# 2022 GLIAC Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2022 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is a postseason men's basketball tournament for the GLIAC of the 2021–22 NCAA Division II men's basketball season which is taking place between March 2–6, 2022. Following the conclusion of the Quarterfinals, the GLIAC announced that the Semifinals and Championship game would be hosted by Michigan Tech in Houghton, Michigan.
Davenport defeated Northern Michigan 100–67 in the championship game to win their first GLIAC tournament title in school history. As a result of the win, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight teams in the GLIAC, based on conference win percentage, will participate in the 2022 GLIAC Tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreak 1 |
| 1 | Ferris State | 16–4 | 2–0 vs Michigan Tech |
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 16–4 | 0–2 vs Ferris State |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 12–8 | 2–0 vs Saginaw Valley St |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley State | 12–8 | 0–2 vs Northern Michigan |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 11–9 | |
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 11–9 | |
| 7 | Parkside | 10–9 | |
| 8 | Davenport | 10–10 | |
| DNQ | Purdue NW | 4–16 | |
| DNQ | Wayne St. (MI) | 4–16 | |
| DNQ | Northwood | 3–16 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 2 |||||
| 1 | 1 | 7:00 PM | No. 4 Saginaw Valley State vs. No. 5 Grand Valley State | 70–58 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 PM | No. 3 Northern Michigan vs. No. 6 Lake Superior State | 99–94/OT |
| 2 | 3 | 7:30 PM | No. 1 Ferris State vs. No. 8 Davenport | 90–91 |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 PM | No. 2 Michigan Tech vs. Parkside | 66–53 |
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 5 |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 pm | No. 2 Michigan Tech vs. No. 3 Northern Michigan | 71–78 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 pm | No. 4 Saginaw Valley State vs. No. 8 Davenport | 80–98 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 6 |||||
| 4 | 7 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Northern Michigan vs. No. 8 Davenport | 67–100 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 3, 2021 | Quarterfinals March 3, 2021 | Quarterfinals March 3, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Championship March 6, 2021 | Championship March 6, 2021 | Championship March 6, 2021 |
| 8 | Davenport | 91 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ferris State | 90 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Ferris State | 90 | 8 | Davenport | 98 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Saginaw Valley State | 80 | | | |
| 5 | Grand Valley State | 58 | 4 | Saginaw Valley State | 80 | | | |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley State | 70 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Saginaw Valley State | 70 | | | | 8 | Davenport | 100 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Northern Michigan | 67 |
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 94 | | | | | | | 3 | Northern Michigan | 67 |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 99 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Northern Michigan | 99 | 3 | Northern Michigan | 78 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Michigan Tech | 71 | | | |
| 7 | Parkside | 53 | 2 | Michigan Tech | 71 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan Tech | 66 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### Quarterfinals

* March 2 7:00 PM
* Recap
No. 5 Grand Valley State 58, No. 4 Saginaw Valley State 70 :
| Scoring by half: 30−29, 28−41 |||
| Pts: Jake Van Tubbergen, 16 Rebs: 2 Tied, 9 Asts: 2 Tied, 2 | Pts: Darnell Hoskins Jr, 22 Rebs: Delano Smith, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 3 |
* James E. O'Neill Jr. Arena University Center, MI Attendance: 578 Referees: Todd Frazier, Chad Palmer, Cory DeGroote
* March 2 7:00 PM
* Recap
No. 6 Lake Superior State 94, No. 3 Northern Michigan 99 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 32−43, 54−43 Overtime: 8−13 |||
| Pts: Malek Adams, 42 Rebs: CJ Robinson, 10 Asts: Malek Adams, 4 | Pts: Nick Wagner, 22 Rebs: John Kerr, 14 Asts: Brian Parzych, 6 |
* Berry Events Center Marquette, MI Attendance: 236 Referees: Nick Meyer, James Vanderveer, Aaron Wieber
* March 2 7:30 PM
* Recap
No. 7 Parkside 53, No. 2 Michigan Tech 66 :
| Scoring by half: 32−30, 21−36 |||
| Pts: Jamir Simpson, 17 Rebs: Ramar Evans, 8 Asts: 2 Tied, 2 | Pts: Owen White, 22 Rebs: Rebounds, 11 Asts: Owen White, 5 |
* SDC Stadium Houghton, MI Attendance: 719 Referees: David Gawrisch,Troy Boardman,Darren Budagan
* March 2 7:30 PM
* Recap
No. 8 Davenport 91, No. 1 Ferris State 90 :
| Scoring by half: 43−39, 48−51 |||
| Pts: Chris Rollins, 23 Rebs: Jairus Stevens, 6 Asts: Chris Rollins, 9 | Pts: Walt Kelser, 35 Rebs: Reece Walton, 6 Asts: Jimmy Scholler, 7 |
* Jim Wink Arena Big Rapids, MI Attendance: 1,271 Referees: Jeff Spedoske, Nicholas Terry, Kyle Bowen

### Semifinals

* March 5 12:00 PM
* Recap
No. 3 Northern Michigan 78, No. 2 Michigan Tech 71 :
| Scoring by half: 36−32, 42−39 |||
| Pts: Max Bjorklund, 35 Rebs: John Kerr, 8 Asts: Max Bjorklund, 3 | Pts: Owen White, 30 Rebs: Trent Bell, 11 Asts: Carter Johnston, 4 |
* SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI Attendance: 820 Referees: Chad Palmer, Victor Harrington, Cory Degroote
* March 5 2:00 PM
* Recap
No. 8 Davenport 98, No 4. Saginaw Valley State 80 :
| Scoring by half: 41−50, 57−30 |||
| Pts: Luke Maranka, 28 Rebs: Luke Maranka, 10 Asts: Chris Rollins, 8 | Pts: Darnell Haskins Jr.,28 Rebs: Tyler Witz, 11 Asts: Delano Smith, 6 |
* Houghton, Michigan Houghton, MI Attendance: 820 Referees: Jimmy Jarrett, Scott Sivelle, Bret Wegenke

### Championship

* March 6 2:30 PM
* Recap
No. 8 Davenport 100, No 3. Northern Michigan 67 :
| Scoring by half: 44-32, 56-34 |||
| Pts: Jarrin Randall, 28 Rebs: Luke Maranka, 8 Asts: 2 Tied, 2 | Pts: Justin Kuehl, 13 Rebs: Nick Wagner, 6 Asts: 2 Tied, 3 |
* SDC Gymnasium Houghton, MI Attendance: 332 Referees: Jimmy Jarrett, Scott Siville, Bret Wegenke