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Sam Houston is the top seed in the 2024 Conference USA Basketball Championships after finishing the regular season at 20-11 overall record and a 13-3 in the league.

The Bearkats are the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament in consecutive seasons for the first time since moving up to the Division I level. Sam Houston will face the winner between the Gamecocks and Panthers to open Wednesday’s quarterfinal action at 5:30 p.m. The second game Wednesday will feature No. 2 LA Tech taking on No. 7 Middle Tennessee State at 8 p.m.
 
The quarterfinals continue Thursday with No. 4 Liberty challenging No. 5 seed UTEP at 5:30 p.m., followed by No. 3 Western Kentucky vs. No. 6 New Mexico State (13-18, 7-9 CUSA) at 8 p.m.
 
The semifinals will take place at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Friday, and the championship final will tip off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The tournament is in the first of a multi-year agreement at VBC Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala., and features all nine teams.

CUSA tournament bracket 2024

The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2024 CUSA men’s Tournament are below.

Seed Team Record (CAA)
1 Sam Houston State 20-11 (13-3)
2 Louisiana Tech 22-9 (12-4)
3 Western Kentucky 19-11 (8-8)
4 Liberty 18-13 (7-9)
5 UTEP 16-15 (7-9)
6 Middle Tennessee State 13-18 (7-9)
7 New Mexico State 13-18 (7-9)
8 Jacksonville State 14-17 (6-10)
9 Florida International 10-21 (5-11)

CUSA basketball tournament schedule 2024

  • Dates: March 12-16
  • Location: VBC Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala.

The CUSA men’s basketball tournament will be played from Tuesday, March 12, through Saturday, March 16.

The tournament will be held at the VBC Propst Arena in Huntsville, Ala.

Tuesday, March 12: First round

Game
Game 1: No. 9 FIU 76, No. 8 Jacksonville State 67

Wednesday, March 13: Quarterfinals

Game
Game 2: No. 1 Sam Houston 78, No. 9 FIU 59
Game 3: No. 7 MTSU 70No. 2 La. Tech 67

Thursday, March 14: Quarterfinals

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Game 4: No. 4 Liberty vs. No. 5 UTEP 6:30 p.m. ESPN+
Game 5: No. 3 WKU vs. No. 6 New Mexico State 9 p.m. ESPN+

Friday, March 15: Semifinals

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Game 6: No. 1 Sam Houston vs. Game 4 winner 12:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo
Game 7: No. 7 MTSU vs. Game 5 winner 3 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo

Saturday, March 16: Championship

Game Time (ET) TV/Live stream
Game 8: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner 8:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network, Fubo

How to watch the CUSA tournament live

  • TV channel: CBS Sports Network (championship game)
  • Live stream: ESPN+Fubo (semifinal games and championship game)

The first round, second round, quarterfinals of the CUSA basketball tournament can be streamed on ESPN+.

The semifinals and championship game will air on CBS Sports Network, and they can also be streamed on Fubo.

CUSA tournament tickets 2024

Tickets for games at the CUSA men’s basketball tournament are still available on StubHub. You can check out seating charts for games by clicking here.

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