The 2021 Summit League men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Summit League for the 2020–21 season. All tournament games were played at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from March 6–9, 2021.
Fourth-seeded Oral Roberts defeated third-seeded North Dakota State, 75-72, to claim their fourth Summit League title and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Seeds The top eight teams by conference record in the Summit League competed in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The tiebreakers operate in the following order: Head-to-head record. Record against the top-seeded team not involved in the tie, going down through the standings until the tie is broken.
SeedSchoolConf. recordTiebreaker(s)1South Dakota State9–3 2South Dakota 11–4 3North Dakota State11–54Oral Roberts10–5 5North Dakota8–82–0 vs. South Dakota 6Kansas City7–70–2 vs. South Dakota7 Western Illinois5–98Omaha3–11
Schedule and results GameTime Matchup ScoreTelevision Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 615:45 pmNo. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 8 Omaha84–71MidcoSN/ESPN+28:45 pmNo. 2 South Dakota vs. No. 7 Western Illinois86–69 Quarterfinals – Sunday, March 735:45 pmNo. 4 Oral Roberts vs. No. 5 North Dakota76–65MidcoSN/ESPN+48:45 pmNo. 3 North Dakota State vs. No. 6 Kansas City69–65 Semifinals – Monday, March 855:45 pmNo. 1 South Dakota State vs. No. 4 Oral Roberts88–90MidcoSN/ESPN+68:45 pmNo. 2 South Dakota vs. No. 3 North Dakota State75–79 Final – Tuesday, March 978:00 pmNo. 4 Oral Roberts vs. No. 3 North Dakota State75–72ESPN2 *Game times in CST. Rankings denote tournament seed.
Bracket
All-Tournament Team The following players were named to the All-Tournament Team: Player SchoolMax Abmas (MVP)Oral RobertsKevin ObanorOral RobertsTyree EadyNorth Dakota StateRocky KreuserNorth Dakota StateStanley UmudeSouth Dakoka
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