2011 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
| 2011 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Season | 2010–11 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Site |
Merrell Center Katy, Texas | ||||
| Champions | UTSA Roadrunners (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Brooks Thompson (1st title) | ||||
| Television | ESPN2 | ||||
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The 2011 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 9, 10 and 12, 2011 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas. In the championship game, the UTSA Roadrunners beat McNeese State to win its third Southland Conference title. UTSA also received receive the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2011 NCAA Tournament, where it beat Alabama State in the First Four before losing to Ohio State in the tournament's second round.
Format
The top eight teams, regardless of divisional standing, received a berth in the conference tournament. The championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 9 | Semifinals Thursday, March 10 | Finals Saturday, March 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Nicholls State | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas State | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | SE Louisiana | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | McNeese State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UTSA | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwestern State | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UTSA | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | UTSA | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Stephen F Austin | 45 | ||||||||||||
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime
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