1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	7
Site	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Southwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Charlie Spoonhour (2nd title)
MVP	Hubert Henderson (Southwest Missouri State)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southwest Missouri State †	10	–	2		.833			21	–	10		.677
Northern Iowa	8	–	4		.667			19	–	9		.679
Eastern Illinois	7	–	5		.583			16	–	16		.500
Green Bay	6	–	6		.500			14	–	14		.500
Valparaiso	4	–	8		.333			10	–	19		.345
Western Illinois	4	–	8		.333			9	–	19		.321
UIC	3	–	9		.250			13	–	17		.433
Cleveland State	0	–	0		–			16	–	12		.571
† 1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Southwest Missouri State defeated Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU/Summit League championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.

Format

Seven conference members qualified for the tournament. The top seed, Southwest Missouri State, was given a bye to the semifinal round. The other six teams were paired in the quarterfinal round with seedings based on regular season record.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6					Semifinals Friday, March 7					Finals Saturday, March 8
						1	Southwest Missouri State	82
						5	Valparaiso	50
	4	Green Bay	51
	5	Valparaiso	53
											1	Southwest Missouri State	73
											7	UIC	67
	3	Eastern Illinois	81
	6	Western Illinois	47
						3	Eastern Illinois	75
						7	UIC	91
	7	UIC	90
	2	Northern Iowa	69