# 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the post-season men's basketball tournament for Conference USA, held March 11–14, 2015, in Birmingham, Alabama, at Legacy Arena. On January 21, 2015, Southern Miss self-imposed a postseason ban due to recruiting violations. Despite having 14 members, only 12, excluding Southern Miss, made the tournament

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech ‡# | 15–3 | 24–7 | |
| 2 | UTEP # | 13–5 | 21–9 | 1–0 vs. ODU |
| 3 | Old Dominion # | 13–5 | 24–6 | 0–1 vs. UTEP |
| 4 | UAB # | 12–6 | 16–15 | 1–0 vs. WKU |
| 5 | WKU | 12–6 | 19–11 | 0–1 vs. UAB |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9–9 | 16–15 | |
| 7 | UTSA | 8–10 | 14–15 | 3–2 vs. UNT, Rice, FIU; 2–0 vs. UNT |
| 8 | North Texas | 8–10 | 14–16 | 3–2 vs. UTSA, Rice, FIU; 0–2 vs. UTSA |
| 9 | Rice | 8–10 | 11–19 | 2–3 vs. UTSA, UNT, FIU |
| 10 | FIU | 8-10 | 15–16 | 1–2 vs. UTSA, UNT, Rice |
| 11 | Charlotte | 7–11 | 14–17 | 2–0 vs. Marshall |
| 12 | Marshall | 7–11 | 11–20 | 0–2 vs. Charlotte |
| ‡ – C–USA regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. # – Received a single–bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the C–USA Tournament. |||||

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Final Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Wednesday, March 11 ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | #7 UTSA vs #10 FIU | 54-57 | ASN | 4,661 |
| 2 | 2:30 pm | #6 MTSU vs #11 Charlotte | 63-60 | ASN | 4,661 |
| 3 | 6:00 pm | #5 WKU vs #12 Marshall | 59-45 | ASN | 4,695 |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | #8 North Texas vs #9 Rice | 54-82 | ASN | 4,695 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12 ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | #2 UTEP vs #10 FIU | 83-71 | ASN | 4,339 |
| 6 | 2:30 pm | #3 Old Dominion vs #6 MTSU | 52-59 | ASN | 4,339 |
| 7 | 6:00 pm | #4 UAB vs #5 WKU | 53-52 | ASN | 6,922 |
| 8 | 8:30 pm | #1 Louisiana Tech vs #9 Rice | 70-64 | ASN | 6,922 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 ||||||
| 9 | 3:00 pm | #2 UTEP vs #6 MTSU | 50-53 | CBSSN | 6,429 |
| 10 | 5:30 pm | #4 UAB vs #1 Louisiana Tech | 72-62 (OT) | CBSSN | 6,429 |
| Championship – Saturday, March 14 ||||||
| 11 | 2:30 pm | #6 Middle Tennessee State vs. #4 UAB | 60-73 | FS1 | 8,279 |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | First round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | First round Wednesday, March 11 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 12 ASN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 | Championship Game Saturday, March 14 FS1 |
| | | | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 70 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Rice | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | North Texas | 54 | 9 | Rice | 64 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rice | 82 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rice | 82 | | | | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 62 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | UAB | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UAB | 53 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | WKU | 52 | | | | | | |
| 5 | WKU | 59 | 5 | WKU | 52 | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Marshall | 45 | | | | | | | 4 | UAB | 73 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 60 |
| | | | 2 | UTEP | 83 | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | FIU | 71 | | | | | | |
| 7 | UTSA | 54 | 10 | FIU | 71 | | | | | | |
| 10 | FIU | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | FIU | 57 | | | | 2 | UTEP | 50 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 53 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Old Dominion | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 63 | 6 | Middle Tennessee | 59 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Charlotte | 60 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game statistics
### First round

* American Sports Network
* March 11 12 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
UTSA 54, FIU 57 :
| Scoring by half: 26–25, 28–32 |||
| Pts: R. Bowie, 25 Rebs: J. Hill, 12 Asts: C. Wilson, 3 | Pts: D. Mavin, 15 Rebs: D. Mavin, 9 Asts: D. Mavin, 5 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,661 Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Terry Moore
* American Sports Network
* March 11 2:30 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
Middle Tennessee 63, Charlotte 60 :
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 34–30 |||
| Pts: P. Buford, 14 Rebs: R. Upshaw, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: T. Dorn, 17 Rebs: M. Thorne Jr., 10 Asts: P. Henry, 4 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,661 Referees: Ted Valentine, Rick Randall, Clyde Owens
* American Sports Network
* March 11 6 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
Western Kentucky 59, Marshall 45 :
| Scoring by half: 26–20, 33–25 |||
| Pts: C. Harrison-Docks, 18 Rebs: N. Snipes, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: J. Kambola, 12 Rebs: Tied, 9 Asts: T. Manning, 4 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,695 Referees: Rick Hartzell, Kevin Mathis, John Hampton
* American Sports Network
* March 11 8:30 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
North Texas 54, Rice 82 :
| Scoring by half: 30–38, 24–44 |||
| Pts: J. Combs, 16 Rebs: J. Combs, 15 Asts: T. Taylor, 3 | Pts: M. Jackson, 28 Rebs: S. Gearhart, 9 Asts: M. Guercy, 7 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,695 Referees: Steve Olson, Kelly Self, Andrew Walton

### Quarterfinals

* American Sports Network
* March 12 12 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
UTEP 83, FIU 71 :
| Scoring by half: 47-33, 36-38 |||
| Pts: J. Washburn, 19 Rebs: C. Lang, 8 Asts: C. Lang, 4 | Pts: D. Mavin, 23 Rebs: D. Draper, 6 Asts: Tied, 3 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,339 Referees: Rick Hartzell, Terry Davis, Rod Dixon
* American Sports Network
* March 12 2:30 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
Old Dominion 52, Middle Tennessee 59 :
| Scoring by half: 20-25, 32-34 |||
| Pts: T. Freeman, 22 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: T. Freeman, 4 | Pts: P. Buford, 17 Rebs: R. Upshaw, 9 Asts: J. Raymond, 4 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 4,339 Referees: Hal Lusk, Darron George, Jeb Hartness
* American Sports Network
* March 12 6 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
UAB 53, Western Kentucky 52 :
| Scoring by half: 26-26, 27-26 |||
| Pts: N. Norton, 11 Rebs: T. Mehinti, 6 Asts: Tied, 4 | Pts: G. Fant, 18 Rebs: G. Fant, 8 Asts: T. Price, 9 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 6,922 Referees: Steve Olson, Rick Randall, Bret Smith
* American Sports Network
* March 12 8:30 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
Louisiana Tech 70, Rice 64 :
| Scoring by half: 35-25, 39-35 |||
| Pts: E. McCree, 17 Rebs: E. McCree, 12 Asts: K. Smith, 6 | Pts: S. Gearhart, 16 Rebs: V. Green, 7 Asts: Tied, 2 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 6,922 Referees: Kelly Self, Terry Moore, Kevin Mathis

### Semifinals

* CBS Sports Network
* March 13 3 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
UTEP 50, Middle Tennessee 53 :
| Scoring by half: 25-20, 25-33 |||
| Pts: C. Lang, 14 Rebs: V. Hunter, 14 Asts: V. Hunter, 6 | Pts: D. Jones, 17 Rebs: D. Harris, 8 Asts: Tied, 2 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 6,429 Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall
* CBS Sports Network
* March 13 5:30 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
Louisiana Tech 62, UAB 72 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 26-36, 32-22 Overtime: 4-14 |||
| Pts: K. Smith, 13 Rebs: X. Stapleton, 6 Asts: R. Appleby, 3 | Pts: R. Brown, 14 Rebs: T. Mehinti, 10 Asts: R. Brown, 5 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 6,429 Referees: Darron George, Kelly Self, Jeb Hartness

### Championship

* Fox Sports 1
* March 14 3 p.m. CT
* Boxscore
UAB 73, Middle Tennessee 60 :
| Scoring by half: 37-26, 36-34 |||
| Pts: R. Brown, 22 Rebs: Tied, 6 Asts: N. Norton, 6 | Pts: J. Raymond, 12 Rebs: Tied, 5 Asts: Tied, 3 |
* Legacy Arena Attendance: 8,279 Referees: Steve Olson, Hal Lusk, Rick Randall