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2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
Year2012
ConferenceMAAC
DivisionI
GenderMen's
ImageSize200px
Caption2012 MAAC Tournament Logo
Teams10
ArenaMassMutual Center
CitySpringfield, MA
Champions[Loyola (MD)](2011-12-loyola-greyhounds-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount2nd
CoachJimmy Patsos
CoachCount1st
MVPErik Etherly
MVPTeamLoyola (MD)
TelevisionESPN3, ESPN2

The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2012 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tournament will be held in Springfield through 2014. The tournament was previously held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Loyola (MD) defeated Fairfield 48–44 to clinch the title and a berth in the 2012 NCAA tournament. Loyola received a No. 15 seed and were defeated by No. 2 seed Ohio State 78–59.

Iona also received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. They played in the No. 14 seed First Four game against BYU. BYU set a record for the largest comeback in an NCAA tournament game, as they were down by 25 points at one point and came back to beat Iona 78–72. The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.

Bracket

Friday, March 2 Saturday, March 3 Sunday, March 4 Monday, March 5

| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Marist | RD1-score03=64 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=57

| RD1-seed11=7 | RD1-team11= | RD1-score11=80 | RD1-seed12=10 | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=70

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Iona | RD2-score01=87 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Marist | RD2-score02=63

| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Fairfield | RD2-score03=65 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=63

| RD2-seed05=2 | RD2-team05=Loyola (MD) | RD2-score05=86 | RD2-seed06=7 | RD2-team06=Niagara | RD2-score06=73

| RD2-seed07=3 | RD2-team07=Manhattan | RD2-score07=82 | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=84

| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=Iona | RD3-score01=75 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Fairfield | RD3-score02=85

| RD3-seed03=2 | RD3-team03=Loyola (MD) | RD3-score03=70 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=Siena | RD3-score04=60

| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=Fairfield | RD4-score01=44 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=Loyola (MD) | RD4-score02=48

References

References

  1. "2012 MAAC Basketball Championships".
  2. "MAAC Names MassMutual Center in Springfield Site for 2012–2014 MAAC Basketball Championships". MAAC.
  3. (March 13, 2012). "BYU rallies from 25-point deficit to shock Iona". ESPN.com.
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