augustine Rubit
AST: 1. Augustine Rubit 		PTS: 22. T.J. Price
REB: 9. George Fant
AST: 2. Aleksejs Rostovs
Mar 9, 2013
 Troy Arkansas State 63-68 Summit Arena PTS: 19. Edward Townsel
REB: 17. Brandon Peterson
AST: 3. Rakeem Dickerson 		PTS: 15. Hunter Williams
REB: 9. Ray Chambers
AST: 5. Hunter Williams
Mar 10, 2013
 Florida International Middle Tennessee State 61-57 Summit Arena PTS: 17. Shawn Jones
REB: 11. Marcos Knight
AST: 7. Bruce Massey 		PTS: 16. Deric Hill
REB: 9. Jerome Frink
AST: 6. Deric Hill
Mar 10, 2013
 Western Kentucky Arkansas State 58-56 Summit Arena PTS: 10. Brandon Peterson
REB: 12. Brandon Peterson
AST: 2. Cameron Golden 		PTS: 24. T.J. Price
REB: 7. T.J. Price
AST: 2. Brandon Harris
Mar 11, 2013
 Western Kentucky Florida International 65-63 Summit Arena PTS: 15. Cameron Bell
REB: 10. Tymell Murphy
AST: 6. Deric Hill 		PTS: 17. George Fant
REB: 13. George Fant
AST: 3. Kevin Kaspar