The 2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 1–5, 2005, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the

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, their first of what would become four consecutive titles, led by head coach

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. They defeated the #7 in the championship game 68–46.2004-2005 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
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Format

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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All-Tournament Team

* Torrell Martin, Winthrop *

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References

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Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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