2004 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2004 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 2–6, 2004 at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Liberty Flames, their second tournament win in school history. Liberty defeated High Point in the title game 89–44, although Danny Gathings of High Point won the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

2004 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200304
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsLiberty Flames (2nd title)
Winning coachRandy Dunton (1st title)
MVPDanny Gathings (High Point)
Attendance24,860
2003–04 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Birmingham–Southern124 .750  197  .731
Liberty124 .750  1815  .545
High Point106 .625  1911  .633
Winthrop106 .625  1612  .571
Coastal Carolina88 .500  1415  .483
Radford79 .438  1216  .429
UNC Asheville610 .375  920  .310
VMI412 .250  622  .214
Charleston Southern313 .188  622  .214
2004 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

Eight of the conference's nine teams participated for the tournament, with Birmingham–Southern being ineligible. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 6
         
1 Liberty 60
8 Charleston Southern 54
1 Liberty 88
4 Coastal Carolina 73
4 Coastal Carolina 67
5 Radford 62
1 Liberty 89
2 High Point 44
3 Winthrop 46
6 UNC Asheville 49
6 High Point 63
7 UNC Asheville 49
2 High Point 75
7 VMI 43

* Asterisk indicates overtime game

All-Tournament Team

[1]

References

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