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2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Finals site	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex; Brooklyn, New York
Champions	Robert Morris (8th title)
Winning coach	Andrew Toole (1st title)
MVP	Rodney Pryor (RMU)
Attendance	6,891 (total) ; 1,013 (championship)
	Northeast Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 2014 2016 →

2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
St. Francis Brooklyn	15	–	3	.833	23	–	12	.657
Robert Morris †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	15	.571
Bryant	12	–	6	.667	16	–	15	.516
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	7	.611	15	–	15	.500
Saint Francis	9	–	9	.500	16	–	16	.500
Sacred Heart	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
LIU Brooklyn	8	–	10	.444	12	–	18	.400
Wagner	8	–	10	.444	10	–	20	.333
Fairleigh Dickinson	3	–	15	.167	8	–	21	.276
Central Connecticut	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161

† 2015 NEC tournament winner

The 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 4, 7, and 10.^[1] The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with higher seed hosting all games. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 4 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 7 and the finals on Tuesday, March 10. Robert Morris earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.

Format

For the eleventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams were shuffled so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.^[2]

Seeds

Teams were seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under NEC policy.^[3]

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1	St. Francis Brooklyn‡	15–3	21–10
2	Robert Morris	12–6	16–14	1–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. Bryant, 2–0 vs. MSM
3	Bryant	12–6	15–14	1–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. RM, 1–1 vs. MSM
4	Mount St. Mary's	11–7	15–14
5	Saint Francis (PA)	9–9	15–14	2–0 vs. SH
6	Sacred Heart	9–9	15–16	0–2 vs. SFPA
7	Wagner	8–10	10–19	2–0 vs. LIU
8	LIU Brooklyn	8–10	12–17	0–2 vs. Wagner
‡ – NEC regular season champions. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 4 NEC Front Row, MSG+2, FCS and Cox Sports			Semifinals Saturday, March 7 (reseeded) NEC Front Row, MSG+, FCS			Championship Tuesday, March 10 ESPN2

1	St. Francis Brooklyn	79

8	LIU Brooklyn	70
			1	St. Francis Brooklyn	62

			5	Saint Francis (PA)	48
4	Mount St. Mary's	58

5	Saint Francis (PA)	73
						1	St. Francis Brooklyn	63
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						2	Robert Morris	66
2	Robert Morris	91

7	Wagner	68
			2	Robert Morris	66

			3	Bryant	53
3	Bryant	91**

6	Sacred Heart	85

All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed
* Overtime

Game summaries

Quarterfinals: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. LIU Brooklyn

Series History: LIU leads 63-40

Mar 4
7:00 pm EST

Recap

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 79, LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds 70
Scoring by half: 35-22, 44-48
Pts: Brent Jones 31 Rebs: Jalen Cannon 15 Asts: Brent Jones 5		Pts: Landon Atterberry 18 Rebs: Nura Zanna 7 Asts: Elvar Fridriksson 7

Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 972
Referees: Wally Rutecki, Dennis Allocco and Brandon Cruz

Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. Saint Francis (PA)

Series History: MSM leads 42-30

Mar 4
7:00 pm EST

Recap

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 58, Saint Francis Red Flash 73
Scoring by half: 24-29, 34-44
Pts: Will Miller 14 Rebs: Taylor Danaher 5 Asts: Khalid Nwandu 3		Pts: Earl Brown 20 Rebs: Earl Brown 14 Asts: Malik Harmon & Ollie Jackson 3

Knott Arena
Emmitsburg, MD
Attendance: 1,068
Referees: Doug Aprahamian, Robert Testa and Brandon Williams

Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Wagner

Series History: RMU leads 41-25

Mar 4
7:00 pm EST

Recap

Robert Morris Colonials 91, Wagner Seahawks 68
Scoring by half: 39-28, 52-40
Pts: Lucky Jones 27 Rebs: Elijah Minnie 7 Asts: Rodney Pryor 7		Pts: Mike Aaman & Marcus Burton 19 Rebs: Mike Aaman 8 Asts: JoJo Cooper 5

Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
Attendance: 857
Referees: Steve Ruppenthal, Josh White and Dave Fernandez

Quarterfinals: Bryant vs. Sacred Heart

Series History: SHU leads 18-13
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and John Schmeelk

MSG+, FCS and Cox Sports

Mar 4
7:00 pm EST

Recap

Bryant Bulldogs 91, Sacred Heart Pioneers 85 (OT)
Scoring by half: 30-38, 33-25 Overtime: 14-14, 14-8
Pts: Joe O'Shea 21 Rebs: Dan Garvin & Bosko Kostur 9 Asts: Shane McLaughlin 5		Pts: Cane Broome 21 Rebs: Jordan Allen 6 Asts: Phil Gaetano 9

Chace Athletic Center
Smithfield, RI
Attendance: 1,188
Referees: Gary Pucino, Rod Mrakovich and Mike Pearson

Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Bryant

Series History: RMU leads 10–2
Announcers: John Schmeelk and Tim Capstraw

MSG & FCS

Mar 7
12:00 pm EST

Recap

Robert Morris Colonials 66, Bryant Bulldogs 53
Scoring by half: 30-25, 36-28
Pts: Kavon Stewart 19 Rebs: Elijah Minnie 9 Asts: Kavon Stewart 8		Pts: Dyami Starks 19 Rebs: Dan Garvin and Shane McLaughlin 8 Asts: Shane McLaughlin 7

Charles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
Attendance: 839
Referees: Jim Bruno, Lionel Butler and James Ostwalt

Semifinal: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis (PA)

Series History: SFU leads 36–38
Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and Matt Harmon

MSG & FCS

Mar 7
2:00 pm EST

Recap

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 62, Saint Francis Red Flash 48
Scoring by half: 30-27, 32-21
Pts: Jalen Cannon 20 Rebs: Jalen Cannon 11 Asts: Brent Jones 8		Pts: Malik Harmon 18 Rebs: Earl Brown 12 Asts: Greg Brown 3

Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 954
Referees: Guy Pagano, Douglas Grant and Tom Regan

Championship: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Robert Morris

Series History: 43–27
Announcers: John Brickley and Craig Robinson

ESPN2

Mar 10
7:00 pm EST

Recap

St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 63, Robert Morris Colonials 66
Scoring by half: 35-29, 28-37
Pts: Tyreek Jewell 19 Rebs: Jalen Cannon 12 Asts: Brent Jones 5		Pts: Rodney Pryor 17 Rebs: Elijah Minnie 9 Asts: Kavon Stewart 6

Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 1,013
Referees: Paul Faia, Robert Riley and Donnie Eppley

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.^[4]

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Rodney Prior	Robert Morris	Guard	Junior	6-5	Evanston, Illinois
Brent Jones	St. Francis Brooklyn	Guard	Senior	6-2	Bronx, New York
Earl Brown	Saint Francis (PA)	Forward	Senior	6-6	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lucky Jones	Robert Morris	Forward	Senior	6-5	Newark, New Jersey
Jalen Cannon	St. Francis Brooklyn	Forward	Senior	6-6	Allentown, Pennsylvania

References

^ "2015 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ "2015 NEC men's bracket" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ "NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^ "NCAA-Bound Robert Morris Colonials Capture Eighth NEC Tournament Title". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

[Home-1] "2015 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[2] "2015 NEC men's bracket" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[3] "NEC Basketball Tiebreaker Procedure". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved February 4, 2015.

[4] "NCAA-Bound Robert Morris Colonials Capture Eighth NEC Tournament Title". NortheastConference.org. Retrieved March 16, 2015.

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