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C-USA's Bottom Nine
Tournament Seeds Fall Into Place From Conference USA
CHICAGO — Based on the results of Saturday's
games, seeds 4-12 have been confirmed for the 2002 Conference USA Men's
Basketball Tournament, which will take place March 6-9 at the Firstar Center
in Cincinnati, OH.
All four first round games involving seeds 5-12
will take place on Wednesday, March 6, although the exact game times will
not be determined until after the completion of Sunday's Memphis at
Cincinnati game (1:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.
No. 5 seed Saint Louis (9-7 in C-USA) will have a
first round rematch with No. 12 seed Tulane (5-11), a team the Billikens
defeated on Saturday night in New Orleans, 67-59.
Houston (9-7) gained the No. 6 seed with its
76-72 win over UAB on Saturday night. The Cougars will face No. 11 seed East
Carolina (5-11), a 66-63 loser to TCU on Saturday evening, in the first
round.
Louisville (8-8) will enter the tournament as the
No. 7 seed after posting wins over Cincinnati and Charlotte this past week.
The Cardinals will battle No. 10 seed TCU (6-10) in the opening round.
South Florida (8-8), the No. 8 seed, will square
off with No. 9 seed UAB (6-10) in Wednesday's other first round matchup.
Charlotte, a 90-88 loser in overtime to
Louisville on Saturday, will be the No. 4 seed and have a first round bye
regardless of Sunday's result between Memphis and Cincinnati.
The winner of Sunday's Memphis-Cincinnati game
will be the top seed in the tournament. If Memphis wins, the Tigers will be
the No. 1 seed, Cincinnati will be No. 2 and Marquette will be No. 3. If
Cincinnati wins, the Bearcats will be the No. 1 seed, Marquette will be No.
2 and Memphis No. 3.
C-USA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IF CINCINNATI WINS
SUNDAY:
Wednesday, March 6 (First Round)
(10) TCU vs. (7) Louisville 1:00 p.m. EST
(11) East Carolina vs. (6) Houston 3:30 p.m. EST
(9) UAB vs. (8) South Florida 7:00 p.m. EST
(12) Tulane vs. (5) Saint Louis 9:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)
TCU/Louisville vs. (2) Marquette 1:00 p.m. EST
Houston/East Carolina vs. (3) Memphis 3:30 p.m. EST
UAB/South Florida vs. (1) Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. EST
Tulane/Saint Louis vs. (4) Charlotte 9:30 p.m. EST
C-USA TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE IF MEMPHIS WINS
SUNDAY:
Wednesday, March 6 (First Round)
(9) UAB vs. (8) South Florida 1:00 p.m. EST
(12) Tulane vs. (5) Saint Louis 3:30 p.m. EST
(10) TCU vs. (7) Louisville 7:00 p.m. EST
(11) East Carolina vs. (6) Houston 9:30 p.m. EST
Thursday, March 7 (Quarterfinals)
UAB/South Florida vs. (1) Memphis 1:00 p.m. EST
Tulane/Saint Louis vs. (4) Charlotte 3:30 p.m. EST
Louisville/TCU vs. (2) Cincinnati 7:00 p.m. EST
Houston/East Carolina vs. (3) Marquette 9:30 p.m. EST
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