The 2018 Big South men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament that ended the 2017–18 season of the Big South Conference. It was held from February 27 through March 4, 2018 at various campus sites. No. 2 seed Radford defeated No. 5 seed Liberty in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Sites The first round was played at campus sites, at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals and semifinals were played at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, home of regular-season champion UNC Asheville. The championship game was held at the home arena of the higher surviving seed among the two finalists—in this case Radford's home of the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia.
Seeds All 10 conference teams were eligible for the tournament. The top six teams received a first-round bye. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. SeedSchoolConferenceOverallTiebreaker 1Tiebreaker 2Tiebreaker 3Tiebreaker 4Tiebreaker 5 1 UNC Asheville 13–5 20–11 2 Radford 12–6 19–12 RPI: 140 3 Winthrop 12–6 18–11 RPI: 170 4 Campbell 10–8 16–14 5 Liberty 9–9 18–13 3–3 vs GW/HP/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA2–2 vs Win/Rad 6 Gardner–Webb 9–9 14–17 3–3 vs Lib/HP/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA1–3 vs Win/Rad1–1 vs Camp2–0 vs Pres 7 High Point 9–9 14–15 3–3 vs Lib/GW/CharSo1–1 vs UNCA1–3 vs Win/Rad1–1 vs Camp1–1 vs Pres 8 Charleston Southern 9–9 14–15 3–3 vs Lib/GW/HP0–2 vs UNCA 9 Presbyterian 4–14 11–20 10 Longwood 3–15 6–25
Schedule GameTime*MatchupNo. ScoreTelevision First round - Tuesday, February 27Campus sites1 7:00 pm No. 10 Longwood at No. 7 High Point68–55BSN 2 7:00 pm No. 9 Presbyterian at No. 8 Charleston Southern51–68 Quarterfinals - Thursday, March 1at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC3 1:00 pm No. 10 Longwood vs. No. 2 Radford53–59ESPN34 3:30 pm No. 6 Gardner–Webb vs. No. 3 Winthrop68–725 7:00 pm No. 8 Charleston Southern vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville66–716 9:30 pm No. 5 Liberty vs. No. 4 Campbell73–59 Semifinals - Friday, March 2at Kimmel Arena; Asheville, NC7 6:00 pm No. 3 Winthrop vs. No. 2 Radford52–61ESPN38 8:30 pm No. 5 Liberty vs. No. 1 UNC Asheville69–64 Championship - Sunday, March 4at Dedmon Center; Radford, VA9 1:00 pm No. 5 Liberty at No. 2 Radford 52–55ESPN *Game times in ET. Rankings denote tournament seeding.
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References
External links 2018 Big South Men's Basketball Championship