Conference USA Tournament 2019

By Tyler Smith and Matt Hetzler

Conference USA Basketball Tournament 2019 Schedule and Predictions

First Round (Wed., March 13)
ESPN+ 

Game 1: No. 9 FAU (17-14, 8-10) vs. No. 8 Louisiana Tech (19-12, 9-9), 7 p.m.
Game 2: No. 12 Middle Tennessee (11-20, 8-10) vs. No. 5 UAB (18-13, 10-8), 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 10 North Texas (20-11, 8-10) vs. No. 7 FIU (19-12, 10-8), approx. 9:30 p.m.
Game 4: No. 11 Rice (13-18, 8-10) vs. No. 6 Marshall (18-13, 11-7), approx. 10 p.m.

Quarterfinals (Thu., March 14)
Stadium/Facebook Live
Game 5: No. 8 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 1 Old Dominion (23-8, 13-5), 7 p.m. (Stadium)
Game 6: No. 5 UAB vs. No. 4 UTSA (17-14, 11-7), 7:30 p.m. (Stadium on Facebook Live)
Game 7: No. 10 North Texas vs. No. 2 WKU (18-13, 11-7), approx. 9:30 p.m. (Stadium)
Game 8: No. 6 Marshall vs. No. 3 Southern Miss. (19-11, 11-7), approx. 10 p.m. (Stadium on Facebook Live)

Semifinals (Fri., March 15)
CBSSN 

Game 9: No. 5 UAB vs. No. 1 Old Dominion, 1:30 p.m.
Game 10: No. 2 WKU vs. No. 6 Marshall, approx. 4 p.m.

Championship (Sat., March 16)
CBSSN
Game 11: No. 5 UAB vs. No. 2 WKU, 8:30 p.m. 

Tyler's Picks

Sleeper: North Texas

​Winner: WKU

Matt's Picks

Sleeper: UAB (Marshall is technically a sleeper too)

​Winner: Marshall