The 2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament .
Seeds
The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.[1]
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Schedule and results
Game
Time
Matchup
Score
Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
1
7:00pm
(8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA)
63–67
NEC Front Row
2
7:00pm
(5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris
65–69
3
7:00pm
(7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
46–84
4
6:00pm
(6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart
71–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
5
12:00 pm
(4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson
62–66
ESPN3/NEC Front Row
6
2:00 pm
(6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA)
64–72
Final – Tuesday, March 12
7
7:00 pm
(2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA
85–76
ESPN2
Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed
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Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Bracket and results
Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NEC Front Row
Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row
Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2
1
Saint Francis (PA)
67
8
Bryant
63
1
Saint Francis (PA)
72
6
LIU Brooklyn
64
3
Sacred Heart
62
6
LIU Brooklyn
71
1
Saint Francis (PA)
76
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2
Fairleigh Dickinson
85
2
Fairleigh Dickinson
84
7
Wagner
46
2
Fairleigh Dickinson
66
4
Robert Morris
62
4
Robert Morris
69OT
5
St. Francis Brooklyn
65
All-tournament team
Tournament MVP in bold .
Name
School
Darnell Edge
Fairleigh Dickinson
Jahlil Jenkins
Fairleigh Dickinson
Keith Braxton
Saint Francis (PA)
Jamaal King
Saint Francis (PA)
Matty McConnell
Robert Morris
See also
References
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