# 2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the concluding event of the 2020–21 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was held from March 10–13, 2021 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain.

## Seeds

| Seed | School | Record |
| #1 East | Western Kentucky | 11–3 |
| #1 West | Louisiana Tech | 12–4 |
| #2 East | Old Dominion | 11–5 |
| #2 West | UAB | 13–5 |
| #3 East | Marshall | 9–5 |
| #3 West | North Texas | 9–5 |
| #4 East | Florida Atlantic | 7–5 |
| #4 West | UTSA | 9–7 |
| #5 East | Charlotte | 5–11 |
| #5 West | UTEP | 8–8 |
| #6 East | Middle Tennessee | 3–13 |
| #6 West | Rice | 6–10 |
| #7 East | FIU | 2–15 |
| #7 West | Southern Miss | 4–13 |

## Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed.
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
| First Round – Tuesday, March 9 |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | W6 Rice vs. W7 Southern Miss | 61–52 | ESPN+ |
| 2 | 7:30 pm | E6 Middle Tennessee vs. E7 FIU | Cancelled | ESPN+ |
| Second Round – Wednesday, March 10 |||||
| 3 | 5:30 pm | W4 UTSA vs. E5 Charlotte | 72–62 | ESPN+ |
| 4 | 6:00 pm | E3 Marshall vs. W6 Rice | 68–72 | ESPN+ |
| 5 | 8:30 pm | E4 FAU vs. W5 UTEP | 76–70 | ESPN+ |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | W3 North Texas vs. E6 Middle Tennessee | 76–56 | ESPN+ |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 11 |||||
| 7 | 5:30 pm | E1 Western Kentucky vs. W4 UTSA | 80–67 | Stadium |
| 8 | 6:00 pm | W2 UAB vs. W6 Rice | 73–60 | Stadium |
| 9 | 8:30 pm | W1 Louisiana Tech vs. E4 FAU | 75–69 | Stadium |
| 10 | 9:00 pm | E2 Old Dominion vs. W3 North Texas | 55-61 | Stadium |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 12 |||||
| 11 | 11:00 am | E1 Western Kentucky vs. W2 UAB | 64–60 | CBSSN |
| 12 | 2:00 pm | W1 Louisiana Tech vs. W3 North Texas | 48–54 | CBSSN |
| Championship – Saturday, March 13 |||||
| 13 | 8:00 pm | E1 Western Kentucky vs. W3 North Texas | 57–61 | CBSSN |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed |||||

## Bracket

| First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | First round Tuesday, March 9 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Second round Wednesday, March 10 ESPN+ | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 Stadium | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 11 Stadium | | | Semifinals Friday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 12 CBSSN | Semifinals Friday, March 12 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN | Championship Saturday, March 13 CBSSN |
| | | | | | | E1 | Western Kentucky | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | W4 | UTSA | 72 | W4 | UTSA | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E5 | Charlotte | 62 | | | | | | E1 | Western Kentucky | 64 | |
| | | | | | | | | | W2 | UAB | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | W2 | UAB | 73 | | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | Marshall | 68 | W6 | Rice | 60 | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Rice | 61 | W6 | Rice | 72 | | | | | | | | E1 | Western Kentucky | 57 |
| W7 | Southern Miss | 52 | | | | | | | | | | | E1 | W3 | North Texas | 61* |
| | | | | | | W1 | Louisiana Tech | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Florida Atlantic | 76 | E4 | Florida Atlantic | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | UTEP | 70 | | | | | | W1 | Louisiana Tech | 48 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | W3 | North Texas | 54 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | Old Dominion | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | North Texas | 76 | W3 | North Texas | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Middle Tennessee | | E6 | Middle Tennessee | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | FIU | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* denotes overtime period.