2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

The 2021 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was the concluding event of the 2020–21 Conference USA (C-USA) men's basketball season. It was held from March 10–13, 2021 alongside the C-USA women's tournament in Frisco, Texas, at the Ford Center at The Star. In the first round and quarterfinals, two games were played simultaneously within the same arena, with the courts separated by a curtain.

Seeds

Seed School Record Tiebreaker#1 EastWestern Kentucky11–3#1 West Louisiana Tech12–4#2 East Old Dominion11–5#2 West UAB13–5#3 East Marshall9–5#3 West North Texas9–5#4 East Florida Atlantic7–5#4 WestUTSA9–7#5 EastCharlotte5–11#5 WestUTEP8–8#6 EastMiddle Tennessee3–13#6 WestRice6–10#7 EastFIU2–15#7 WestSouthern Miss4–13

Schedule

Rankings denote tournament seed. GameTimeMatchupScoreTelevisionFirst Round – Tuesday, March 917:00 pmW6 Rice vs. W7 Southern Miss61–52ESPN+27:30 pmE6 Middle Tennessee vs. E7 FIUCancelledSecond Round – Wednesday, March 1035:30 pmW4 UTSA vs. E5 Charlotte72–62ESPN+46:00 pmE3 Marshall vs. W6 Rice68–7258:30 pmE4 FAU vs. W5 UTEP76–7069:00 pmW3 North Texas vs. E6 Middle Tennessee76–56Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 1175:30 pmE1 Western Kentucky vs. W4 UTSA80–67Stadium86:00 pmW2 UAB vs. W6 Rice73–6098:30 pmW1 Louisiana Tech vs. E4 FAU75–69109:00 pmE2 Old Dominion vs. W3 North Texas55-61Semifinals – Friday, March 121111:00 amE1 Western Kentucky vs. W2 UAB64–60CBSSN122:00 pmW1 Louisiana Tech vs. W3 North Texas48–54Championship – Saturday, March 13138:00 pmE1 Western Kentucky vs. W3 North Texas57–61CBSSN *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed

Bracket

* denotes overtime period.

Notes

References

See also 2021 Conference USA women's basketball tournament