2018 CAA men's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The tournament was held March 3–6, 2018 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, South Carolina . The College of Charleston received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with an 83–76 overtime win over Northeastern in the championship game.
Tournament changes
On July 11, 2017, it was announced that the tournament, which was previously played on a Friday–Monday format, would move to a Saturday–Tuesday format beginning with the 2018 tournament.[ 1] It was also announced that the semifinals and championship would be televised on CBS Sports Network through the 2021 tournament.
Seeds
All 10 CAA teams participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a bye to the quarterfinals.
Schedule
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup
Score
Television
First round – Saturday March 3, 2018
1
1
4:00 pm
No. 9 James Madison vs No. 8 Drexel
62–70
CAA.tv
2
6:30 pm
No. 10 Elon vs No. 7 Delaware
79–86
CAA.tv
Quarterfinals – Sunday March 4, 2018
2
3
12:00 pm
No. 8 Drexel vs No. 1 College of Charleston
59–66
CAA.tv
4
2:30 pm
No. 5 Towson vs No. 4 William & Mary
66–80
CAA.tv
3
5
6:00 pm
No. 7 Delaware vs No. 2 Northeastern
50–74
CAA.tv
6
8:30 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 3 Hofstra
93–88
CAA.tv
Semifinals – Monday March 5, 2018
4
7
6:00 pm
No. 4 William and Mary vs No. 1 College of Charleston
73–83
CBSSN
8
8:30 pm
No. 6 UNC Wilmington vs No. 2 Northeastern
52–79
CBSSN
Championship – Tuesday March 6, 2018
5
9
7:00 pm
No. 2 Northeastern vs No. 1 College of Charleston
76–83OT
CBSSN
*Game times in ET . Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
First round Saturday, March 3 CAA.tv
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 4 CAA.tv
Semifinals Monday, March 5 CBS Sports Network
Final Tuesday, March 6 CBS Sports Network
1
College of Charleston
66
8
Drexel
59
8
Drexel
70
9
James Madison
62
1
College of Charleston
83
4
William & Mary
73
4
William & Mary
80
5
Towson
66
1
College of Charleston
83*
2
Northeastern
76
2
Northeastern
74
7
Delaware
50
7
Delaware
86
10
Elon
79
2
Northeastern
79
6
UNC Wilmington
52
3
Hofstra
88
6
UNC Wilmington
93
* denotes overtime game
Game summaries
First round
No. 9 James Madison 62, No. 8 Drexel 70
Scoring by half: 33–30, 29–40
Pts : Lewis – 15Rebs : 3 tied – 6Asts : Lewis – 3 Mosley – 13 Pts
Pts: Isabell – 24Rebs: Williams – 15Asts: Isabell – 5 Williams – 7 Blocks
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: Anthony Franklin, Jon Wall, Matt Dorn
No. 10 Elon 79, No. 7 Delaware 86
Scoring by half: 30–41, 49–45
Pts : Thompson – 27Rebs : Seibring – 9Asts : Swoope – 9 Santa Ana – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs
Pts: Daly – 23Rebs: Carter – 11Asts: 3 Tied – 4 Carter – 20 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 2,659Referees: Tony Crisp, Michael Luckie, Matt Lavigne
Quarterfinals
No. 8 Drexel 59, No. 1 College of Charleston 66
Scoring by half: 27–30, 32–36
Pts : Lee – 15Rebs : Isabell – 12Asts : Lee – 3 Lee – 5 Stls
Pts: Chealey – 22Rebs: Brantley – 11Asts: 3 Tied – 3 Riller – 17 Pts, 5 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: Mark Schnur, AJ Desai, Nathan Farrell
No. 5 Towson 66, No. 4 William & Mary 80
Scoring by half: 32–41, 34–39
Pts : Martin – 18Rebs : Gorham – 10Asts : Martin – 9 Morsell – 14 Pts, 7 Rebs
Pts: Cohn – 24Rebs: Knight – 12Asts: Cohn – 7 Knight – 16 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 4,672Referees: Tony Chiazza, Tim Comer, Evon Burroughs
No. 7 Delaware 50, No 2. Northeastern 74
Scoring by half: 28–33, 22–41
Pts : Daly – 23Rebs : Daly – 8Asts : Allen – 3 Carter – 10 Pts, 4 Rebs
Pts: Boursiquot – 17Rebs: Green – 10Asts: Pusica – 10 Pusica – 15 Pts, 8 Rebs
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: Clarence Armstrong, Justin Porterfield, Greg Evans
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 93 , No. 3 Hofstra 88
Scoring by half: 40–48, 53–40
Pts : Talley – 37Rebs : Cacok – 9Asts : Talley – 7 Taylor II – 10 Pts, 7 Rebs
Pts: Wright-Foreman – 29Rebs: Gustys – 10Asts: Wright-Foreman – 6 Buie – 20 Pts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 2,566Referees: Tim Clougherty, Jerry Heater, Tom Morrissey
Semifinals
No. 4 William & Mary 73, No. 1 College of Charleston 83
Scoring by half: 34–39, 39–44
Pts : Knight – 31Rebs : Burchfield – 8Asts : Cohn – 7 Rowley – 14 Pts, 2 Asts
Pts: Riller – 25Rebs: Brantley – 10Asts: Pointer – 5 Chealey – 16 Pts, 3 Asts
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCReferees: Tim Clougherty, Matt Potter, Tommy Morrissey
No. 6 UNC Wilmington 52, No. 2 Northeastern 79
Scoring by half: 27–36, 25–43
Pts : Cacok – 15Rebs : 2 tied – 9Asts : Fornes – 3 Fornes – 11 Pts, 5 Rebs
Pts: Pusica – 20Rebs: Green – 9Asts: Gresham Jr – 6 Occeus – 18 Pts, 2 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 4,099Referees: Tony Chiazza, Mark Schnur, Anthony Franklin
Championship
No. 2 Northeastern 76, No. 1 College of Charleston 83 (OT)
Scoring by half: 36–23, 29–42 Overtime : 11–18
Pts : Pusica – 30Rebs : Gresham Jr – 12Asts : 3 tied – 4 Boursiquot – 12 Pts, 5 Rebs
Pts: Chealey – 32Rebs: Brantley – 11Asts: Chealey – 3 Riller – 20 Pts, 4 Stls
North Charleston Coliseum North Charleston, SCAttendance: 7,945Referees: Justin Porterfield, Nathan Farrell, Evon Burroughs
Team and tournament leaders
Team leaders
Team
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Steals
Blocks
Minutes
College of Charleston
Chealey
70
Brantley
32
2 Tied
9
Riller
7
Brantley
6
Chealey
114
Delaware
Daly
46
Carter
15
3 tied
5
Daly
4
Carter
2
Daly
78
Drexel
Isabell
38
Williams
24
Isabell
6
lee
7
Williams
10
Isabell
77
Elon
Thompson
27
Seibring
9
Swoope
9
2 tied
1
Swoope
1
Swoope
39
Hofstra
Wright-Foreman
29
Gustys
10
Wright-Foreman
6
3 tied
1
3 tied
1
Pemberton
38
James Madison
Lewis
15
3 tied
6
Lewis
3
2 tied
2
Banks
2
Lewis
36
Northeastern
Pusica
65
Gresham Jr.
27
Pusica
17
Gresham Jr.
5
2 tied
3
Pusica
117
Towson
Martin
18
Gorham
10
Martin
9
2 tied
2
Tunstall
2
Morsell
38
UNC Wilmington
Talley
47
Cacok
18
Talley
9
Cacok
4
3 tied
1
Taylor II
70
William & Mary
Knight
47
Knight
19
Cohn
14
Cohn
2
2 tied
2
Cohn
79
See also
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