2012 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 2012 Big South Conference I Men's 250px 2012 Big South Championship logo 10 Campus sites Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC Kimmel Arena Asheville, NC UNC Asheville 4th Ed Biedenbach 3rd J. P. Primm UNC Asheville J. P. Prim UNC Asheville 58The 2012 Big South men's basketball tournament took place February 27, 29, March 1, and March 3, 2012. The semifinals were televised on ESPNU, and the championship on ESPN2. It was the first year the Big South introduced a first round that consisted of 2 games to be held on campus sites of the higher seeds. VMI and High Point defeated Radford and Gardner-Webb, respectively, to advance to the quarterfinals, held at UNC Asheville's Kimmel Arena along with the semifinals. The quarterfinals featured a pair of upsets, the first from the hands of VMI. The 7-seeded Keydets used a huge 2nd half run to pull away from #2 seed Coastal Carolina 85–68. Later that day, #6 Winthrop defeated #3 Campbell 71–55 thanks to 25 points from Reggie Middleton.Campbell vs. Winthrop Box Score Top-seed UNC Asheville blew away High Point 86–61, followed by Charleston Southern beating Liberty 89–72. VMI continued their upset run with a 20-point drubbing over Winthrop 75–55. Asheville defeated Charleston Southern 91–64, thus gaining home-court advantage for the championship game on March 3. In a game that flip-flopped leads in the first half, Asheville used a 9–0 run to break a 47–47 tie with VMI and take the lead for good. After the Keydets got 2 to make the score 58–52, the Bulldogs ended the game on a 22–12 run to win the Big South crown for a second straight year.VMI vs. UNCA – ESPN Recap Format With the addition of Campbell from the Atlantic Sun, the Big South introduced a new format for 2012 where the top 10 teams in the standings qualified for the tournament.Big South Announces Men's Basketball Tournament Format for 2012 http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=205343174 Big South Conference October 18, 2011 The 10-team field was the largest in the event's history, and first round games were contested for just the second time – the last occurring in 1993. Initially, the Big South intended for only the top 10 teams to make the tournament, as Presbyterian was supposed to be complete its Division I transition this season. However, Presbyterian was given another transition year thus, remained ineligible for the NCAA tournament and thus not allowed to participate. As such, the ten other teams will contest the bracket.2012 Big South Bracket http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf8/825497.pdf bigsouthconference February 20, 2012 This was the last tournament in which early-round games were held at campus sites. In June 2012, the conference announced that the 2013 men's and women's tournaments would be held solely at the Student Recreation and Convocation Center on Coastal Carolina's Conway, South Carolina campus, a venue which would ultimately open in fall 2012 as the HTC Center. With Presbyterian completing its Division I transition and Longwood joining the conference, the 2013 tournament will be the first to feature 12 teams.http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/19294095/big-south-announces-plans-to-have-tourney-at-one-location Big South announces plans to have tourney at one location CBSSports.com June 7, 2012 June 9, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045313/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/19294095/big-south-announces-plans-to-have-tourney-at-one-location March 4, 2016 Bracket First roundMonday, February 27 QuarterfinalsWednesday, February 29 SemifinalsThursday, March 1 ChampionshipSaturday, March 3 7 VMI 55 10 Radford 53 8 High Point 68 9 Gardner–Webb 58 2 Coastal Carolina 68 7 VMI 85 3 Campbell 55 6 Winthrop 71 1 UNC Asheville 86 8 High Point 61 4 Charleston Southern 89 5 Liberty 72 7 VMI 75 6 Winthrop 55 1 UNC Asheville 91 4 Charleston Southern 64 7 VMI 64 1 UNC Asheville 80 * – Denotes overtime First round at campus sites of higher-numbered seeds Quarterfinals and Semifinals games at #1 seed, Kimmel Arena in Asheville, NC Championship game hosted by highest remaining seed References Tournament Category:Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in North Carolina Category:Basketball competitions in Asheville, North Carolina