The 2012 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place from March 2–5, 2012[1] at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
[2] The tournament was previously held at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Loyola (MD) defeated Fairfield 48–44 to clinch the title and a berth in the 2012 NCAA tournament.
Iona also received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The largest previous deficit overcome in the tournament was 22 points by Duke against Maryland in the 2001 national semifinals.