2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 8–11, 2023, at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. First round & quarterfinal games of the tournament was televised on ESPN+ while the semifinals & championship game was aired on CBS Sports Network.^[1] The winner of the tournament, Florida Atlantic, received the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA tournament.

2023 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2022–23
Teams	11
Site	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas
Champions	Florida Atlantic (1st title)
Winning coach	Dusty May (1st title)
MVP	Alijah Martin (Florida Atlantic)
Television	ESPN+, CBSSN
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2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic †	18	–	2		.900			35	–	4		.897
North Texas	16	–	4		.800			31	–	7		.816
UAB	14	–	6		.700			29	–	10		.744
Middle Tennessee	11	–	9		.550			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	9	–	11		.450			22	–	14		.611
Rice	8	–	12		.400			19	–	16		.543
FIU	8	–	12		.400			14	–	18		.438
Western Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			17	–	16		.515
UTEP	7	–	13		.350			14	–	18		.438
Louisiana Tech	7	–	13		.350			15	–	18		.455
UTSA	4	–	16		.200			10	–	22		.313
† 2023 C-USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Seeds

Teams were seeded by conference record. The top five teams received byes to the quarterfinals.

Seed	School	Conference record	Tiebreaker
1	Florida Atlantic	18–2
2	North Texas	16–4
3	UAB	14–6
4	Middle Tennessee	11–9
5	Charlotte	9–11
6	Rice	8–12	3–1 vs. FIU/Western Kentucky
7	FIU	8–12	2–2 vs. Rice/Western Kentucky
8	Western Kentucky	8–12	1–3 vs. Rice/FIU
9	UTEP	7–13	1–1 vs. Middle Tennessee
10	Louisiana Tech	7–13	0–2 vs. Middle Tennessee
11	UTSA	4–16

Schedule

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Game	Time	Matchup	Score	Television	Attendance
First round – March 8, 2023
1	5:30 pm	(8) Western Kentucky vs. (9) UTEP	73–67	ESPN+	1,041
2	8:00 pm	(7) FIU vs. (10) Louisiana Tech	76–81^OT		1,232
3	8:30 pm	(6) Rice vs. (11) UTSA	72–71		1,232
Quarterfinals – March 9, 2023
4	5:30 pm	(1) Florida Atlantic vs. (8) Western Kentucky	75–51	ESPN+	1,773
5	6:00 pm	(4) Middle Tennessee vs. (5) Charlotte	66–65		1,773
6	8:00 pm	(2) North Texas vs. (10) Louisiana Tech	74–46		2,765
7	8:30 pm	(3) UAB vs. (6) Rice	87–60		2,765
Semifinals – March 10, 2023
8	11:30 am	(1) Florida Atlantic vs. (4) Middle Tennessee	68–65	CBSSN	2,005
9	2:00 pm	(2) North Texas vs. (3) UAB	69–76		2,005
Championship – March 11, 2023
10	7:30 pm	(1) Florida Atlantic vs. (3) UAB	78–56	CBSSN	1,681
*Game times in CT. ()-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

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	First round Wednesday, March 8					Quarterfinals Thursday, March 9					Semifinals Friday, March 10					Championship Saturday, March 11
						1	Florida Atlantic	75
	8	Western Kentucky	73			8	Western Kentucky	51
	9	UTEP	67								1	Florida Atlantic	68
											4	Middle Tennessee	65
						4	Middle Tennessee	66
						5	Charlotte	65
																1	Florida Atlantic	78
																3	UAB	56
						2	North Texas	74
	7	Florida International	76			10	Louisiana Tech	46
	10	Louisiana Tech	81*								2	North Texas	69
											3	UAB	76
						3	UAB	87
	6	Rice	72			6	Rice	60
	11	UTSA	71

* – Denotes overtime period

Game summaries

First round

ESPN+

March 8, 2023 5:30 pm

Report

No. 8 Western Kentucky 73, No. 9 UTEP 67
Scoring by half: 28-34, 33-45
Pts: Sharp (16) Rebs: Sharp (8) Asts: McKnight (7)		Pts: Solomon (18) Rebs: Onyema (9) Asts: Givance (8)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,041 Referees: Amy Bonner Gary Maxwell Shane Staggs

ESPN+

March 8, 2023 8:00 pm

Report

No. 7 Florida International 76, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 81 (OT)
Scoring by half: 24-36, 45-33 Overtime: 7-12
Pts: Jones (25) Rebs: Dean (6) Asts: Dean (7)		Pts: Willis (23) Rebs: Mangum (11) Asts: Crawford/Willis (3)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,232 Referees: Rick Crawford John St. Clair Antinio Petty

ESPN+

March 8, 2023 8:30 pm

Report

No. 6 Rice 72, No. 11 UTSA 71
Scoring by half: 42-33, 30-38
Pts: Olivari (18) Rebs: Olivari (8) Asts: Fiedler (6)		Pts: Medor (20) Rebs: Richards (7) Asts: Medor (6)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,232 Referees: Darron George Chris Merlo Chris Pacsi

Quarterfinals

ESPN+

March 9, 2023 5:30 pm

Report

No. 1 Florida Atlantic 75, No. 9 Western Kentucky 51
Scoring by half: 30-20, 45-31
Pts: Davis (14) Rebs: Greenlee (8) Asts: Davis (4)		Pts: McKnight (18) Rebs: Sharp (11) Asts: McKnight (2)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,773 Referees: Kelly Self Craig Murley Kevin Mathis

ESPN+

March 9, 2023 6:00 pm

Report

No. 4 Middle Tennessee 66, No. 5 Charlotte 65
Scoring by half: 26-28, 40-37
Pts: Weston (22) Rebs: Dishman (9) Asts: Dishman/Weston/Lenard Jr./Bufford/Millin (1)		Pts: Khalifa/Patterson (14) Rebs: Khalifa (7) Asts: Khalifa (4)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,773 Referees: Rick Crawford Antinio Petty Chris Hudson

ESPN+

March 9, 2023 8:00 pm

Report

No. 2 North Texas 74, No. 10 Louisiana Tech 46
Scoring by half: 35-19, 39-27
Pts: Scott (19) Rebs: Ousmane (9) Asts: Huntsberry (4)		Pts: J. Crawford (10) Rebs: Hunter (5) Asts: I. Crawford/J. Crawford (1)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,765 Referees: Darron George Tyler Kumpf James Duke

ESPN+

March 9, 2023 8:30 pm

Report

No. 3 UAB 87, No. 6 Rice 60
Scoring by half: 40-30, 47-30
Pts: Walker (27) Rebs: Jemison (10) Asts: Gaines (6)		Pts: Evee (20) Rebs: Sheffield (6) Asts: Fiedler (5)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,765 Referees: Stephen Divine Rodrick Dixon Gary Maxwell

Semifinals

CBSSN

March 10, 2023 11:30 am

Report

No. 1 Florida Atlantic 68, No. 4 Middle Tennessee 65
Scoring by half: 37-25, 31-40
Pts: Davis (18) Rebs: Martin (6) Asts: Greenlee (3)		Pts: Dishman (17) Rebs: Dishman (11) Asts: Weston (6)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Referees: Darron George Tyler Kumpf Gary Maxwell

CBSSN

March 10, 2023 2:00 pm

Report

No. 2 North Texas 69, No. 3 UAB 76
Scoring by half: 28-35, 41-41
Pts: Perry (17) Rebs: Scott (13) Asts: Huntsberry (4)		Pts: Walker (32) Rebs: Buffen (7) Asts: Walker (6)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 2,005 Referees: Rick Crawford Jeb Hartness Antinio Petty

Championship game

CBSSN

March 11, 2023 7:30 pm

Report

No. 1 Florida Atlantic 78, No. 3 UAB 56
Scoring by half: 46-27, 32-29
Pts: Martin (30) Rebs: Martin (11) Asts: Rosado/Boyd/Gaffney (2)		Pts: Walker (18) Rebs: Jemison (8) Asts: Gaines (2)

Ford Center at The Star Frisco, Texas Attendance: 1,681 Referees: Jeb Hartness, Antinio Petty, Gary Maxwell

*Game times: CT

See also

• 2023 Conference USA women's basketball tournament
• Conference USA men's basketball tournament
• Conference USA

References

1. "2022-23 Championship Schedule". Conference USA.
2. "Basketball Championships Schedule" (PDF). Conference USA.
3. "Men's Basketball Championship Bracket" (PDF). Conference USA.

External links

• Conference USA tournament Central