The 2011

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Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 11–13, 2011. It was the first of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at the

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. The tournament was previously held 24 consecutive years in Halifax before being moved to

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for three years. The defending champions are the

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, who return to the tournament, along with six other qualifiers and one wild card. The

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won their 7th tournament in nine years with an 82–59 victory over the

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in the final. It was also Carleton's 7th title over-all. This was the Spartans' first appearance in the Final 8. The tournament was broadcast on

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. For the second year in a row there was controversy over tape delay of the tournaments, with both semi-finals and the championship game being shown after they had been played.

Championship Bracket

Bronze Medal Bracket

Consolation Bracket

Note: All records are against CIS competition only.

Game Reports

UBC 96-77 AcadiaTrinity Western 82-74 LakeheadSaskatchewan 91-79 DalhousieCarleton 73-66 ConcordiaLakehead 75-67 AcadiaDalhouse 76-65 ConcordiaTrinity Western 74-72 UBCCarleton 95-83 SaskatchewanLakehead 84-80 DalhousieUBC 111-95 Saskatchewan

References

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