title: 2013 WAC men's basketball tournament
text: # 2013 WAC men's basketball tournament
  
  The 2013 WAC men's basketball tournament was the 30th basketball tournament hosted by the WAC and was held March 12–16, 2013 at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. The winner, New Mexico State, received an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament. The 2013 Championship game was televised on ESPNU. With the departure of Nevada, and Fresno State to the Mountain West, and Hawaiʻi to the Big West, and the additions of Denver, Seattle, Texas–Arlington, UTSA, and Texas State the WAC held a ten-team tournament for 2013.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | First Round Tuesday March, 12 | First Round Tuesday March, 12 | First Round Tuesday March, 12 | Quarterfinals Thursday March, 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday March, 14 | Quarterfinals Thursday March, 14 | Semifinals Friday March, 15 | Semifinals Friday March, 15 | Semifinals Friday March, 15 | Championship game Saturday March, 16 ESPNU | Championship game Saturday March, 16 ESPNU | Championship game Saturday March, 16 ESPNU |
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  | | | | 1 | Louisiana Tech | 67 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | San Jose State | 49 | 9 | UTSA | 73 | | | | | | |
  | 9 | UTSA | 67 | | | | 9 | UTSA | 53 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 69 | | | |
  | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 83 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 5 | Utah State | 78 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Texas–Arlington | 55 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | New Mexico State | 64 |
  | | | | 3 | New Mexico State | 65 | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Texas State | 68 | 6 | Idaho | 49 | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Seattle | 56 | | | | 3 | New Mexico State | 74 | | | |
  | | | | | | | 7 | Texas State | 65 | | | |
  | | | | 2 | Denver | 68 | | | | | | |
  | | | | 7 | Texas State | 72 | | | | | | |
  