U.S. collegiate basketball event
The 2023 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for Sun Belt Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . All tournament games were played at Pensacola Bay Center between February 28–March 6.[ 1] The winner, Louisiana , received the Sun Belt's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament .
Seeds
All 14 conference teams qualified for the tournament. The teams were seeded by record within the conference, along with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top-ten teams received a first-round bye and the top-four teams received a double bye, automatically advancing them into the quarterfinals.
Schedule
Game
Time
Matchup
Score
Television
First round – Tuesday, February 28
1
5:00 pm
No. 12 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 13 Arkansas State
69–86
ESPN+
2
7:30 pm
No. 11 Texas State vs. No. 14 Georgia State
81–76
Second round – Thursday, March 2
3
11:30 am
No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 9 Appalachian State
68–61
ESPN+
4
2:00 pm
No. 5 Troy vs. No. 13 Arkansas State
63–59
5
5:00 pm
No. 6 Old Dominion vs.No. 11 Texas State
65-36
6
7:30 pm
No. 7 Georgia Southern vs. No. 10 Louisiana–Monroe
66-57
Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 4
7
11:30 am
No. 1 Southern Miss vs. No. 8 South Alabama
61–78
ESPN+
8
2:00 pm
No. 4 James Madison vs. No. 5 Troy
75–72
9
5:00 pm
No. 3 Marshall vs. No. 11 Texas State
68–71
10
7:30 pm
No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 7 Georgia Southern
67–49
Semifinals – Sunday, March 5
11
5:00 pm
No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 4 James Madison
75–66
ESPN+
12
7:30 pm
No. 2 Louisiana vs. No. 11 Texas State
64–58
Championship – Monday, March 6
13
6:00 pm
No. 8 South Alabama vs. No. 2 Louisiana
66–71
ESPN2
Game times in CT . Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
[ 2]
First round Tuesday, February 28ESPN+ Second round Thursday, March 2 ESPN+Quarterfinals Saturday, March 4 ESPN+Semifinals Sunday, March 5 ESPN+Championship Monday, March 6ESPN2 1 Southern Miss 61 8 South Alabama 68 8 South Alabama 78 9 Appalachian State 61 8 South Alabama 75 4 James Madison 66 4 James Madison 75 5 Troy 63 5 Troy 72 12 Coastal Carolina 69 13 Arkansas State 59 8 South Alabama 66 13 Arkansas State 86 2 Louisiana 71 2 Louisiana 67 7 Georgia Southern 66 7 Georgia Southern 49 10 Louisiana-Monroe 57 2 Louisiana 64 11 Texas State 58 3 Marshall 68 6 Old Dominion 36 11 Texas State 71 11 Texas State 81 11 Texas State 65 14 Georgia State 74
See also
2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament
References