# 2018 CAA men's basketball tournament

The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament was held March 3–6, 2018 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina. The College of Charleston received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with an 83–76 overtime win over Northeastern in the championship game.

## Tournament changes

On July 11, 2017, it was announced that the tournament, which was previously played on a Friday–Monday format, would move to a Saturday–Tuesday format beginning with the 2018 tournament. It was also announced that the semifinals and championship would be televised on CBS Sports Network through the 2021 tournament.

## Seeds

All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | College of Charleston | 14–4 | 2–0 vs Northeastern | |
| 2 | Northeastern | 14–4 | 0–2 vs CofC | |
| 3 | Hofstra | 12–6 | | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 11–7 | | |
| 5 | Towson | 8–10 | | |
| 6 | UNC Wilmington | 7–11 | | |
| 7 | Delaware | 6–12 | 4–2 vs Drexel/JMU/Elon | |
| 8 | Drexel | 6–12 | 3–3 vs UD/JMU/Elon | 2–2 vs CofC/Northeastern |
| 9 | James Madison | 6–12 | 3–3 vs UD/Drexel/Elon | 0–4 vs CofC/Northeastern |
| 10 | Elon | 6–12 | 2–4 vs UD/Drexel/JMU | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Saturday March 3, 2018 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 James Madison vs No. 8 Drexel | 62–70 | CAA.tv |
| 1 | 2 | 6:30 pm | No. 10 Elon vs No. 7 Delaware | 79–86 | CAA.tv |
| Quarterfinals – Sunday March 4, 2018 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 Drexel vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 59–66 | CAA.tv |
| 2 | 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Towson vs No. 4 William & Mary | 66–80 | CAA.tv |
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Delaware vs No. 2 Northeastern | 50–74 | CAA.tv |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 3 Hofstra | 93–88 | CAA.tv |
| Semifinals – Monday March 5, 2018 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 6:00 pm | No. 4 William and Mary vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 73–83 | CBSSN |
| 4 | 8 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern | 52–79 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Tuesday March 6, 2018 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 1 College of Charleston | 76–83$^{OT}$ | CBSSN |
| *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seed ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Saturday, March 3 CAA.tv | First round Saturday, March 3 CAA.tv | First round Saturday, March 3 CAA.tv | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4 CAA.tv | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4 CAA.tv | Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4 CAA.tv | Semifinals Monday, March 5 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals Monday, March 5 CBS Sports Network | Semifinals Monday, March 5 CBS Sports Network | Final Tuesday, March 6 CBS Sports Network | Final Tuesday, March 6 CBS Sports Network | Final Tuesday, March 6 CBS Sports Network |
| | | | 1 | College of Charleston | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Drexel | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Drexel | 70 | 8 | Drexel | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | James Madison | 62 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | James Madison | 62 | | | | 1 | College of Charleston | 83 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | William & Mary | 73 | | | |
| | | | 4 | William & Mary | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Towson | 66 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | College of Charleston | 83* |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Northeastern | 76 |
| | | | 2 | Northeastern | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Delaware | 50 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Delaware | 86 | 7 | Delaware | 50 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Elon | 79 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Elon | 79 | | | | 2 | Northeastern | 79 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | UNC Wilmington | 52 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Hofstra | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | UNC Wilmington | 93 | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime game

## Game summaries
### First round

* CAA.tv
* March 3, 2018 4:00 pm
* Recap
No. 9 James Madison 62, No. 8 Drexel 70 :
| Scoring by half: 33–30, 29–40 |||
| Pts: Lewis – 15 Rebs: 3 tied – 6 Asts: Lewis – 3 Mosley – 13 Pts | Pts: Isabell – 24 Rebs: Williams – 15 Asts: Isabell – 5 Williams – 7 Blocks |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Anthony Franklin, Jon Wall, Matt Dorn
* CAA.tv
* March 3, 2018 6:30 pm
* Recap
No. 10 Elon 79, No. 7 Delaware 86 :
| Scoring by half: 30–41, 49–45 |||
| Pts: Thompson – 27 Rebs: Seibring – 9 Asts: Swoope – 9 Santa Ana – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs | Pts: Daly – 23 Rebs: Carter – 11 Asts: 3 Tied – 4 Carter – 20 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,659 Referees: Tony Crisp, Michael Luckie, Matt Lavigne

### Quarterfinals

* CAA.tv
* March 4, 2018 12:00 pm
* Recap
No. 8 Drexel 59, No. 1 College of Charleston 66 :
| Scoring by half: 27–30, 32–36 |||
| Pts: Lee – 15 Rebs: Isabell – 12 Asts: Lee – 3 Lee – 5 Stls | Pts: Chealey – 22 Rebs: Brantley – 11 Asts: 3 Tied – 3 Riller – 17 Pts, 5 Rebs |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Mark Schnur, AJ Desai, Nathan Farrell
* CAA.tv
* March 4, 2018 2:30 pm
* Recap
No. 5 Towson 66, No. 4 William & Mary 80 :
| Scoring by half: 32–41, 34–39 |||
| Pts: Martin – 18 Rebs: Gorham – 10 Asts: Martin – 9 Morsell – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs | Pts: Cohn – 24 Rebs: Knight – 12 Asts: Cohn – 7 Knight – 16 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,672 Referees: Tony Chiazza, Tim Comer, Evon Burroughs
* CAA.tv
* March 4, 2018 6:00 pm
* Recap
No. 7 Delaware 50, No 2. Northeastern 74 :
| Scoring by half: 28–33, 22–41 |||
| Pts: Daly – 23 Rebs: Daly – 8 Asts: Allen – 3 Carter – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs | Pts: Boursiquot – 17 Rebs: Green – 10 Asts: Pusica – 10 Pusica – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Clarence Armstrong, Justin Porterfield, Greg Evans
* CAA.tv
* March 4, 2018 8:30 pm
* Recap
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 93, No. 3 Hofstra 88 :
| Scoring by half: 40–48, 53–40 |||
| Pts: Talley – 37 Rebs: Cacok – 9 Asts: Talley – 7 Taylor II – 10 Pts, 7 Rebs | Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29 Rebs: Gustys – 10 Asts: Wright-Foreman – 6 Buie – 20 Pts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 2,566 Referees: Tim Clougherty, Jerry Heater, Tom Morrissey

### Semifinals

* CBSSN
* March 5, 2018 6:00 pm
* Recap
No. 4 William & Mary 73, No. 1 College of Charleston 83 :
| Scoring by half: 34–39, 39–44 |||
| Pts: Knight – 31 Rebs: Burchfield – 8 Asts: Cohn – 7 Rowley – 14 Pts, 2 Asts | Pts: Riller – 25 Rebs: Brantley – 10 Asts: Pointer – 5 Chealey – 16 Pts, 3 Asts |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Referees: Tim Clougherty, Matt Potter, Tommy Morrissey
* CBSSN
* March 5, 2018 8:30 pm
* Recap
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 52, No. 2 Northeastern 79 :
| Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–43 |||
| Pts: Cacok – 15 Rebs: 2 tied – 9 Asts: Fornes – 3 Fornes – 11 Pts, 5 Rebs | Pts: Pusica – 20 Rebs: Green – 9 Asts: Gresham Jr – 6 Occeus – 18 Pts, 2 Stls |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 4,099 Referees: Tony Chiazza, Mark Schnur, Anthony Franklin

### Championship

* CBSSN
* March 6, 2018 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Northeastern 76, No. 1 College of Charleston 83 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 36–23, 29–42 Overtime: 11–18 |||
| Pts: Pusica – 30 Rebs: Gresham Jr – 12 Asts: 3 tied – 4 Boursiquot – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs | Pts: Chealey – 32 Rebs: Brantley – 11 Asts: Chealey – 3 Riller – 20 Pts, 4 Stls |
* North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SC Attendance: 7,945 Referees: Justin Porterfield, Nathan Farrell, Evon Burroughs

## Team and tournament leaders
### Team leaders

| Team | Points | Points | Rebounds | Rebounds | Assists | Assists | Steals | Steals | Blocks | Blocks | Minutes | Minutes |
| College of Charleston | Chealey | 70 | Brantley | 32 | 2 Tied | 9 | Riller | 7 | Brantley | 6 | Chealey | 114 |
| Delaware | Daly | 46 | Carter | 15 | 3 tied | 5 | Daly | 4 | Carter | 2 | Daly | 78 |
| Drexel | Isabell | 38 | Williams | 24 | Isabell | 6 | lee | 7 | Williams | 10 | Isabell | 77 |
| Elon | Thompson | 27 | Seibring | 9 | Swoope | 9 | 2 tied | 1 | Swoope | 1 | Swoope | 39 |
| Hofstra | Wright-Foreman | 29 | Gustys | 10 | Wright-Foreman | 6 | 3 tied | 1 | 3 tied | 1 | Pemberton | 38 |
| James Madison | Lewis | 15 | 3 tied | 6 | Lewis | 3 | 2 tied | 2 | Banks | 2 | Lewis | 36 |
| Northeastern | Pusica | 65 | Gresham Jr. | 27 | Pusica | 17 | Gresham Jr. | 5 | 2 tied | 3 | Pusica | 117 |
| Towson | Martin | 18 | Gorham | 10 | Martin | 9 | 2 tied | 2 | Tunstall | 2 | Morsell | 38 |
| UNC Wilmington | Talley | 47 | Cacok | 18 | Talley | 9 | Cacok | 4 | 3 tied | 1 | Taylor II | 70 |
| William & Mary | Knight | 47 | Knight | 19 | Cohn | 14 | Cohn | 2 | 2 tied | 2 | Cohn | 79 |