2012 WAC men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
The 2012 WAC men's basketball tournament , was held March 7–10, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada , United States to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference . The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament . The 2012 Championship game was televised on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm Pacific Time .
Format
With the departure of Boise State to the Mountain West Conference , WAC Commissioner Karl Benson announced during the basketball preseason teleconferences that the league would change its postseason basketball tournament to a regular quarterfinal format, getting rid of the double-bye format used in 2011. This format was to be used for 2012 only; the format was to be re-evaluated for 2013 after new five new teams came in and three schools departed for a total of 10 participating institutions in 2012–13.[1]
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
Television
Attendance
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 8
1
1
12:00 PM
#3 Idaho vs. #6 Hawaiʻi
WAC.tv
N/A
2
2:30 PM
#2 New Mexico State vs. #7 Fresno State
WAC.tv
1,902
2
3
6:00 PM
#1 Nevada vs. #8 San Jose State
WAC.tv
N/A
4
8:30 PM
#4 Utah State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
WAC.tv
1,823
Semifinals – Friday, March 9
3
5
6:00 PM
#6 Hawaiʻi vs. #2 New Mexico State
WSN
N/A
6
8:30 PM
#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
WSN
2,352
Championship Game – Saturday, March 10
4
7
9:00 PM
#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana Tech
ESPN2
1,405
*Game Times in PT [2]
. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 8
Semifinals Friday, March 9
Championship Game Saturday, March 10
3
Idaho
70
6
Hawaiʻi
72
6
Hawaiʻi
81
2
New Mexico State
92
2
New Mexico State
65
7
Fresno State
49
2
New Mexico State
82
5
Louisiana Tech
57
1
Nevada
54
8
San Jose State
44
1
Nevada
73
5
Louisiana Tech
78
4
Utah State
70
5
Louisiana Tech
72
Game summaries
Idaho Vandals 70, Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors 72
Scoring by half: 28–42, 35–37
Pts : Kyle Barone 19Rebs : Djim Bandoumel 16Asts : Landon Tatum 4
Pts: Vander Joaquim 20Rebs: Vander Joaquim 13Asts: Jeremiah Ostrowski 9
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: N/AReferees: David Hall, Mike Giarratano, D.G. Nelson
New Mexico State Aggies 65 , Fresno State Bulldogs 49
Scoring by half: 25–40, 30–40
Pts : Wendell McKines 15Rebs : Wendell McKines 13Asts : Hernst Laroche 3
Pts: Kevin Foster 14Rebs: Tyler Johnson 7Asts: Steven Shepp 3
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 1,902Referees: Winston Stith, Doran Gotschall, Jimmy Casas
Nevada Wolf Pack 54 , San Jose State Spartans 44
Scoring by half: 13–14, 41–30
Pts : Deonte Burton 16Rebs : 2 tied with 8Asts : 2 tied with 3
Pts: Wil Carter 18Rebs: 2 tied with 7Asts: Keith Shamburger 5
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: N/AReferees: Rick Batsell, Bobby Vetkoetter, Duane Allen
Utah State Aggies 70, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 72
Scoring by half: 32–35, 38–37
Pts : Danny Berger 17Rebs : Ben Clifford 6Asts : Preston Medlin 8
Pts: 2 tied with 16Rebs: 2 tied with 7Asts: Trevor Gaskins 5
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 1,823Referees: Ronnie Hernandez, Ruben Ramos, Martin Cota
New Mexico State Aggies 92 , Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warriors 81
Scoring by half: 47–38, 45–43
Pts : Wendell McKines 22Rebs : Daniel Mullings 10Asts : 2 tied with 6
Pts: Shaquille Stokes 21Rebs: Vander Joaquim 5Asts: Jeremiah Ostrowski 13
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: N/AReferees: Verne Harris, Bob Staffen, Rick Batsell
Nevada Wolf Pack 73, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 78
Scoring by half: 39–42, 34–36
Pts : Malik Story 21Rebs : Dario Hunt 10Asts : Deonte Burton 5
Pts: Trevor Gaskins 21Rebs: 2 tied with 5Asts: Trevor Gaskins 4
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 2,352Referees: Randy McCall, Ronnie Hernandez, Doran Gotschall
New Mexico State Aggies 82 , Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 57
Scoring by half: 38–20, 44–37
Pts : Wendell McKines 27Rebs : Wendell McKines 14Asts : Hernst Laroache 6
Pts: Trevor Gaskins 24Rebs: Brandon Gibson 7Asts: Kenneth Smith 2
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NVAttendance: 1,405Referees: Scott Thornley, Mike Littlewood, Bob Staffen
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