The 2019 WAC men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Western Athletic Conference during the 2018–19 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada, from March 14–16, 2019. New Mexico State defeated Grand Canyon 89–57 in the championship to win the tournament, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament. The win was New Mexico State's WAC leading ninth championship, and seventh in the last eight seasons.
Seeds 8 of the 9 teams in the WAC were eligible to compete in the conference tournament. California Baptist is ineligible due to their transition from Division II to Division I. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.
SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker Tiebreaker 21New Mexico State15–12Utah Valley12–43Grand Canyon10–64UTRGV9–75Cal State Bakersfield7–96Seattle6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Higher NET Rankings7UMKC6–10 H2H and through the conference tied Lower NET Rankings8Chicago State0–16
Schedule and results GameTimeMatchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 14112:00 pmNo. 1 New Mexico State vs No. 8 Chicago State86–49ESPN+22:30 pmNo. 4 UTRGV vs. No. 5 Cal State Bakersfield85–7036:00 pmNo. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 7 UMKC71–6448:30 pmNo. 3 Grand Canyon vs. No. 6 Seattle84–75 Semifinals – Friday, March 1556:00 pmNo. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 4 UTRGV79–72ESPN+68:30 pmNo. 2 Utah Valley vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon74–78 Final – Saturday, March 1677:00 pmNo. 1 New Mexico State vs. No. 3 Grand Canyon89–57ESPNU Game times in PDT. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
References
External links 2019 Western Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship