2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–5, 2005, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Winthrop Eagles, their first of what would become four consecutive titles, led by head coach Gregg Marshall. They defeated the #7 Charleston Southern Buccaneers in the championship game 68–46.[1]

2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2004–05
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteWinthrop Coliseum
Rock Hill, SC
ChampionsWinthrop (6th title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (5th title)
MVPTorrell Martin (Winthrop)
Attendance16,212
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2004–05 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 15 1   .938 27 6   .818
Liberty 11 5   .688 13 15   .464
UNC Asheville 8 8   .500 11 17   .393
Birmingham–Southern 7 9   .438 16 14   .533
Charleston Southern 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Radford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
High Point 7 9   .438 13 18   .419
Coastal Carolina 7 9   .438 10 19   .345
VMI 3 13   .188 9 18   .333
2005 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format

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The top eight of the conference's nine teams were eligible for the tournament, seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed. This gave the #1 seed Winthrop home-court advantage throughout the tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 1
Semifinals
March 3
Finals
March 5
         
1 Winthrop 74
8 Coastal Carolina 62
1 Winthrop 78
4 Birmingham–Southern 64
4 Birmingham–Southern 69
5 Radford 40
1 Winthrop 68
7 Charleston Southern 46
3 UNC Asheville 93
6 High Point 98
6 High Point 55
7 Charleston Southern 58
2 Liberty 60
7 Charleston Southern 66

All-Tournament Team

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References

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