The 2013 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 6, 9, and 12, 2013. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 6 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 9 and the finals on Tuesday, March 12. LIU Brooklyn won the championship, its fifth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. This is LIU's third NEC tournament championship in a row, having won it the previous two years, they are the first NEC team to three-peat.
Format For the ninth straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament will consist of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams will be reseeded so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Seeds Teams are seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under an NEC policy.
2013 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1‡ Robert Morris 14–4 22–9 2 Wagner 12–6 18–11 2–0 vs. Long Island3 Long Island 12–6 17–13 1–0 vs. Bryant4 Bryant 12–6 19–105 Mount St. Mary's 11–7 16–13 1–0 vs. Quinnipiac6 Quinnipiac 11–7 15–15 7 Central Connecticut 9–9 13–16 8 St. Francis Brooklyn 8–10 12–17 ‡ – NEC regular season champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Bracket
All games were played at the venue of the higher seed
All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold. NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown C. J. Garner LIU Brooklyn Guard Senior 5-10 Silver Spring, Maryland Jamal Olasewere LIU Brooklyn Forward Senior 6-7 Silver Spring, Maryland Jason Brickman LIU Brooklyn Guard Junior 6-0 San Antonio, Texas Rashad Whack Mount St. Mary's Guard Junior 6-2 Hyattsville, Maryland Jonathon Williams Wagner Forward Senior 6-6 Richmond, California
Game summaries
Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Series History: RMU leads 39-26
Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's at Bryant Series History:
Quarterfinals: Wagner vs. Central Connecticut Series History:
Quarterfinals: Long Island vs Quinnipiac Series History:
Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris Series History: Announcers:
Semifinal: Long Island at Wagner Series History: Announcers:
Championship: Long Island vs Mount St. Mary's Series History: Announcers:
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