2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 March 2026 2012 MAAC I Men's 200px 2012 MAAC Tournament Logo 10 MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Loyola (MD) 2nd Jimmy Patsos 1st Erik Etherly Loyola (MD) ESPN3, ESPN2 The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 20122012 MAAC Basketball Championships http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=205149018 October 12, 2011 at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tournament was to be held in Springfield through 2014.MAAC Names MassMutual Center in Springfield Site for 2012–2014 MAAC Basketball Championships http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=204861913 MAAC October 14, 2011 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.http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320730252 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314220327/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=320730252 dead March 14, 2012 BYU rallies from 25-point deficit to shock Iona Associated Press ESPN.com March 13, 2012 March 14, 2012 Bracket First roundFriday, March 2 QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 3 SemifinalsSunday, March 4 Championship GameMonday, March 5 high 8 Marist 64 9 2011 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 57 7 2011 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 80 10 2011 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 70 1 Iona 87 8 Marist 63 4 Fairfield 65 5 2011 Rider Broncs Rider 63 2 Loyola (MD) 86 7 Niagara 73 3 Manhattan 82 6 2011 Siena Saints Siena 84 1 Iona 75 4 Fairfield 85 2 Loyola (MD) 70 6 Siena 60 4 Fairfield 44 2 Loyola (MD) 48 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Springfield, Massachusetts Category:2011–12 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season MAAC Men's Basketball Category:21st century in Springfield, Massachusetts Category:College basketball tournaments in Massachusetts