# 2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place March 7, 8 and 10, 2012 at the Merrell Center in Katy, Texas The winner of the tournament received the Southland Conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

## Format

Tournament seeding, 1 through 8, was based upon regular-season winning percentage regardless of divisional place in Conference competition. The quarterfinals were broadcast online by the Conference's Internet streamer, SLC Now. The semi-finals were broadcast regionally on SLC TV and nationally on ESPN3 while the championship game was broadcast nationally on ESPN2 and ESPN3.

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 SLC Now | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 SLC Now | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 7 SLC Now | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 SLC TV | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 SLC TV | Semifinals Thursday, March 8 SLC TV | Finals Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | Finals Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 | Finals Saturday, March 10 ESPN2 |
| 1 | Texas-Arlington | 96 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 48 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 48 | 1 | Texas–Arlington | 72 | | | |
| | | | 4 | McNeese State | 92 | | | |
| 4 | McNeese State | 78 | 4 | McNeese State | 92 | | | |
| 5 | UTSA | 74$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| 5 | UTSA | 74$^{OT}$ | | | | 4 | McNeese State | 49 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Lamar | 70 |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 68 | | | | | | | 3 | Lamar | 70 |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 46 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 46 | 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 44 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Lamar | 55 | | | |
| 3 | Lamar | 76 | 3 | Lamar | 55 | | | |
| 6 | Northwestern State | 69 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries

* SLC Now
* Mar 7 12:00 pm
* Recap
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 68, Sam Houston State Bearkats 46 :
| Scoring by half: 29–22, 39–24 |||
| Pts: 3 tied with 13 Rebs: Taylor Smith 7 Asts: 2 tied with 4 | Pts: Konner Tucker 11 Rebs: Antuan Bootle 5 Asts: Demarcus Gatlin 4 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: N/A
* SLC Now
* Mar 7 2:30 pm
* Recap
Lamar Cardinals 76, Northwestern State Demons 69 :
| Scoring by half: 36–26, 40–43 |||
| Pts: Mike James 21 Rebs: Stan Brown 10 Asts: Mike James 4 | Pts: William Mosley 22 Rebs: William Mosley 9 Asts: Tyler Washington 3 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: 1,436 Referees: Sean Casey, Kyle Ingram, Greg White
* SLC Now
* Mar 7 6:00 pm
* Recap
UT-Arlington Mavericks 96, Nicholls State Colonels 48 :
| Scoring by half: 42–19, 54–29 |||
| Pts: Bo Ingram 21 Rebs: Jordan Reves 11 Asts: Shaq White-Miller 6 | Pts: Jeremy Smith 17 Rebs: Jeremy Smith 8 Asts: 4 tied with 1 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Malham, Jon Stigliano, Kelly Groom
* SLC Now
* Mar 7 8:30 pm
* Recap
McNeese State Cowboys 78, UTSA Roadrunners 74 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 19–30, 44–33 Overtime: 15–11 |||
| Pts: Dontae Cannon 18 Rebs: Patrick Richard 11 Asts: Patrick Richard 7 | Pts: Melvin Johnson III 19 Rebs: Stephen Franklin 10 Asts: Kannon Burrage 4 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: 1,303 Referees: Mike Thibodeaux, Brent Dugas, David Stevens
* SLC TV
* Mar 8 6:00 pm
* Recap
Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 44, Lamar Cardinals 55 :
| Scoring by half: 19–26, 25–29 |||
| Pts: Taylor Smith 14 Rebs: 2 tied with 8 Asts: Hal Bateman 3 | Pts: Anthony Miles 17 Rebs: Anthony Miles 7 Asts: Anthony Miles 5 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: N/A Referees: Jeff Malham, Mike Thibodeaux, Kyle Ingram
* SLC TV
* Mar 8 8:30 pm
* Recap
UT-Arlington Mavericks 72, McNeese State Cowboys 92 :
| Scoring by half: 32–44, 40–48 |||
| Pts: LaMarcus Reed III 23 Rebs: Bradley Gay 6 Asts: LaMarcus Reed III 3 | Pts: Patrick Richard 20 Rebs: Rudy Turner 9 Asts: Patrick Richard 6 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: 1,829 Referees: Brent Dugas, Jon Stigliano, Greg White
* ESPN2
* Mar 10 2:00 pm
* Recap
Lamar Cardinals 70, McNeese State Cowboys 49 :
| Scoring by half: 33–21, 37–28 |||
| Pts: Mike James 26 Rebs: Mike James 9 Asts: Anthony Miles 5 | Pts: Patrick Richard 16 Rebs: Desharick Guidry 10 Asts: Dontae Cannon 3 |
* Leonard E. Merrell Center Katy, TX Attendance: 3,593 Referees: Kerry Sitton, Keith Kimble, Sean Casey