1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 1998 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 7, 1998. The tournament was played at the The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Xavier University won the tournament. Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Temple, and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. James Posey of Xavier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Including Posey, 4 of the 5 players on the All-Championship Team were from Xavier. Joining Posey were Torraye Braggs, Lenny Brown and Darnell Williams of Xavier, and Shawnta Rogers of George Washington. Posey and Braggs would eventually play in the NBA, while Rogers would also play professionally. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye.
[edit] Bracket
First Round Wednesday, March 4 |
Quarterfinals Thursday, March 5 |
Semifinals Friday, March 6 |
Final Saturday, March 7 |
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E1 | Temple | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Saint Joseph's | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
W4 | La Salle | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
E5 | Saint Joseph's | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Temple | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | George Washington | 78 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | George Washington | 88 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Massachusetts | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
E3 | Massachusetts | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
W6 | Virginia Tech | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
W2 | George Washington | 63 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Xavier | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Xavier | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | St. Bonaventure | 44 | ||||||||||||||||
E4 | St. Bonaventure | 75 | ||||||||||||||||
W5 | Duquesne | 62 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Xavier | 95 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Rhode Island | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
E2 | Rhode Island | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dayton | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
W3 | Dayton | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
E6 | Fordham | 60 |
All games played at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* - Overtime
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