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2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

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2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2003–04
Teams8
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteVines Center
Lynchburg, VA
ChampionsLiberty (2nd title)
Winning coachRandy Dunton (1st title)
MVPDanny Gathings (High Point)
Attendance24,860
← 2003
2005 →
2003–04 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Birmingham–Southern 12 4   .750 19 7   .731
Liberty 12 4   .750 18 15   .545
High Point 10 6   .625 19 11   .633
Winthrop 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Coastal Carolina 8 8   .500 14 15   .483
Radford 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
UNC Asheville 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
VMI 4 12   .250 6 22   .214
Charleston Southern 3 13   .188 6 22   .214
2004 Big South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 2–6, 2004, at campus sites. The tournament was won by the Liberty Flames, their second tournament win in school history. Liberty defeated High Point in the title game 89–44, although Danny Gathings of High Point won the tournament's Most Valuable Player.[1]

Format

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Eight of the conference's nine teams participated for the tournament, with Birmingham–Southern being ineligible. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage. All games were hosted at campus sites, with home-field advantage going to the higher seed.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 2
Semifinals
March 4
Finals
March 6
         
1 Liberty 60
8 Charleston Southern 54
1 Liberty 88
4 Coastal Carolina 73
4 Coastal Carolina 67
5 Radford 62
1 Liberty 89
2 High Point 44
3 Winthrop 46
6 UNC Asheville 49
6 UNC Asheville 49
2 High Point 63
2 High Point 75
7 VMI 43

All-Tournament Team

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References

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