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2004-2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 4 - 8, 2005
Champions:#W2 Louisiana
Runner-Up:#W1 Denver
MVP/MOP:Tiras Wade (Louisiana, Jr.)
All-Tournament Team:Tiras Wade (Louisiana, Jr.), Ivan Almonte (Florida International, Jr.), Erik Benzel (Denver, Sr.), Brian Hamilton (Louisiana, Sr.), Dwayne Mitchell (Louisiana, Jr.), Courtney Lee (Western Kentucky, Fr.)
Championship Venue:The Super Pit (Denton, TX)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:Sean Casey, Don Daily, David Hall, Ted Hillary, Terry Moore, Tom O'Neill, Curtis Shaw, Mike Thibodeaux, Scott Thornley, Steve Welmer, Mark Whitehead

2004-2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball 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 Little Rock 64
E5 Florida International 69
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W2 Louisiana 71
E3 Middle Tennessee State 57
Semifinals
 
 
 
W1 Denver 77
E2 Western Kentucky 68
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W2 Louisiana 80
E5 Florida International 69
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
W1 Denver 69
W2 Louisiana 88

2004-2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
E1 Little Rock 18  10  64.29% 10  4  71.43%
W1 Denver 20  9  68.97% 12  3  80.00%
E2 Western Kentucky 21  8  72.41% 9  5  64.29%
W2 Louisiana 19  10  65.52% 11  4  73.33%
E3 Middle Tennessee State 19  12  61.29% 7  7  50.00%
W3 New Orleans 13  17  43.33% 7  8  46.67%
E4 Arkansas State 16  13  55.17% 7  7  50.00%
W4 South Alabama 10  18  35.71% 6  9  40.00%
E5 Florida International 13  17  43.33% 4  10  28.57%
W5 North Texas 14  14  50.00% 6  9  40.00%
W6 New Mexico State 6  24  20.00% 1  14  6.67%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2004-2005 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 4, 2005 #6 New Mexico State (L) #3 Middle Tennessee State (W) 63-77 The Super Pit 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 #5 North Texas (L) #4 Arkansas State (W) 76-84 The Super Pit 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 #5 Florida International (W) #4 South Alabama (L) 60-57 The Super Pit 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 #5 Florida International (W) #1 Little Rock (L) 69-64 The Super Pit 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 #4 Arkansas State (L) #1 Denver (W) 57-64 The Super Pit PTS: 20. Erik Benzel
REB: 8. Antonio Porch
AST: 4. Rodney Billups 		PTS: 14. Kitus Witherspoon
REB: 8. Marcus Ardison
AST: 2. Marcus Ardison
Mar 6, 2005 #3 Middle Tennessee State (L) #2 Louisiana (W) 57-71 The Super Pit 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 #3 New Orleans (L) #2 Western Kentucky (W) 67-78 The Super Pit 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 #2 Western Kentucky (L) #1 Denver (W) 68-77 The Super Pit 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 #5 Florida International (L) #2 Louisiana (W) 69-80 The Super Pit 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 #2 Louisiana (W) #1 Denver (L) 88-69 The Super Pit PTS: 16. Rodney Billups
REB: 9. Yemi Nicholson
AST: 3. Andrew Carpenter 		PTS: 30. Tiras Wade
REB: 11. Orien Greene
AST: 3. Orien Greene