2014 NSIC / Sanford Health Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament



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Hosted by: Sanford Pentagon - Sioux Falls, S.D.

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Sioux Falls, S.D. – The 16-team NSIC / Sanford Health Men’s Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Championships are set to take place Sat.-Tues., March 1-4 at the Sanford Health Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.  First round games will be played on the campus of the top eight seeds on Wednesday, Feb. 26.



2014 NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team
# Name Pos Ht Yr. School Hometown
41 Rachel Krogman F 6-1 Jr. Northern State Elkton, S.D.
42 Ali Wilkinson F 6-0 Jr. Minnesota State Blue Mounds, Wis.
2 Ameshia Kearney G 5-9 Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Minneapolis, Minn.
40 Anika Whiting F 6-2 Jr. Concordia-St. Paul Ashland, Wis. 
NSIC Tournament Most Valuable Player
10 Rachel Hansen G 6-0 Sr. Concordia-St. Paul Eagan, Minn. 


Women's Tournament Schedule

Wednesday, Feb. 26 Time Coverage
(S8) Southwest Minnesota State at (N1) Northern State 6 p.m. NSU 74-45   Recap
(S5) Sioux Falls at (N4) St. Cloud State 6 p.m. USF 75-68    Recap
(N7) Minnesota Crookston at (S2) Minnesota State 6 p.m. MSU 106-63   Recap
(N6) Minnesota Duluth at (S3) Concordia-St. Paul 7 p.m. CU 81-72   Recap  Highlights
(S6) Winona State at (N3) U-Mary 7 p.m. U-Mary 72-66 Recap | Highlights
(S7) Upper Iowa at (N2) Minot State 7 p.m. MISU 74-73  Recap
(N5) MSU Moorhead at (S4) Augustana 7 p.m. Augie 90-79  Recap
(N8) Bemidji State at (S1) Wayne State 7 p.m. WSC 72-42  Recap
Sat., March 1 - Quarterfinals Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S4) Augustana vs (N1) Northern State 12 p.m. NSU 67-62 | Recap| Photo Gallery
(S5) Sioux Falls vs (S1) Wayne State 6 p.m. USF 75-69 (OT) | Recap| Photo Gallery
Sun., March 2 - Quarterfinals Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(N3) U-Mary vs (S2) Minnesota State 12 p.m. MSU 95-71 Recap | Photo Gallery
(S3) Concordia-St. Paul vs (N2) Minot State 6 p.m. CU 73-52 | Recap | Photo Gallery
Mon., March 3 - Semifinals* Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S2) Minnesota State vs (N1) Northern State 12 p.m. NSU 57-56 | Recap | Photo Gallery
(S3) Concordia-St. Paul vs (S5) Sioux Falls 6 p.m. CU 78-66 | Recap Photo Gallery
Tues., March 4 – Championship* Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S3) Concordia-St. Paul vs (N1) Northern State 5 p.m. CU 54-36 | Recap | Photo Gallery

*Semifinal and Championship games aired live on Midco Sports Net



2014 NSIC/Sanford Health Men's Basketball All-Tournament Team
# Name Pos Ht Yr. School Hometown
1 Kellen Taylor G 6-7 Sr. Winona State Plymouth, Minn. 
31 Mark Blacklock F 6-6 So. Winona State Winona, Minn. 
32 Gage Wooten G 6-4 Sr. Minnesota State Aurora, Colo. 
50 Assem Marei F 6-9 Jr. Minnesota State Cairo, Egypt
NSIC Tournament Most Valuable Player
22 Zach Monaghen G 6-3 Jr. Minnesota State Palatine, Ill.



Men's Tournament Schedule

Visiting Team Home Team Time Coverage
(N7) Minot State at (S2) Winona State 7 p.m. WSU 67-56  | Recap
(S7) Wayne State at (N2) Bemidji State 7 p.m. WSC 88-76  | Recap
(N5) Minnesota Duluth at (S4) Upper Iowa 7 p.m. UIU 86-81   | Recap
(S8) Concordia-St. Paul at (N1) MSU Moorhead 7 p.m. MSUM 68-64   | Recap
(N6) U-Mary at (S3) SMSU 7 p.m. SMSU 82-65   | Recap
(N8) Minnesota Crookston at (S1) Minnesota State 8 p.m. MSU 76-60   | Recap
(S6) Sioux Falls at (N3) St. Cloud State 8 p.m. SCSU 86-75   | Recap.
(S5) Augustana at (N4) Northern State 8 p.m. Augie 66-64   | Recap
Sat., March 1 - Quarterfinals at Sanford Pentagon Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S4) Upper Iowa vs (N1) MSU Moorhead 2:30 p.m. MSUM 79-68  |  Recap| Photo Gallery
(S5) Augustana vs (S1) Minnesota State 8:30 p.m. MSU 78-63  |  Recap | Photo Gallery
Sun., March 2 - Quarterfinals at Sanford Pentagon Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(N3) St. Cloud State vs (S2) Winona State 2:30 p.m. WSU 78-70 | Recap  Photo Gallery
(S7) Wayne State vs (S3) SMSU 8:30 p.m. SMSU 68-45 | Recap  | Photo Gallery
Mon., March 3 - Semifinals* at Sanford Pentagon Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S2) Winona State vs (N1) MSU Moorhead 2:30 p.m. WSU 70-53 | Recap Photo Gallery
(S3) SMSU vs (S1) Minnesota State 8:30 p.m. MSU 68-57 | Recap | Photo Gallery
Tues., March 4 – Championship* at Sanford Pentagon Coverage Live Stats | Live Video
(S2) Winona State vs (S1) Minnesota State 7:30 p.m. MSU 75-66 | Recap Photo Gallery

*Semifinal and Championship games aired live on Midco Sports Net


Ticket Information (*Price Subject to Change)
Quarterfinal, Semifinals and Championship at Pentagon (Sat.-Tues., March 1-4)

Adults - $15.00
Seniors (62+) - $5.00
Students - $5.00
Children 5 & Under - Free
All-Session Pass:  $84.00 (Available at Sanford Pentagon Box Office) or  Ticketmaster.com


Directions to Sanford Pentagon

Sioux Falls Area Information
Sioux Falls Sports Authority

Fan Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites Sioux Falls Airport  
Book your group rate: NSIC Fan Block >>
Phone: 1-605-339-8997

NSIC Basketball Tournament Seeding Tie-Breakers
The tie-breaking criteria for seeding into the NSIC/ Sanford Post- Season Tournament will be as follows. (Note: The formula will be used to break one tie at a time. Once a team is seeded via the following tie-breaker, the formula will repeat itself from the beginning to determine any additional seeding for the tournament due to ties in the divisional standings. The formula will be used to break the highest-seeded tie first according to the divisional standings).

1. Head to head
2. Use the divisional won/loss percentage
3. Head to head competition of descending divisional teams (won/ loss record against teams who finished highest in standings)
4. Point rating system – divisional games only

POINTS
7     Win on road >=.750
6     Win at home >=.750         Win on road >=.500
5     Win at home >=.500         Win on road >=.250
4     Win at home >=.250         Win on road <=.250
3     Win at home <=.250         Loss at home >=.750     Loss on road >=.750
2     Loss at home >=.500       Loss on road >=.500
1     Loss at home >=.250       Loss on road >=.250
0     Loss at home <=.250       Loss on road <=.250


5. Head to head competition of descending teams using NSIC overall standings (won/loss record against teams who finished highest in standings)
6. Point rating system – NSIC overall standings non-divisional games only
7. Coin flip