The 2014 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 5, 8, and 11. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 5 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 8 and the finals on Tuesday, March 11. Mount St. Mary's won the championship, its fourth, and received the conferences automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

Format For the tenth 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.

2014 NEC Men's Basketball Tournament seedsSeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker1‡ Robert Morris 14–2 19–12 2 Wagner 12–4 18–11 3 Bryant 10–6 18–134 Mount St. Mary's 9–7 13–16 1–0 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn5 St. Francis Brooklyn 9–7 18–136 Saint Francis (PA) 7–9 9–20 2–0 vs. Central Connecticut 7 Central Connecticut 7–9 11–18 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 6–10 10–20 ‡ – 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

Game summaries

Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Fairleigh Dickinson Series History: RMU leads 39-30

Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Series History: MSM leads 31-29 Announcers: Dave Popkin, Terry O'Connor, Paul Dottino

Quarterfinals: Wagner vs. Central Connecticut Series History: WC leads 20-19

Quarterfinals: Saint Francis (PA) at Bryant Series History: BU leads 6-3

Semifinal: Mount St. Mary's at Wagner Series History: WC leads 32-19 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Tim Capstraw, Matt Martucci

Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: RMU leads 48-28 Announcers: John Schmeelk, Joe DeSantis, Pat O'Keefe

Championship: Mount St. Mary's at Robert Morris Series History: RMU leads 30-27 Announcers: Mike Crispino, Miles Simon

All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold. NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown Rashad Whack Mount St. Mary's Guard Senior 6-2 Hyattsville, Maryland Julian Norfleet Mount St. Mary's Guard Senior 6-2 Virginia Beach, Virginia Sam Prescott Mount St. Mary's Guard Senior 6-3 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lucky Jones Robert Morris Forward Junior 6-5 Newark, New Jersey Kenneth Ortiz Wagner Guard Senior 6-0 Newark, New Jersey

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