2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Conference USA
Gender = Men's


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Teams = 12
Arena = FedExForum
City = Memphis, Tennessee
Champions = Memphis
TitleCount = 5th
Coach = John Calipari
CoachCount = 4th
MVP = Antonio Anderson [ [http://gotigersgo.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/031508aaa.html Memphis Cruises To Third Straight C-USA Championship Title] ]
MVPTeam = Memphis
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The 2008 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was won by Memphis. By winning the tournament, Memphis received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It took place from March 12–15, 2008 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee.

2008 Conference USA Tournament

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First round March 12
RD2=Second round March 13
RD3=Semifinals March 14
RD4=C-USA Championship Game March 15
RD1-seed01=8
RD1-team01=Marshall
RD1-score01=47
RD1-seed02=9
RD1-team02=Tulane
RD1-score02=48

RD1-seed07=5
RD1-team07=Southern Miss
RD1-score07=59
RD1-seed08=12
RD1-team08=Rice
RD1-score08=50

RD1-seed09=7
RD1-team09=Tulsa
RD1-score09=66
RD1-seed10=10
RD1-team10=East Carolina
RD1-score10=49

RD1-seed15=6
RD1-team15=UTEP
RD1-score15=71
RD1-seed16=11
RD1-team16=SMU
RD1-score16=49

RD2-seed01=9
RD2-team01=Tulane
RD2-score01=56
RD2-seed02=1
RD2-team02=Memphis
RD2-score02=75

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03=Southern Miss
RD2-score03=68
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04=UCF
RD2-score04=62

RD2-seed05=7
RD2-team05=Tulsa
RD2-score05=78*
RD2-seed06=2
RD2-team06=UAB
RD2-score06=68*

RD2-seed07=6
RD2-team07=UTEP
RD2-score07=80
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-team08=Houston
RD2-score08=77

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Memphis
RD3-score01=69
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02=Southern Miss
RD3-score02=53

RD3-seed03=7
RD3-team03=Tulsa
RD3-score03=64*
RD3-seed04=6
RD3-team04=UTEP
RD3-score04=62*

RD4-seed01=1
RD4-team01=Memphis
RD4-score01=77
RD4-seed02=7
RD4-team02=Tulsa
RD4-score02=51
Asterisk denotes game ended in overtime.

Tournament Schedule

First Round - Wednesday, March 12
G1 [7] Tulsa vs. [10] ECU 12:00 p.m.
G2 [6] UTEP vs. [11] SMU 2:30 p.m.
G3 [8] Marshall vs. [9] Tulane 6:00 p.m.
G4 [5] Southern Miss vs. [12] Rice 8:30 p.m.
Second Round - Thursday, March 13
G5 [7] Tulsa vs. [2] UAB 12:00 p.m. CSS
G6 [6] UTEP vs. [3] Houston 2:30 p.m. CSS
G7 Game 3 Winner vs. [1] Memphis 6:00 p.m. CSS/CSTV
G8 Game 4 Winner vs. [4] UCF 8:30 p.m. CSS
Semifinals - Friday, March 14
G9 Semifinal #1* 3:30 p.m. CSTV
G10 Semifinal #2* 6:00 p.m. CSTV
Finals - Saturday, March 15
G11 Game 9 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner: 10:35 a.m. CBS
*Highest remaining seed entering semifinals will play at 3:30

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