# 2025 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2025 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the 2024–25 season of the Southland Conference. The tournament is to be held March 9–12, 2025, at The Legacy Center in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic invitation to the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tie–breaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. Eight teams in the conference qualify 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 receive single byes to the quarterfinals. Tiebreakers used are 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. If there is a tie between three or more teams, until the tie can be narrowed down to two teams, the tiebreakers are 1) head-to-head results if the tied teams have played the same total number of games against each other and 2) the cumulative records of the tied teams against all teams the tied teams played an equal number of times.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
| 1 | McNeese | 19–1 | | |
| 2 | Lamar | 14–6 | | |
| 3 | Nicholls | 13–7 | | |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 12–8 | 8–2 vs. McNeese/Nicholls/UIW/HCU/UNO | |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 12–8 | 6–4 vs. McNeese/Nicholls/UIW/HCU/UNO | 2–0 vs. Southeastern Louisiana |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 12–8 | 6–4 vs. McNeese/Nicholls/UIW/HCU/UNO | 0–2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 9–11 | 1–1 vs. Lamar | |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 9–11 | 0–2 vs. Lamar | |
| DNQ | UT Rio Grande Valley | 8–12 | | |
| DNQ | Stephen F. Austin | 7–13 | | |
| DNQ | East Texas A&M | 3–17 | | |
| DNQ | New Orleans | 2–18 | | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Sunday March 9, 2025 |||||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:00 pm | No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi vs. No. 8 Houston Christian | 62–48 | ESPN+ | 902 |
| 1 | 2 | 7:30 pm | No. 6 Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 7 Incarnate Word | 67–71$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ | 902 |
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 10, 2025 |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 4 Northwestern State vs. No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 66–63 | ESPN+ | 1,310 |
| 2 | 4 | 7:30 pm | No. 3 Nicholls vs. No. 7 Incarnate Word | 74–70$^{OT}$ | ESPN+ | 1,310 |
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 11, 2025 |||||||
| 3 | 5 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 4 Northwestern State | 83–64 | ESPNU | 3,782 |
| 3 | 6 | 8:30 pm | No. 2 Lamar vs. No. 3 Nicholls | 58–55 | ESPN+ | 3,782 |
| Championship – Wednesday, March 12, 2025 |||||||
| 4 | 7 | 4:00 pm | No. 1 McNeese vs. No. 2 Lamar | 63–54 | ESPN2 | 4,106 |
| *Game times in CDT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. |||||||

## Bracket

| First round Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Sunday, March 9 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Monday, March 10 ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Semifinals Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU/ESPN+ | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 | Championship Wednesday, March 12 ESPN2 |
| | | | | | | 1 | McNeese | 83 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Northwestern State | 66 | 4 | Northwestern State | 64 | | | |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 62 | 5 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 63 | | | | 1 | McNeese | 63 |
| 8 | Houston Christian | 48 | | | | | | | 2 | Lamar | 54 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Lamar | 58 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Nicholls | 74$^{OT}$ | 3 | Nicholls | 55 | | | |
| 6 | Southeastern Louisiana | 67 | 7 | Incarnate Word | 70 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Incarnate Word | 71$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Game Summaries
### First round

* ESPN+
* March 9 5:00 pm
No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62, No. 8 Houston Christian 48 :
| Scoring by half: 34–24, 28–24 |||
| Pts: G. Clark – 22 Rebs: G. Clark – 11 Asts: Tied - 4 (L. Torbor, K. Parker) | Pts: J. Mackey – 17 Rebs: D. Samuels – 4 Asts: E. Brooks – 4 |
| Texas A&M Corpus Christi advances to Southland Quarterfinals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 902 Referees: Joe Wilbert III, Brent Dugas, Eric Kronebusch
* ESPN+
* March 9 7:30 pm
No. 6 seed Southeastern Louisiana 67, No. 7 seed Incarnate Word 71 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 25–32, 33–26 Overtime: 9–13 |||
| Pts: Tied – 20 (D. Bailey, J. Anderson) Rebs: M. Glover – 11 Asts: J. Anderson – 7 | Pts: S. Hines, Jr. – 27 Rebs: Tied – 8 (J. Elyzee, S. Hines, Jr.) Asts: S. Hines, Jr. – 2 |
| Incarnate Word advances to Southland Quarterfinals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 902 Referees: Danny Chance, Derek Schulte, Garrett Theriot

### Quarterfinals

* ESPN+
* March 10 5:00 pm
No. 4 Northwestern State 66, No. 5 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 63 :
| Scoring by half: 38–28, 28–35 |||
| Pts: L. Bettis – 17 Rebs: W. Williams – 13 Asts: A. Patterson – 5 | Pts: D. Wright-Forde – 15 Rebs: G. Clark – 7 Asts: J. Walker – 4 |
| Northwestern State advances to Southland Semifinals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 0 Referees: Danny Chance, Randal Anders and Shaun Seales
* ESPN+
* March 11 7:30 pm
No. 3 Nicholls 74, No. 7 Incarnate Word 70 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 28–27, 35–36 Overtime: 11–7 |||
| Pts: J. West, Jr. – 17 Rebs: J. Searles – 11 Asts: T. English – 3 | Pts: D. Hayman – 29 Rebs: L. Sabally – 8 Asts: D. Bailey – 5 |
| Nicholls advances to Southland Semifinals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 1,310 Referees: Derek Schulte, Eric Kronebusch and John Jenkins Jr.

### Semifinals

* ESPNU
* March 11 7:00 pm
* Box
No. 1 McNeese 83, No. 4 Northwestern State 64 :
| Scoring by half: 25-42, 39-41 |||
| Pts: Garcia 24 Rebs: Charles 9 Asts: Copeland, Murray 5 | Pts: Thomas 19 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Patterson 6 |
| Mcneese advances to Southland Finals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 0 Referees: Brent Dugas, Stephen Orkus, Jr., Bharat Ramnanan
* ESPN+
* March 11 9:30 pm
* Box
No. 2 Lamar 58, No. 3 Nicholls 55 :
| Scoring by half: 28-33, 30-22 |||
| Pts: Marmolejos 17 Rebs: White 9 Asts: Jackson 5 | Pts: Brown III 17 Rebs: Robinson 8 Asts: Brown II, Ireland, Robinson 3 |
| Lamar advances to Southland Finals |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 3,782 Referees: Rodrick Dixon, Shaun Seales, Lucas Santos

### Finals

* ESPN2
* March 12 5:00 pm
* Box
No. 1 Mcneese 63, Lamar 54 :
| Scoring by half: 33-30, 30-24 |||
| Pts: Copeland 18 Rebs: Charles 7 Asts: Copeland 4 | Pts: Marmolejos 18 Rebs: Marmolejos, Holifield 9 Asts: Jackson 2 |
| Mcneese wins Southland Final |||
* The Legacy Center – Lake Charles, LA Attendance: 4,106 Referees: Stephen Orkus Jr, Bharat Ramnanan, Lucas Santos

## Awards and honors

2025 Southland Conference Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team :
* (MVP) Javohn Garcia (Mcneese)
* Quadir Copeland (Mcneese)
* Alexis Marmolejos (Lamar)
* Adam Hamilton (Lamar)
* Micah Thomas (Northwestern State)