The 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held on March 4, 7, and 10. The tournament featured the league's top eight seeds, with higher seed hosting all games. The tourney opened on Wednesday, March 4 with the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals on Saturday, March 7 and the finals on Tuesday, March 10. Robert Morris earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA tournament.
Format For the eleventh straight year, the NEC Men's Basketball Tournament consisted of an eight-team playoff format with all games played at the home of the higher seed. After the quarterfinals, the teams were shuffled so the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Seeds Teams were seeded based on the final regular season standings, with ties broken under NEC policy.
SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1St. Francis Brooklyn‡ 15–3 21–10 2Robert Morris 12–6 16–141–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. Bryant, 2–0 vs. MSM3Bryant 12–6 15–141–1 vs. SFBK, 1–1 vs. RM, 1–1 vs. MSM 4Mount St. Mary's 11–7 15–14 5Saint Francis (PA) 9–9 15–142–0 vs. SH6Sacred Heart 9–9 15–160–2 vs. SFPA7Wagner 8–10 10–192–0 vs. LIU8LIU Brooklyn 8–10 12–170–2 vs. Wagner‡ – NEC regular season champions.Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.
Bracket
All games will be played at the venue of the higher seed* Overtime
Game summaries
Quarterfinals: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. LIU Brooklyn Series History: LIU leads 63-40
Quarterfinals: Mount St. Mary's vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: MSM leads 42-30
Quarterfinals: Robert Morris vs. Wagner Series History: RMU leads 41-25
Quarterfinals: Bryant vs. Sacred Heart Series History: SHU leads 18-13 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and John Schmeelk
Semifinal: Robert Morris vs. Bryant Series History: RMU leads 10–2 Announcers: John Schmeelk and Tim Capstraw
Semifinal: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Saint Francis (PA) Series History: SFU leads 36–38 Announcers: Paul Dottino, Joe DeSantis and Matt Harmon
Championship: St. Francis Brooklyn vs. Robert Morris Series History: 43–27 Announcers: John Brickley and Craig Robinson
All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold. NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown Rodney Prior Robert Morris Guard Junior 6-5 Evanston, Illinois Brent Jones St. Francis Brooklyn Guard Senior 6-2 Bronx, New York Earl Brown Saint Francis (PA) Forward Senior 6-6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lucky Jones Robert Morris Forward Senior 6-5 Newark, New Jersey Jalen Cannon St. Francis Brooklyn Forward Senior 6-6 Allentown, Pennsylvania
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