The 2018 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southern Conference for the 2017–18 season. All tournament games were played at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, from March 2 through 5, 2018.
UNC Greensboro defeated East Tennessee State in the championship game to win the tournament and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds All ten teams in the Southern Conference were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The top six teams received a first-round bye.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker 1UNC Greensboro15–32East Tennessee State14–43Furman13–54Mercer11–72–0 vs Wofford5Wofford11–70–2 vs Mercer6Western Carolina8–107Samford6–118The Citadel5–139VMI4–1410Chattanooga3–15
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision First round – Friday, March 215:00 pmNo. 8 The Citadel vs No. 9 VMI78–70ESPN3 27:30 pmNo. 7 Samford vs No. 10 Chattanooga79–89 Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 3312:00 pmNo. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 8 The Citadel82–66ESPN342:30 pmNo. 4 Mercer vs No. 5 Wofford53–7356:00 pmNo. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 10 Chattanooga81–6168:30 pmNo. 3 Furman vs No. 6 Western Carolina97–73 Semifinals – Sunday, March 474:00 pmNo. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 5 Wofford56–55ESPN386:30 pmNo. 2 East Tennessee State vs No. 3 Furman63–52 Final – Monday, March 599:00 pmNo. 1 UNC Greensboro vs No. 2 East Tennessee State62–47ESPN2 *Game times in EST. Rankings denote tournament seed
Bracket
See also 2018 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2018 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Championship