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1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament

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1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams8
SiteKnickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
ChampionsSaint Peter's (2nd title)
Winning coachTed Fiore (2nd title)
MVPRandy Holmes (Saint Peter's)
← 1994
1996 →
1994–95 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Manhattan 12 2   .857 26 5   .839
Canisius 10 4   .714 21 14   .600
Saint Peter's 10 4   .714 19 11   .633
Fairfield 6 8   .429 13 15   .464
Iona 6 8   .429 10 17   .370
Siena 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Loyola (MD) 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Niagara 2 12   .143 5 25   .167
1995 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1995 MAAC men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6, 1995 at Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.[2]

Third-seeded Saint Peter's defeated Manhattan in the championship game, 80–78, to win their second MAAC men's basketball tournament.[3]

The Peacocks received an automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA tournament.

Format

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All eight of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 4
Semifinals
Sunday, March 5
Championship
Monday, March 6
         
1 Manhattan 83
8 Niagara 60
1 Manhattan 82
4 Fairfield 69
4 Fairfield 81
5 Iona 74OT
1 Manhattan 78OT
3 Saint Peter's 80
3 Saint Peter's 53
6 Siena 45
3 Saint Peter's 60
2 Canisius 56
2 Canisius 77
7 Loyola (MD) 64

References

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  1. ^ 1994-95 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary at sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "1994-95 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Championship History". MAACSports.com. Retrieved April 17, 2022.