2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. All tournament games are played at the home arena of the highest seed. The tournament took place March 6 through March 12, 2019. Fairleigh Dickinson defeated Saint Francis (PA) 85–76 in the championship game to win the tournament, and received the NEC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA tournament.

2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2018–19
Teams	8
Site	Campus sites
Champions	Fairleigh Dickinson (6th title)
Winning coach	Greg Herenda (2nd title)
MVP	Darnell Edge (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Television	NEC Front Row, ESPN3, ESPN2
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2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Saint Francis (PA)	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Fairleigh Dickinson †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	14		.600
Sacred Heart	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Robert Morris	11	–	7		.611			18	–	17		.514
St. Francis Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
LIU Brooklyn	9	–	9		.500			16	–	16		.500
Wagner	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Bryant	7	–	11		.389			10	–	20		.333
Mount St. Mary's	6	–	12		.333			9	–	22		.290
Central Connecticut	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
† 2019 NEC tournament winner

Seeds

The top eight teams in the Northeast Conference are eligible to compete in the conference tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.^[1]

Seed	School	Conference	Tiebreaker	Tiebreaker 2
1	Saint Francis (PA)	12–6	1–1 vs FDU	3–1 vs SHU/RMU
2	Fairleigh Dickinson	12–6	1–1 vs SFU	2–2 vs SHU/RMU
3	Sacred Heart	11–7	1–1 vs RMU	2–2 vs SFU/FDU
4	Robert Morris	11–7	1–1 vs SHU	1–3 vs SFU/FDU
5	St. Francis Brooklyn	9–9	2–0 vs LIU
6	LIU Brooklyn	9–9	0–2 vs SFBK
7	Wagner	8–10
8	Bryant	7–11
DNQ	Mount St. Mary's	6–12
DNQ	Central Connecticut	5–13

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Schedule and results

Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 6
1	7:00pm	(8) Bryant at (1) Saint Francis (PA)	63–67	NEC Front Row
2	7:00pm	(5) St. Francis Brooklyn at (4) Robert Morris	65–69
3	7:00pm	(7) Wagner at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson	46–84
4	6:00pm	(6) LIU Brooklyn at (3) Sacred Heart	71–62
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9
5	12:00 pm	(4) Robert Morris at (2) Fairleigh Dickinson	62–66	ESPN3/NEC Front Row
6	2:00 pm	(6) LIU Brooklyn at (1) Saint Francis (PA)	64–72
Final – Tuesday, March 12
7	7:00 pm	(2) Fairleigh Dickinson at (1) Saint Francis PA	85–76	ESPN2
Game times in EST through Semifinals. Game times in EDT through Finals. Rankings denote tournament seed

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Note: Bracket is re-seeded after quarterfinal matchups, with highest remaining seed playing the lowest remaining seed in the semifinals.

Bracket and results

Teams are reseeded after each round with highest remaining seeds receiving home court advantage.

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 6, 2019 NEC Front Row					Semifinals Saturday, March 9, 2019 ESPN3/NEC Front Row					Championship Tuesday, March 12, 2019 ESPN2
	1	Saint Francis (PA)	67
	8	Bryant	63
						1	Saint Francis (PA)	72
						6	LIU Brooklyn	64
	3	Sacred Heart	62
	6	LIU Brooklyn	71
											1	Saint Francis (PA)	76
	(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
											2	Fairleigh Dickinson	85
	2	Fairleigh Dickinson	84
	7	Wagner	46
						2	Fairleigh Dickinson	66
						4	Robert Morris	62
	4	Robert Morris	69OT
	5	St. Francis Brooklyn	65

All-tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.

Name	School
Darnell Edge	Fairleigh Dickinson
Jahlil Jenkins	Fairleigh Dickinson
Keith Braxton	Saint Francis (PA)
Jamaal King	Saint Francis (PA)
Matty McConnell	Robert Morris

See also

• 2019 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament