1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1997 MAAC I Men's 200px 8 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Marine Midland Arena Buffalo, New York Fairfield 3rd Paul Cormier 1st Greg Francis Fairfield The 1997 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3 at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York.1996-97 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/maac/1997.html February 18, 2022 Eighth-seeded Fairfield made a cinderella run to win the tournament by defeating 1996 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius in the championship game, 78–72, to win their third MAAC men's basketball tournament. The Stags received the conference's automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East region. Format All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. All three rounds were played at a neutral site at the Marine Midland Arena in Buffalo, New York. Bracket QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 1 SemifinalsSunday, March 2 ChampionshipMonday, March 3 1 1996 Iona Gaels Iona 71 8 Fairfield 80 4 1996 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 51 5 1996 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 48 3 1996 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) 43 6 1996 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara 53 2 1996 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 84 7 1996 Siena Saints Siena 44 8 Fairfield 73 4 St. Peter's 61 6 Niagara 59 2 Canisius 78 8 Fairfield 78 2 Canisius 72 References Category:Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1996–97 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season Category:1997 in sports in New York (state) Category:20th century in Buffalo, New York Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state) Category:Basketball competitions in Buffalo, New York Category:March 1997 sports events in the United States