2012 WAC men's basketball tournament

August 2023 2012 WAC I Men's 150px 2012 WAC Tournament logo 8 Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada, USA New Mexico State 3rd Marvin Menzies 2nd Wendell McKines New Mexico State ESPN2/WSN The 2012 WAC men's basketball tournament, was held March 7–10, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, United States to crown a champion of the Western Athletic Conference. The winner of the tournament received an automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament. The 2012 Championship game was televised on ESPN2 at 9:00 pm Pacific Time. Format With the departure of Boise State to the Mountain West Conference, WAC Commissioner Karl Benson announced during the basketball preseason teleconferences that the league would change its postseason basketball tournament to a regular quarterfinal format, getting rid of the double-bye format used in 2011. This format was to be used for 2012 only; the format was to be re-evaluated for 2013 after new five new teams came in and three schools departed for a total of 10 participating institutions in 2012–13.Groves Jason NMSU men picked second, third in WAC preseason polls http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-sports/ci_19140138 October 18, 2011 Las Cruces Sun-News October 18, 2011 Schedule SessionGameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 81112:00 PM#3 Idaho vs. #6 HawaiʻiWAC.tvN/A22:30 PM#2 New Mexico State vs. #7 Fresno StateWAC.tv1,902236:00 PM#1 Nevada vs. #8 San Jose StateWAC.tvN/A48:30 PM#4 Utah State vs. #5 Louisiana TechWAC.tv1,823 Semifinals – Friday, March 9356:00 PM#6 Hawaiʻi vs. #2 New Mexico StateWSNN/A68:30 PM#1 Nevada vs. #5 Louisiana TechWSN2,352 Championship Game – Saturday, March 10479:00 PM#2 New Mexico State vs. #5 Louisiana TechESPN21,405 *Game Times in PT2012 WAC Men's Tournament Bracket http://row27.s3.amazonaws.com/clients/wac/wac-mens-bracket-2012.pdf www.wacbasketballtournament.com March 1, 2012April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. Bracket QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 Championship GameSaturday, March 10 3 Idaho 70 6 Hawaiʻi 72 2 New Mexico State 65 7 Fresno State 49 1 Nevada 54 8 San Jose State 44 4 Utah State 70 5 Louisiana Tech 72 6 Hawaiʻi 81 2 New Mexico State 92 1 Nevada 73 5 Louisiana Tech 78 2 New Mexico State 82 5 Louisiana Tech 57 Game summaries #e3e3e3 Mar 8 12:00 pm Recap Idaho Vandals 70 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 72 28–42 35–37 Kyle Barone 19 Djim Bandoumel 16 Landon Tatum 4 Vander Joaquim 20 Vander Joaquim 13 Jeremiah Ostrowski 9 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV N/A David Hall, Mike Giarratano, D.G. Nelson WAC.tv #ffdead Mar 8 2:30 pm Recap New Mexico State Aggies 65 Fresno State Bulldogs 49 25–40 30–40 Wendell McKines 15 Wendell McKines 13 Hernst Laroche 3 Kevin Foster 14 Tyler Johnson 7 Steven Shepp 3 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV 1,902 Winston Stith, Doran Gotschall, Jimmy Casas WAC.tv #e3e3e3 Mar 8 6:00 pm Recap Nevada Wolf Pack 54 San Jose State Spartans 44 13–14 41–30 Deonte Burton 16 2 tied with 8 2 tied with 3 Wil Carter 18 2 tied with 7 Keith Shamburger 5 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV N/A Rick Batsell, Bobby Vetkoetter, Duane Allen WAC.tv #ffdead Mar 8 8:30 pm Recap Utah State Aggies 70 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 72 32–35 38–37 Danny Berger 17 Ben Clifford 6 Preston Medlin 8 2 tied with 16 2 tied with 7 Trevor Gaskins 5 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV 1,823 Ronnie Hernandez, Ruben Ramos, Martin Cota WAC.tv #e3e3e3 Mar 9 6:00 pm Recap New Mexico State Aggies 92 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors 81 47–38 45–43 Wendell McKines 22 Daniel Mullings 10 2 tied with 6 Shaquille Stokes 21 Vander Joaquim 5 Jeremiah Ostrowski 13 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV N/A Verne Harris, Bob Staffen, Rick Batsell WSN #ffdead Mar 9 8:30 pm Recap Nevada Wolf Pack 73 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 78 39–42 34–36 Malik Story 21 Dario Hunt 10 Deonte Burton 5 Trevor Gaskins 21 2 tied with 5 Trevor Gaskins 4 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV 2,352 Randy McCall, Ronnie Hernandez, Doran Gotschall WSN #e3e3e3 Mar 10 9:00 pm Recap New Mexico State Aggies 82 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 57 38–20 44–37 Wendell McKines 27 Wendell McKines 14 Hernst Laroache 6 Trevor Gaskins 24 Brandon Gibson 7 Kenneth Smith 2 Orleans ArenaLas Vegas, NV 1,405 Scott Thornley, Mike Littlewood, Bob Staffen ESPN2 References External links 2012 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament Tournament WAC men's basketball tournament WAC men's basketball tournament Category:United Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in the Las Vegas Valley Category:Basketball competitions in Paradise, Nevada