The 2011 Big South men's basketball tournament took place on March 1, 3, and 5, 2011, at campus sites. The semifinal round was televised on

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, and the finals were televised on ESPN2. The

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Bulldogs won the tournament, defeating

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72–63 in the quarterfinal round, High Point 62–45 in the semifinal round, and #1

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60–47 in the championship game.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the

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received a berth in the conference tournament. After the 18 game conference season, teams were seeded by conference record. The winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, and UNC Asheville received that bid in 2011 as they won the tournament. Presbyterian was not eligible to compete in the 2011 tournament due to reclassification.

Bracket

* asterisk indicates overtime game

References

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