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1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

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1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams7
SiteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (5th title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (4th title)
MVPTyrone Hill (Xavier)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 10 2   .833 25 6   .806
Saint Louis 8 4   .667 27 10   .730
Xavier 7 5   .583 21 12   .636
Dayton 6 6   .500 12 17   .414
Detroit Mercy 4 8   .333 7 21   .250
Loyola (IL) 4 8   .333 11 17   .393
Butler 3 9   .250 11 17   .393
1989 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[1]

Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive (fifth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round.

Format

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All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 9
Semifinals
Saturday, March 10
Championship
Sunday, March 11
         
1 Evansville 84
4 Dayton 79
4 Dayton 77
5 Detroit 54
1 Evansville 78
3 Xavier 85
3 Xavier 85
6 Loyola-Chicago 83
3 Xavier 79
2 Saint Louis 56
7 Butler 64
2 Saint Louis 68

References

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  1. ^ "1988-89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.