2005 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 January 2012 2005 Mid-Continent Conference Men's 8 Union Multipurpose Activity Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Oakland 1st Greg Kampe 1st The 2005 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament took place between Saturday, March 5, 2006 and Tuesday, March 8, 2006 at the John Q. Hammons Arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Bracket Quarterfinals March 5–6 Semifinals March 7 Final March 8 high 1 2004 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 82 8 2004 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 59 4 2004 IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI 70 5 2004 none Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 62 2 UMKC 63 7 Oakland 67 3 2004 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 67 6 2004 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State 72 1 Oral Roberts 80 4 IUPUI 69 6 Chicago State 53 7 Oakland 56 1 Oral Roberts 60 7 Oakland 61 Championship game On March 8, Oakland clinched their first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament – it was their eighth year in Division I – by dispatching league favorite Oral Roberts in their conference tournament final. The final score was 61–60. Pierre Dukes was the hero, hitting a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left. It was his only shot of the second half. Afterwards, Ken Tutt's desperation shot at the buzzer banked high off the rim and Oakland celebrated. After the game, Dukes said, "When I got it, I looked at the clock and there wasn't enough time to get it back to him, so I figured I'd let it fly." He was referring to Rawle Marshall who passed it to him for the winning shot. Dukes was shooting 35 percent from 3-point range and almost didn't even make the team. Cortney Scott had 19 points for Oakland, while Marshall scored 18. Caleb Green had 13 points for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles in the loss, while Tutt added 12. While the Golden Eagles did lead at half time, 28–27, the Golden Grizzlies went on a 17–6 run to begin the second half, and Oral Roberts had to claw their way back to have the lead in the closing seconds. The Golden Grizzlies started the season with seven consecutive losses and had the fourth-hardest non-conference strength of schedule at the end of the season.http://kenpom.com/index.php?y=2005&s=RankNCSOS 2005 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings kenpom.com December 27, 2016 At 12–18, they had the worst record of any qualifier to the NCAA tournament. They won the play-in game against Alabama A&M, then lost to North Carolina in the first round.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2008302 Oakland in NCAA Tournament for first time Associated Press ESPN March 9, 2005 December 27, 2016 See also The Summit League men's basketball tournament References Category:2004–05 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball season Category:Summit League men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Tulsa, Oklahoma Category:2005 in sports in Oklahoma Category:College basketball tournaments in Oklahoma Category:March 2005 sports events in the United States