# 2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held from March 7–11, 2019 at the Times Union Center in Albany, New York. This marked the 20th time the tournament was played at the Times Union Center. No. 1 seed Iona defeated No. 6 seed Monmouth in the championship game 81–60 to win the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. With the win, Iona became the first MAAC team to win four consecutive MAAC Tournament championships, while also making this their MAAC-record leading seventh consecutive championship game appearance. Monmouth was the second consecutive No. 6 seed to make the championship game in the tournament, and fourth overall.

## Seeds

All 11 teams in the conference participate in the Tournament. The top five teams receive 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 | 12–6 | | |
| 2 | Canisius | 11–7 | 5–1 vs. QU/Rider/Siena | |
| 3 | Quinnipiac | 11–7 | 2–3 vs. Canisius/Rider/Siena | 1–1 vs. Iona |
| 4 | Rider | 11–7 | 2–3 vs. Canisius/QU/Siena | 0–2 vs. Iona |
| 5 | Siena | 11–7 | 1–3 vs. Canisius/QU/Rider | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 10–8 | | |
| 7 | Manhattan | 8–10 | | |
| 8 | Marist | 7–11 | | |
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 6–12 | 3–1 vs. Fairfield/Niagara | |
| 10 | Fairfield | 6–12 | 2–2 vs. SPU/Niagara | |
| 11 | Niagara | 6–12 | 1–3 vs. SPU/Fairfield | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First round – Thursday, March 7 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 8 Marist vs No. 9 Saint Peter's | 68–71 $^{OT}$ | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Manhattan vs No. 10 Fairfield | 57–53 | ESPN3 |
| 1 | 3 | 10:00 pm | No. 6 Monmouth vs No. 11 Niagara | 76–72 | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8 ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 9 Saint Peter's | 73–71 | ESPN3 |
| 2 | 5 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Canisius vs No. 7 Manhattan | 69–65 $^{OT}$ | ESPN3 |
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9 ||||||
| 3 | 6 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Quinnipiac vs No. 6 Monmouth | 92–98 | ESPN3 |
| 3 | 7 | 9:30 pm | No. 4 Rider vs No. 5 Siena | 81–87 | ESPN3 |
| Semifinals – Sunday, March 10 ||||||
| 4 | 8 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 5 Siena | 73–57 | ESPN3 |
| 4 | 9 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Canisius vs No. 6 Monmouth | 59–73 | ESPNU |
| Championship – Monday, March 11 ||||||
| 5 | 10 | 9:00 pm | No. 1 Iona vs No. 6 Monmouth | 81–60 | ESPN2 |
| *Game times in ET. *Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | First round Thursday, March 7 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Quarterfinals Friday/Saturday, March 8/9 ESPN3 | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3/ESPNU | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3/ESPNU | Semifinals Sunday, March 10 ESPN3/ESPNU | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN2 | Championship Monday, March 11 ESPN2 |
| | | | 1 | Iona | 73 | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Saint Peter's | 71 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Marist | 68 | 9 | Saint Peter's | 71 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 71$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Saint Peter's | 71$^{OT}$ | | | | 1 | Iona | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Siena | 57 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Rider | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Siena | 87 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Iona | 81 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Monmouth | 60 |
| | | | 2 | Canisius | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Manhattan | 65$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 7 | Manhattan | 57 | 7 | Manhattan | 65$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 10 | Fairfield | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Fairfield | 53 | | | | 2 | Canisius | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Monmouth | 73 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Quinnipiac | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Monmouth | 98 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 76 | 6 | Monmouth | 98 | | | | | | |
| 11 | Niagara | 72 | | | | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* ESPN3
* March 7, 2019 5:00 pm
* Recap
No. 8 Marist 68, No. 9 Saint Peter's 71 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 37–27, 26–36 Overtime: 5–8 |||
| Pts: Parker – 22 Rebs: Lamb – 6 Asts: Parker – 4 Funk – 18 pts | Pts: Turner – 18 Rebs: Idowu – 8 Asts: Watson & Turner – 3 Watson – 17 pts |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Robert Riley, Ron Tyburski, Andy O'Brien
* ESPN3
* March 7, 2019 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 7 Manhattan 57, No. 10 Fairfield 53 :
| Scoring by half: 30–33, 27–20 |||
| Pts: Hinckson – 16 Rebs: Ebube – 6 Asts: Mack & Ebube – 2 Williams – 10 points | Pts: Alvarez – 18 Rebs: Kasibabu – 6 Asts: Benning – 3 Taliaferro – 12 pts |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Donald Eppley, D.J. Carstensen, Brandon Cruz
* ESPN3
* March 7, 2019 10:00 pm
* Recap
No. 6 Monmouth 76, No. 11 Niagara 72 :
| Scoring by half: 33–33, 43–39 |||
| Pts: Salnave – 20 Rebs: Quinn – 9 Asts: Salnave & Rutherford – 2 Quinn – 14 pts, 3 blk | Pts: Solomon – 24 Rebs: Prochet – 12 Asts: Hammond – 3 Robb – 4 blk |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,260 Referees: Mike Kitts, Earl Walton, Jeff Anderson

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN3
* March 8, 2019 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Iona 73, No. 9 Saint Peter's 71 :
| Scoring by half: 38–39, 35–32 |||
| Pts: Agee & Crawford – 26 Rebs: Agee – 6 Asts: Gist – 4 McGill – 18 pts, 2 stl | Pts: Turner – 23 Rebs: Idowu – 9 Asts: Watson – 5 Ndefo – 12 pts, 4 reb, 4 blk |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Mike Kitts, Ron Tyburski, Adam Vandenburgh
* ESPN3
* March 8, 2019 9:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Canisius 69, No. 7 Manhattan 65 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 25–32, 32–25 Overtime: 12–8 |||
| Pts: Faulkner – 20 Rebs: Faulkner – 8 Asts: Johnson – 6 White – 16 pts | Pts: Williams – 27 Rebs: Greene – 7 Asts: Hinckson & Mack – 3 Hinckson – 5 reb, 5 stl |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,111 Referees: Earl Walton, Brandon Cruz, Edwin Young
* ESPN3
* March 9, 2019 7:00 pm
* Recap
No. 3 Quinnipiac 92, No. 6 Monmouth 98 :
| Scoring by half: 45–50, 47–78 |||
| Pts: Young – 33 Rebs: Young & Marfo – 7 Asts: Kelly – 11 Rigoni – 30 pts, 3 reb | Pts: Salnave & Traore – 19 Rebs: Quinn – 7 Asts: Salnave – 4 Salnave – 6 reb |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Donnie Eppley, Josh White, Andy O'Brien
* ESPN3
* March 9, 2019 9:30 pm
* Recap
No. 4 Rider 81, No. 5 Siena 87 :
| Scoring by half: 29–30, 52–57 |||
| Pts: Marshall – 22 Rebs: Marshall – 8 Asts: Durham – 4 Marshall – 2 blk | Pts: Fisher – 22 Rebs: Degnan – 7 Asts: Pickett – 6 Pickett – 20 pts, 4 blk |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 5,336 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Robert Riley, Robert Snedden

### Semifinals

* ESPN3
* March 10, 2019 6:00 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Iona 73, No. 5 Siena 57 :
| Scoring by half: 35–22, 38–35 |||
| Pts: Gist – 22 Rebs: Agee – 13 Asts: Gist & McGill – 3 Crawford – 8 reb | Pts: Pickett & Fisher – 15 Rebs: Degnan – 8 Asts: Pickett – 8 Pickett – 7 reb |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Referees: Rob Riley, Brandon Cruz, Ron Tyburski
* ESPNU
* March 10, 2019 8:30 pm
* Recap
No. 2 Canisius 59, No. 6 Monmouth 73 :
| Scoring by half: 26–35, 33–38 |||
| Pts: Molson – 17 Rebs: Molson – 7 Asts: Johnson – 5 Johnson – 10 pts, 3 stl | Pts: Hammond – 19 Rebs: Quinn – 10 Asts: Salnave & McClary – 2 Quinn – 14 pts, 2 blk |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 4,918 Referees: Larry Scirotto, Nathan Farrell, Bill McCarthy

### Championship

* ESPN2
* March 11, 2019 9:00 pm
* Recap
No. 1 Iona 81, No. 6 Monmouth 60 :
| Scoring by half: 36–30, 45–30 |||
| Pts: Gist – 22 Rebs: Agee – 7 Asts: Gist – 4 Agee – 18 pts, Perez 14 pts, 5 stl, 5 reb | Pts: Quinn – 13 Rebs: Traore & Ibiezugbe – 6 Asts: Salnave – 3 Hammond – 8 pts |
* Times Union Center Albany, NY Attendance: 2,123 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Larry Scirotto, Rob Riley

## Team and tournament leaders
### Team leaders

| Team | Points | Points | Rebounds | Rebounds | Assists | Assists | Steals | Steals | Blocks | Blocks | Minutes | Minutes | W–L |
| Canisius | Molson | 32 | 3 tied | 10 | Johnson | 11 | Molson | 5 | 3 tied | 2 | Johnson | 82 | 1–1 |
| Fairfield | Alvarez | 18 | Kasibabu | 6 | Benning | 3 | Methnani | 2 | Taliaferro | 2 | 3 tied | 40 | 0–1 |
| Iona | Crawford | 59 | Agee | 26 | Gist | 11 | Perez | 8 | Ristanovic | 2 | Crawford | 111 | 3–0 |
| Manhattan | Williams | 37 | Ebube | 11 | Mack | 5 | Hinckson | 5 | 3 tied | 1 | Stewart | 67 | 0–1 |
| Marist | Parker | 22 | Lamb | 6 | Parker | 4 | Dozic | 2 | Herasme | 1 | Funk | 41 | 0–1 |
| Monmouth | Quinn | 53 | Quinn | 29 | Salnave | 11 | Rutherford | 7 | Quinn | 6 | D. Hammond | 117 | 3–1 |
| Niagara | Solomon | 24 | Prochet | 12 | M. Hammond | 3 | King | 3 | Robb | 4 | M. Hammond | 37 | 0–1 |
| Quinnipiac | Young | 30 | Young & Marfo | 7 | Kelly | 11 | Kelly | 2 | Bundu & Marfo | 1 | Young | 40 | 0–1 |
| Rider | Marshall | 22 | Marshall | 8 | Durham | 4 | Scott | 2 | Marshall | 2 | Jordan | 37 | 0–1 |
| Saint Peter's | Turner | 41 | Idowu | 17 | Watson | 8 | 3 tied | 2 | Ndefo | 8 | Turner | 83 | 1–1 |
| Siena | Fisher | 37 | Degnan | 14 | Pickett | 14 | Smitthen | 5 | Pickett | 4 | Pickett | 76 | 1–1 |

## All-championship team

* 2019 MAAC Men's Basketball All-Championship Team
* Jalen Pickett, Siena
* Jalanni White, Canisius
* Deion Hammond, Monmouth
* Diago Quinn, Monmouth
* Tajuan Agee, Iona
* E.J. Crawford, Iona
* $^{MVP}$ Rickey McGill, Iona