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2021 GLIAC men's basketball tournament

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The 2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the GLIAC of the 2020–21 NCAA Division II men's basketball season which took place March 2–5, 2021. The Semi-Finals and Finals were played in John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana, with the first two rounds being held at the home stadium of the team that had the better record of their respective matchup. For example, the matchup between #3 Michigan Tech and #6 Purdue Northwest would be hosted by Michigan Tech.

2021 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision II
Teams10
SiteJohn Friend Court
Hammond, IN
ChampionsAshland (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Ellenwood (1st title)
MVPBrandon Haraway (Ashland)
Top scorerAaron Thompson (Ashland)
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Ashland defeated Michigan Tech 85–77 in the championship game to win the college's first GLIAC tournament title. As a result of the win, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA DII tournament.[1][2][3]

Seeds

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Ten of the GLIAC members and affiliate members participated in the GLIAC Tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The top 6 teams received a first round bye. Tiebreakers occurred if two teams received the same amount of points for the tournament.[4]

Seed School Conference Tiebreak 1
1 Wayne State 12–5
2 Grand Valley St 11-6
3 Michigan Tech 12-6
4 Ferris State 8-8
5 Ashland 11-7
6 Purdue Northwest 8-8
7 Parkside 9-10
8 Lake Superior State 8-10
9 Northwood 6-12
10 Saginaw Valley State 7–12

Schedule

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Session Game Time* Matchup# Score
First round – Tuesday, March 2
1 1 8:00 PM No. 8 Parkside vs. No. 9 Saginaw Valley State 72-77
2 N/A No. 7 Lake Superior State vs. No. 10 Northwood Cancelled[5][6]
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 4
2 3 12:00 PM No. 1 Wayne State vs. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State 74-76
4 3:15 PM No. 4 Ferris State vs. No. 5 Ashland 85-100
3 5 6:30 PM No. 2 Grand Valley State vs. No. 7 Lake Superior State 72-57
6 9:45 pm No. 3 Michigan Tech vs. No. 6 Purdue Northwest 74-63
Semifinals – Friday, March 5
4 7 4:00 pm No. 5 Ashland vs. No. 8 Saginaw Valley State 83-57
8 7:30 pm No. 2 Grand Valley State vs. No. 3 Michigan Tech 59-65
Championship – Sunday, March 7
5 9 2:30 pm No. 3 Michigan Tech vs. No. 5 Ashland 77-85

*Game times in Eastern Time. #Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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Round 1
(March 2, 2021) 		Quarterfinals
March 4, 2021 		Semifinals
March 5, 2021 		Championship
March 7, 2021
1 Wayne State 74
8 Parkside 72 9 Saginaw Valley State 76
9 Saginaw Valley State 77 9 Saginaw Valley State 57
5 Ashland 83
4 Ferris State 85
5 Ashland 100
5 Ashland 85
3 Michigan Tech 77
3 Michigan Tech 74
7 Lake Superior State 0 6 Purdue Northwest 63
10 Northwood 0 2 Grand Valley State 59
3 Michigan Tech 65
2 Grand Valley State 72
7 Lake Superior State 57


Game summaries

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First round

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March 2
8:00 PM
No. 8 Parkside 72, No. 9 Saginaw Valley St 77
Scoring by half: 38-33, 34−44
Pts: Ramar Evans, 24
Rebs: Brandon Hau, 8
Asts: Vinson Sigmon Jr, 7		 Pts: Delano Smith, 32
Rebs: Delano Smith, 9
Asts: Myles, Belyeu, 3
De Simone Gymnasium
Kenosha, WI
March 2
NA
No. 7 Lake Superior State 0, No. 10 Northwood 0
Scoring by half: 0−0, 0−0
Ronald Cooper Gymnasium
Sault Ste Marie, MI

Quarterfinals

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March 4
12:00 PM
No. 1 Wayne State 74, No. 9 Saginaw Valley St 76
Scoring by half: 28−36, 46−40
Pts: Brailen Neely, 28
Rebs: Avery Lewis, 11
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: Myles Belyeu, 35
Rebs: Delano Smith, 6
Asts: Delano Smith, 4
John Friend Court
Hammond, IN
March 4
3:15 PM
No. 4 Ferris State 85, No. 5 Ashland 100
Scoring by half: 46−56, 39−44
Pts: Walt Kelser, 25
Rebs: Logan Ryan, 6
Asts: Tied, 4		 Pts: Brandon Haraway, 35
Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 7
Asts: Tied
John Friend Court
Hammond, IN
March 4
6:30 PM
No. 2 Grand Valley State 72, No. 7 Lake Superior State 57
Scoring by half: 28-33, 44-24
Pts: Justin Fischer, 19
Rebs: Kemon Bassett, 8
Asts: Tied, 3		 Pts: Christian Negron, 22
Rebs: Christian Negron, 13
Asts: Jake Van Tubbergen, 5
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
March 4
9:45 PM
No. 3 Michigan Tech 74, No. 6 Purdue Northwest 63
Scoring by half: 43-32, 31-31
Pts: Dawson Bilski, 26
Rebs: Trent Bell, 13
Asts: Carter Johnston, 5		 Pts: Mikell Cooper, 25
Rebs: Vincent Miszkiewicz, 12
Asts: Tied, 2
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN

Semifinals

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March 5
4:00 PM
No. 9 Saginaw Valley State 57, No. 5 Ashland 83
Scoring by half: 26-48, 31-35
Pts: Myles Belyeu, 19
Rebs: Tied, 7
Asts: Tied, 2		 Pts: Brandon Haraway, 25
Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 15
Asts: Aaron Thompson, 4
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN
March 5
7:30 PM
No. 2 Grand Valley State 59, No. 3 Michigan Tech 65
Scoring by half: 30-34, 29-31
Pts: Jake Van Tubbergen, 19
Rebs: Christian Negron, 11
Asts: Tied, 2		 Pts: Trent Bell, Owen White, 17
Rebs: Trent Bell, 11
Asts: Carter Johnston, 7
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN

Championship

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March 7
2:30 PM
No. 5 Ashland 85, No 3. Michigan Tech 77
Scoring by half: 44-42, 41−35
Pts: Aaron Thompson, 32
Rebs: Aaron Thompson, 9
Asts: Aaron Thompson, 4		 Pts: Owen White, 33
Rebs: Trent Bell, 11
Asts: Carter Johnston, 5
Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis, IN

References

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  1. ^ "Ashland vs Michigan Tech". GLIAC. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Michigan Tech falls 85-77 to Ashland in GLIAC Championship". Michigan Tech Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  3. ^ "CHAMPIONS! Eagles Win First GLIAC Tournament Title". Ashland University Athletics. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  4. ^ "GLIAC Announces Basketball Tournament Seeding Format". GLIAC. February 19, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball GLIAC Tournament Game At LSSU Cancelled". Northwood. March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Lake Superior State Basketball Schedule". Lake Superior State. March 2, 2021. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
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