# 2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2024 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2023–24 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament was held March 10–13, 2024, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The tournament winner, McNeese, received the conference's automatic invitation to the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. The top two seeds received double byes into the semifinals in the merit-based format. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds received single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used were 1) Head-to-head results, 2) comparison of records against individual teams in the conference starting with the top-ranked team(s) and working down and 3) NCAA NET rankings available on day following the conclusion of regular-season play.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | McNeese | 17–1 | |
| 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 14–4 | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 13–5 | |
| 4 | Lamar | 12–6 | |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 10–8 | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 7–11 | |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 6–12 | |
| 8 | New Orleans | 4–14 | 1–1 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| DNQ | Houston Christian | 4–14 | 0–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| DNQ | Incarnate Word | 3–15 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Sunday March 10, 2024 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 8 New Orleans | 66–78 | ESPN+ | 687 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Northwestern State vs. No. 7 Texas A&M–Commerce | 64–69 | ESPN+ | 687 |
| Second round – Monday, March 11, 2024 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Lamar vs. No. 8 New Orleans | 71–57 | ESPN+ | 270 |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce | 72–51 | ESPN+ | 270 |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 12, 2024 |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 5:30 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Lamar | 76–57 | ESPNU | 4,200 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:00 pm | No. 2 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 73–81$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ | 4,200 |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 13, 2024 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 92–76 | ESPN2 | 4,200 |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Sunday, March 10 ESPN+ | First round Sunday, March 10 ESPN+ | First round Sunday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Monday, March 11 ESPN+ | Second round Monday, March 11 ESPN+ | Second round Monday, March 11 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 12 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 12 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 12 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Championship Wednesday March 13 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday March 13 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday March 13 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | McNeese | 76 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Lamar | 71 | 4 | Lamar | 57 | | | |
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 66 | 8 | New Orleans | 57 | | | | 1 | McNeese | 92 |
| 8 | New Orleans | 78 | | | | | | | 3 | Nicholls | 76 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Nicholls | 72 | 3 | Nicholls | 81* | | | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 64 | 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 51 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes number of overtime periods

### First round

* ESPN+
* March 10 5:00 pm
* Report
Southeastern Louisiana 66, New Orleans 78 :
| Scoring by half: 33–39, 33–39 |||
| Pts: R. McFarlane – 18 Rebs: R. McFarland – 8 Asts: R. Eastmond – 8 | Pts: J. Johnson – 34 Rebs: J. Glisson III – 10 Asts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 5 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Referees: Garrett Theriot, Jeff Malham, Amy Bonner
* ESPN+
* March 10 7:30 pm
* Report
Northwestern State 64, Texas A&M–Commerce 69 :
| Scoring by half: 26–33, 43–31 |||
| Pts: J. Wilson – 20 Rebs: J. Wilson – 9 Asts: C. Forte – 3 | Pts: K. Williams – 19 Rebs: K. Abdul-Mateen – 8 Asts: T. Lewis – 3 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 687 Referees: Jon Stigliano, Gerald Williams, Rodrick Dixon

### Second round

* ESPN+
* March 11 5:00 pm
* Report
Lamar 71, New Orleans 57 :
| Scoring by half: 34–25, 37–32 |||
| Pts: T. Anderson – 20 Rebs: T. Anderson – 8 Asts: C. Pryor – 8 | Pts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 10 Rebs: K. Wilson-Rouse – 6 Asts: K. Wilson-Rouse – 2 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Referees: Darren George, Danny Chance, Joe Wilbert III
* ESPN+
* March 11 7:30 pm
* Report
Nicholls 72, Texas A&M–Commerce 51 :
| Scoring by half: 34–21, 38–30 |||
| Pts: R. Brown III – 18 Rebs: D. Smith – 7 Asts: Q. Strander – 5 | Pts: A. Dodd – 15 Rebs: K. Williams – 8 Asts: T. Lewis – 3 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 270 Referees: Danny Chance, Steve Orkus, Jr., Brent Dugas

### Semifinals

* ESPNU
* March 12 5:30 pm
* Report
McNeese 76, Lamar 57 :
| Scoring by half: 39–24, 37–33 |||
| Pts: S. Wells – 27 Rebs: C. Shumate – 7 Asts: S. Wells – 5 | Pts: T. Anderson – 16 Rebs: E. White – 9 Asts: Tied (5 players) – 2 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Joe Wilbert III, Danny Chance, Brent Dugas
* ESPN+
* March 12 8:00 pm
* Repor
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 73, Nicholls 81 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 30–35, 39–34 Overtime: 4–12 |||
| Pts: G. Clark – 17 Rebs: D. Prim – 7 Asts: M. Humphrey – 6 | Pts: M. Gray, Jr. – 23 Rebs: M. Gray, Jr. – 9 Asts: M. Gray, Jr. – 5 |
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Gerald Williams, Garrett Theriot, Jeff Malham

### Championship

* ESPN2
* March 13 4:00 pm
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA

## Awards and honors

2024 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team :
* Shahada Wells, McNeese (MVP)
* Javohn Garcia, McNeese
* DJ Richards, McNeese
* Diante Smith, Nicholls
* Terry Anderson, Lamar