# 2021 GLIAC men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the GLIAC of the 2020–21 NCAA Division II men's basketball season which took place March 2–5, 2021. The Semi-Finals and Finals were played in John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana, with the first two rounds being held at the home stadium of the team that had the better record of their respective matchup. For example, the matchup between #3 Michigan Tech and #6 Purdue Northwest would be hosted by Michigan Tech.
Ashland defeated Michigan Tech 85–77 in the championship game to win the college's first GLIAC tournament title. As a result of the win, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament.

## Seeds

Ten of the GLIAC members and affiliate members participated in the GLIAC Tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 6 teams received a first round bye. Tiebreakers occurred if two teams received the same amount of points for the tournament.
| Seed | School | Conference |
| 1 | Wayne State | 12–5 |
| 2 | Grand Valley St | 11-6 |
| 3 | Michigan Tech | 12-6 |
| 4 | Ferris State | 8-8 |
| 5 | Ashland | 11-7 |
| 6 | Purdue Northwest | 8-8 |
| 7 | Parkside | 9-10 |
| 8 | Lake Superior State | 8-10 |
| 9 | Northwood | 6-12 |
| 10 | Saginaw Valley State | 7–12 |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score |
| First round – Tuesday, March 2 |||||
| 1 | 1 | 8:00 PM | No. 8 Parkside vs. No. 9 Saginaw Valley State | 72-77 |
| 1 | 2 | N/A | No. 7 Lake Superior State vs. No. 10 Northwood | Cancelled |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4 |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 Wayne State vs. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State | 74-76 |
| 2 | 4 | 3:15 PM | No. 4 Ferris State vs. No. 5 Ashland | 85-100 |
| 3 | 5 | 6:30 PM | No. 2 Grand Valley State vs. No. 7 Lake Superior State | 72-57 |
| 3 | 6 | 9:45 pm | No. 3 Michigan Tech vs. No. 6 Purdue Northwest | 74-63 |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 5 |||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 5 Ashland vs. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State | 83-57 |
| 4 | 8 | 7:30 pm | No. 2 Grand Valley State vs. No. 3 Michigan Tech | 59-65 |
| Championship – Sunday, March 7 |||||
| 5 | 9 | 2:30 pm | No. 3 Michigan Tech vs. No. 5 Ashland | 77-85 |
*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

## Bracket

| Round 1 (March 2, 2021) | Round 1 (March 2, 2021) | Round 1 (March 2, 2021) | Quarterfinals March 4, 2021 | Quarterfinals March 4, 2021 | Quarterfinals March 4, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Semifinals March 5, 2021 | Championship March 7, 2021 | Championship March 7, 2021 | Championship March 7, 2021 |
| | | | 1 | Wayne State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Parkside | 72 | 9 | Saginaw Valley State | 76 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Saginaw Valley State | 77 | | | | 9 | Saginaw Valley State | 57 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ashland | 83 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ferris State | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Ashland | 100 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ashland | 85 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Michigan Tech | 77 |
| | | | 3 | Michigan Tech | 74 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Lake Superior State | 0 | 6 | Purdue Northwest | 63 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Northwood | 0 | | | | 2 | Grand Valley State | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Michigan Tech | 65 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Grand Valley State | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Lake Superior State | 57 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round

* March 2 8:00 PM
* Recap
No. 8 Parkside 72, No. 9 Saginaw Valley St 77 :
| Scoring by half: 38-33, 34−44 |||
| Pts: Ramar Evans, 24 Rebs: Brandon Hau, 8 Asts: Vinson Sigmon Jr, 7 | Pts: Delano Smith, 32 Rebs: Delano Smith, 9 Asts: Myles, Belyeu, 3 |
* De Simone Gymnasium Kenosha, WI
* March 2 NA
* Cancelled
No. 7 Lake Superior State 0, No. 10 Northwood 0 :
* Scoring by half: 0−0, 0−0 ||
* Ronald Cooper Gymnasium Sault Ste Marie, MI

### Quarterfinals

* March 4 12:00 PM
* Recap
No. 1 Wayne State 74, No. 9 Saginaw Valley St 76 :
| Scoring by half: 28−36, 46−40 |||
| Pts: Brailen Neely, 28 Rebs: Avery Lewis, 11 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: Myles Belyeu, 35 Rebs: Delano Smith, 6 Asts: Delano Smith, 4 |
* John Friend Court Hammond, IN
* March 4 3:15 PM
* Recap
No. 4 Ferris State 85, No. 5 Ashland 100 :
| Scoring by half: 46−56, 39−44 |||
| Pts: Walt Kelser, 25 Rebs: Logan Ryan, 6 Asts: Tied, 4 | Pts: Brandon Haraway, 35 Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 7 Asts: Tied |
* John Friend Court Hammond, IN
* March 4 6:30 PM
* Recap
No. 2 Grand Valley State 72, No. 7 Lake Superior State 57 :
| Scoring by half: 28-33, 44-24 |||
| Pts: Justin Fischer, 19 Rebs: Kemon Bassett, 8 Asts: Tied, 3 | Pts: Christian Negron, 22 Rebs: Christian Negron, 13 Asts: Jake Van Tubbergen, 5 |
* Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN
* March 4 9:45 PM
* Recap
No. 3 Michigan Tech 74, No. 6 Purdue Northwest 63 :
| Scoring by half: 43-32, 31-31 |||
| Pts: Dawson Bilski, 26 Rebs: Trent Bell, 13 Asts: Carter Johnston, 5 | Pts: Mikell Cooper, 25 Rebs: Vincent Miszkiewicz, 12 Asts: Tied, 2 |
* Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN

### Semifinals

* March 5 4:00 PM
* Recap
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State 57, No. 5 Ashland 83 :
| Scoring by half: 26-48, 31-35 |||
| Pts: Myles Belyeu, 19 Rebs: Tied, 7 Asts: Tied, 2 | Pts: Brandon Haraway, 25 Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 15 Asts: Aaron Thompson, 4 |
* Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN
* March 5 7:30 PM
* Recap
No. 2 Grand Valley State 59, No. 3 Michigan Tech 65 :
| Scoring by half: 30-34, 29-31 |||
| Pts: Jake Van Tubbergen, 19 Rebs: Christian Negron, 11 Asts: Tied, 2 | Pts: Trent Bell, Owen White, 17 Rebs: Trent Bell, 11 Asts: Carter Johnston, 7 |
* Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN

### Championship

* March 7 2:30 PM
* Recap
No. 5 Ashland 85, No 3. Michigan Tech 77 :
| Scoring by half: 44-42, 41−35 |||
| Pts: Aaron Thompson, 32 Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 9 Asts: Aaron Thompson, 4 | Pts: Owen White, 33 Rebs: Trent Bell, 11 Asts: Carter Johnston, 5 |
* Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, IN