# 2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2018–19 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from March 5 through March 10, 2019 at various campus sites. Gardner–Webb defeated Radford 76–65 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. It was the first title for Gardner–Webb after 11 years in the Big South, and their first trip to the NCAA Tournament in school history.

## Sites

The first round was played at campus sites at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Gore Arena in Buies Creek, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion Campbell. The championship game was held at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, the home arena of the highest surviving seed, Radford.

## Seeds

All 11 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top five teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Campbell | 12–4 | 19–11 | 2–0 vs. Radford | |
| 2 | Radford | 12–4 | 20–10 | 0–2 vs. Campbell | |
| 3 | Winthrop | 10–6 | 18–11 | 1–1 vs. Gardner–Webb | 1–2 vs. Campbell/Radford |
| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 10–6 | 20–11 | 1–1 vs. Winthrop | 0–2 vs. Campbell/Radford |
| 5 | High Point | 9–7 | 16–14 | 4–0 vs. CHSO/Pres/Hampton | |
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 9–7 | 15–14 | 2–2 vs. HP/Pres/Hampton | |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 9–7 | 17–14 | 1–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Hampton | 1–0 vs. Hampton |
| 8 | Hampton | 9–7 | 14–15 | 1–3 vs. HP/CHSO/Pres | 0–1 vs. Pres |
| 9 | Longwood | 5–11 | 15–16 | | |
| 10 | UNC Asheville | 2–14 | 4–26 | | |
| 11 | USC Upstate | 1–15 | 6–25 | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup No. | Score | Television |
| First round - Tuesday, March 5 Campus sites |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 10 UNC Asheville at No. 7 Presbyterian | 59–106 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 USC Upstate at No. 6 Charleston Southern | 52–71 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Longwood at No. 8 Hampton | 71–77 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 7 at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC |||||
| 4 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Presbyterian vs. No. 2 Radford | 76–84 | ESPN3 |
| 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 6 Charleston Southern vs. No. 3 Winthrop | 77–63 | ESPN3 |
| 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 8 Hampton vs. No. 1 Campbell | 77–86 | ESPN3 |
| 7 | 8:00 pm | No. 5 High Point vs. No. 4 Gardner–Webb | 69–75 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals - Friday, March 8 at Gore Arena; Buies Creek, NC |||||
| 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 6. Charleston Southern vs. No. 2 Radford | 54–63 | ESPN+ |
| 9 | 8:00 pm | No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 1 Campbell | 79–74 | ESPN+ |
| Championship - Sunday, March 10 at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA |||||
| 10 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 2 Radford | 76–65 | ESPN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN3 | First round Tuesday, March 5 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | Semifinals Friday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 8 ESPN+ | Semifinals Friday, March 8 ESPN+ | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 10 ESPN |
| | | | 1 | Campbell | 86 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Hampton | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hampton | 77 | 8 | Hampton | 77 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Longwood | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Longwood | 71 | | | | 1 | Campbell | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Gardner–Webb | 79 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Gardner–Webb | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | High Point | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Gardner–Webb | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Radford | 65 |
| | | | 2 | Radford | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Presbyterian | 76 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 106 | 7 | Presbyterian | 76 | | | | | | |
| 10 | UNC Asheville | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | UNC Asheville | 59 | | | | 2 | Radford | 63 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Charleston Southern | 54 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Winthrop | 63 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Charleston Southern | 77 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Charleston Southern | 71 | 6 | Charleston Southern | 77 | | | | | | |
| 11 | USC Upstate | 52 | | | | | | | | | |