2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament

The 2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament was the conference postseason tournament for the ASUN Conference. The tournament was the 40th year the league has conducted a postseason tournament. The tournament was held March 4, 7, and 10, 2019 at campus sites of the higher seeds. Liberty upset top-seeded Lipscomb 74–68 in the championship game to win the tournament, and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[1]

2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Liberty (1st ASUN title)
Winning coach	Ritchie McKay (1st title)
MVP	Scottie James (Liberty)
Top scorer	Garrison Mathews (Lipscomb) (69 points)
Television	ESPN+, ESPN
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2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Liberty †	14	–	2		.875			29	–	7		.806
Lipscomb	14	–	2		.875			29	–	8		.784
North Florida	9	–	7		.563			16	–	17		.485
Florida Gulf Coast	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
NJIT	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
North Alabama	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Jacksonville	5	–	11		.313			12	–	20		.375
Kennesaw State	3	–	13		.188			6	–	26		.188
Stetson	3	–	13		.188			7	–	24		.226
† 2019 ASUN tournament winner

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker
1	Lipscomb	14–2	NET Rating 47
2	Liberty	14–2	NET Rating 63
3	North Florida	9–7	1–1 vs. FGCU, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 2–0 vs. UNA
4	Florida Gulf Coast	9–7	1–1 vs. UNF, 1–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–1 vs. NJIT, 1–1 vs. UNA
5	NJIT	8–8
6	North Alabama	7–9
7	Jacksonville	5–11
8	Kennesaw State	3–13	1–1 vs. Stetson, 0–4 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 1–1 vs. NJIT
DNQ	Stetson	3–13	1–1 vs. Kennesaw State, 0–3 vs. Lipscomb/Liberty, 1–3 vs. UNF/FGCU, 0–2 vs. NJIT

Because North Alabama is in the first year of a four-year transition from NCAA Division II to Division I, it will not be eligible to compete in either the NCAA Tournament or the NCAA-operated NIT. Should the Lions win the ASUN tournament final, the ASUN's automatic NCAA Tournament bid goes either to Lipscomb or to Liberty if Liberty advances further than Lipscomb in the A-Sun tournament.^[2]

Schedule

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Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 4
8:00 pm	No. 8 Kennesaw State at No. 1 Lipscomb	71–86	ESPN+	2,957
7:00 pm	No. 5 NJIT at No. 4 Florida Gulf Coast	83–78		2,289
7:00 pm	No. 6 North Alabama at No. 3 North Florida	66–76		1,924
7:00 pm	No.7 Jacksonville at No. 2 Liberty	58–72		1,738
Semifinals – Thursday, March 7
8:00 pm	No. 5 NJIT at No. 1 Lipscomb	55–78	ESPN+	3,157
7:00 pm	No. 3 North Florida at No. 2 Liberty	63–71		2,319
Final – Sunday, March 10
3:00 p.m.	No. 2 Liberty at No. 1 Lipscomb	74–68	ESPN	5,607
*Game times in ET. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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	Quarterfinals March 4 ESPN+					Semifinals March 7 ESPN+					Championship March 10 ESPN
	1	Lipscomb	86
	8	Kennesaw State	71
						1	Lipscomb	78
						5	NJIT	55
	4	Florida Gulf Coast	78
	5	NJIT	83
											1	Lipscomb	68
											2	Liberty	74
	2	Liberty	72
	7	Jacksonville	58
						2	Liberty	71
						3	North Florida	63
	3	North Florida	76
	6	North Alabama	66

See also

• 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• ASUN men's basketball tournament
• 2019 ASUN women's basketball tournament