The 2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.
Seeds The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are 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.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker Tiebreaker 21Saint Francis (PA)12–61–1 vs FDU3–1 vs SHU/RMU2Fairleigh Dickinson12–6 1–1 vs SFU2–2 vs SHU/RMU3Sacred Heart11–71–1 vs RMU2–2 vs SFU/FDU4Robert Morris11–71–1 vs SHU1–3 vs SFU/FDU5St. Francis Brooklyn9–92–0 vs LIU6LIU Brooklyn 9–9 0–2 vs SFBK7Wagner 8–108Bryant 7–11 DNQMount St. Mary's6–12 DNQCentral Connecticut5–13
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 617:00pm(8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA) 63–67NEC Front Row27:00pm (5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris 65–6937:00pm (7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson 46–8446:00pm (6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart71–62 Semifinals – Saturday, March 9512:00 pm(4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson62–66ESPN3/NEC Front Row 62:00 pm(6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA)64–72 Final – Tuesday, March 1277:00 pm(2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA85–76ESPN2 Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed
Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.
Bracket and results Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.
All-tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.
NameSchool Darnell Edge Fairleigh Dickinson Jahlil Jenkins Fairleigh Dickinson Keith Braxton Saint Francis (PA) Jamaal King Saint Francis (PA) Matty McConnell Robert Morris
See also 2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
References
External links 2019 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Championship