# 2022 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was played March 8–12, 2022, at the Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the third year in a row. The tournament winner, the Saint Peter's Peacocks, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participated in the Tournament. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | Iona | 17–3 | | |
| 2 | Saint Peter's | 14–6 | | |
| 3 | Siena | 12–8 | | |
| 4 | Monmouth | 11–9 | | |
| 5 | Niagara | 9–11 | 1–1 vs Marist | 1–1 vs Iona |
| 6 | Marist | 9–11 | 1–1 vs Niagara | 0–2 vs Iona |
| 7 | Fairfield | 8–12 | Mini Conference 3–1 | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 8–12 | Mini Conference 2–2 | |
| 9 | Rider | 8–12 | Mini Conference 1–3 | |
| 10 | Canisius | 7–13 | 2–0 vs Quinnipiac | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac | 7–13 | 0–2 vs Canisius | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First Round – Tuesday, March 8 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Manhattan vs. No. 9 Rider | 67–79 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Fairfield vs. No. 10 Canisius | 72–50 | ESPN+ |
| 1 | 3 | 9:00 pm | No. 6 Marist vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 52–77 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 9 |||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs. No. 9 Rider | 70–71 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 7 Fairfield | 77–63 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 |||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Siena vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 71–77 | ESPN+ |
| 3 | 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 5 Niagara | 61–58 | ESPN+ |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 11 |||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 Monmouth vs. No. 9 Rider | 72–68 | ESPNews/ESPN+ |
| 4 | 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs. No. 11 Quinnipiac | 64–52 | ESPNews/ESPN+ |
| Championship – Saturday, March 12 |||||||
| 5 | 10 | 4:00 pm | No. 2 Saint Peter's vs No. 4 Monmouth | 60–54 | ESPNU |
| *Game times in ET.-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 8 | First round Tuesday, March 8 | First round Tuesday, March 8 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10 | Quarterfinals Wednesday & Thursday, March 9 & 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 | Championship Saturday, March 12 |
| | | | 1 | Iona | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Manhattan | 67 | 9 | Rider | 71 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Rider | 79 | | | | 9 | Rider | 68 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Monmouth | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Monmouth | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Niagara | 58 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Monmouth | 54 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Saint Peter's | 60 |
| | | | 2 | Saint Peter's | 77 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fairfield | 72 | 7 | Fairfield | 63 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Canisius | 50 | | | | 2 | Saint Peter's | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Quinnipiac | 52 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Siena | 71 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Marist | 52 | 11 | Quinnipiac | 77 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Quinnipiac | 77 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ESPN+
* March 8, 2022 5:00 pm
* Recap
No. 8 Manhattan 67, No. 9 Rider 79 :
| Scoring by half: 36–42, 31–37 |||
| Pts: Perez – 20 Rebs: Roberts – 7 Asts: 3 tied – 5 Perez – 4 stl | Pts: Vaughn – 20 Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 12 Asts: Murray, Jr. – 6 James – 16 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast / Vaughn – 7 reb, 4 stl |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Rob Riley, Adam Vandenburgh, Tim Smith
* ESPN+
* March 8, 2022 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 7 Fairfield 72, No. 10 Canisius 50 :
| Scoring by half: 31–20, 41–30 |||
| Pts: Cruz – 19 Rebs: Cook – 9 Asts: C. Green – 6 Benning – 15pts, 4 reb | Pts: Ahemed – 9 Rebs: X. Long – 10 Asts: Henderson – 3 Harried – 6 pts, 6 reb, 3 blk |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Tony Crisp, Andy O'Brien, Mike McClosky
* ESPN+
* March 8, 2022 9:00 pm
* Recap
No. 6 Marist 52, No. 11 Quinnipiac 77 :
| Scoring by half: 25–31, 27–46 |||
| Pts: Wright – 14 Rebs: J. Jones – 6 Asts: Wright – 2 Jones – 12 pts, 1 blk | Pts: Rigoni – 26 Rebs: D. Jones – 10 Asts: D. Jones – 8 D. Jones – 17 pts, 2 stl, 1 blk |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Ed Corliss, Ryan Zinc, Carl Luciano

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN+
* March 9, 2022 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Iona 70, No. 9 Rider 71 :
| Scoring by half: 30–28, 40–43 |||
| Pts: Jolly – 19 Rebs: Junior Joseph – 6 Asts: Clayton, Jr. – 6 Junior Joseph – 11 pts, 5 blk | Pts: Murray, Jr. – 21 Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 12 Asts: Murray Jr. – 8 James – 13 pts, 6 reb, 2 ast |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Mike Fleury, Ed Corliss, Mike Palau
* ESPN+
* March 9, 2022 9:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Saint Peter's 77, No. 7 Fairfield 63 :
| Scoring by half: 44–19, 33–44 |||
| Pts: Ndefo – 20 Rebs: Rupert – 6 Asts: Banks III & Edert – 2 Banks III – 14 pts, 4 reb | Pts: Benning – 19 Rebs: Cook – 9 Asts: Benning – 3 Cook – 13 pts |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Tim Smith, Andy O'Brien, Nathan Hall
* ESPN+
* March 10, 2022 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Siena 71, No. 11 Quinnipiac 77 :
| Scoring by half: 32–40, 39–37 |||
| Pts: McCollum – 16 Rebs: Billups – 9 Asts: McCollum – 4 Rogers – 14 pts, 5 reb | Pts: Rigoni – 16 Rebs: Marfo – 11 Asts: Kortright – 7 D. Jones – 11 pts, 5 reb, 4 ast |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Ed Corliss, Mike Nampone, Ryan Zink
* ESPN+
* March 10, 2022 9:30 pm
* Recap
No. 4 Monmouth 61, No. 5 Niagara 58 :
| Scoring by half: 35–35, 26–23 |||
| Pts: Miller – 17 Rebs: Rutty – 9 Asts: Papas & Reynolds – 5 Reynolds – 15 pts, 5 reb | Pts: Hammond – 17 Rebs: Cintron & Iorio – 8 Asts: Hammond – 5 Thomasson – 13 pts, 4 reb, 2 stl |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Evon Burroughs, Mike McCloskey, Nathan Hall

### Semifinals

* ESPNews & ESPN+
* March 11, 2022 6:00 pm
* Recap
No. 4 Monmouth 72, No. 9 Rider 68 :
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 43–38 |||
| Pts: Papas – 20 Rebs: McClary & Papas – 6 Asts: 3 tied – 3 Reynolds – 17 pts, 3 ast | Pts: Murray Jr. – 20 Rebs: Ogemuno-Johnson – 8 Asts: Murray & Johnson – 4 Powell – 19 pts |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Greg Evans, Ed Corliss, Tim Smith
* ESPNews & ESPN+
* March 11, 2022 8:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Saint Peter's 64, No. 11 Quinnipiac 52 :
| Scoring by half: 30–31, 34–21 |||
| Pts: Lee – 14 Rebs: Ndefo & Edert – 7 Asts: 3 tied – 2 Ndefo – 13 pts, 3 blk, 1 stl | Pts: Balanc – 14 Rebs: Marfo – 11 Asts: Marfo – 4 D. Jones – 10 pts, 4 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Evon Burroughs, Mike Palau, Andy O'Brien

### Championship

* ESPNU
* March 12, 2022 4:00 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Saint Peter's 60, No. 4 Monmouth 54 :
| Scoring by half: 29–25, 31–29 |||
| Pts: Edert – 20 Rebs: F. Drame – 10 Asts: 4 tied – 2 Ndefo – 7 pts, 7 reb, 4 blk | Pts: Miller – 15 Rebs: Miller & Rutty – 6 Asts: Papas – 3 Vaughan – 10 pts, 4 reb, 1 blk, 3 stl |
* Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ Referees: Matt Potter, Tony Chiazza, Tom Morrisey

## Team and tournament leaders
### Team leaders

| Team | Points | Points | Rebounds | Rebounds | Assists | Assists | Steals | Steals | Blocks | Blocks | Minutes | Minutes | W – L |
| (10) Canisius | Ahemed | 9 | X. Long | 10 | Henderson | 3 | 4 tied | 1 | Harried | 3 | Henderson | 38 | 0–1 |
| (7) Fairfield | Benning | 34 | Cook | 18 | Green | 7 | Crisler | 4 | Cook & Cruz | 2 | Benning | 78 | 1–1 |
| (1) Iona | Jolly | 19 | Jr. Joseph | 6 | Clayton Jr. | 6 | van Eyck & Jolly | 2 | Jr. Joseph | 5 | Joiner | 36 | 0–1 |
| (8) Manhattan | Perez | 21 | Roberts | 7 | 3 tied | 5 | Perez | 4 | Roberts | 3 | Perez | 40 | 0–1 |
| (6) Marist | Wright | 14 | J. Jones | 6 | Wright | 2 | Herasme | 2 | J. Jones | 1 | Herasme | 34 | 0–1 |
| (4) Monmouth | Miller & Reynolds | 44 | Rutty | 19 | Papas | 11 | Papas | 5 | Miller | 4 | Papas | 109 | 2–1 |
| (5) Niagara | Hammond | 17 | Cintron & Iorio | 8 | Hammond | 5 | Thomasson | 2 | Cintron & Iorio | 1 | Hammond | 40 | 0–1 |
| (11) Quinnipiac | Rigoni & Balanc | 47 | Marfo | 31 | D. Jones | 14 | D. Jones & Marfo | 4 | Rigoni | 3 | D. Jones | 103 | 2–1 |
| (9) Rider | Murray Jr. | 52 | Ogemuno-Johnson | 32 | Murray Jr. | 18 | Vaughn | 6 | James | 4 | Murray Jr. | 116 | 2–1 |
| (2) Saint Peter's | Ndefo | 40 | Ndefo/H Drame/F Drame | 17 | Banks III | 6 | Banks III | 6 | Ndefo | 10 | Edert | 86 | 3–0 |
| (3) Siena | McCollum | 16 | Billups | 9 | McCollum | 4 | Billups | 3 | Stormo | 2 | Rogers | 38 | 0–1 |

## All-championship team

* 2022 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team
* Jacob Rigoni, Quinnipiac – 15.6 ppg, 1 bpg
* Dwight Murray Jr., Rider – 17.3 ppg, 6 apg, 38.6 mpg
* Walker Miller, Monmouth – 14.6 ppg, 1.3 bpg, 33.6 mpg
* Shavar Reynolds, Monmouth – 14.6 ppg, 4 rpg, 32.6 mpg
* Doug Edert, Saint Peter's – 12.6 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 28.6 mpg
* Matthew Lee, Saint Peter's – 10.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 26.3 mpg
* $^{MVP}$ KC Ndefo, Saint Peter's – 13.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1 spg, 3.3 bpg