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1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteReunion Arena
Dallas, Texas
ChampionsArkansas (4th title)
Winning coachNolan Richardson (1st title)
MVPLenzie Howell (Arkansas)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arkansas † 13 – 3   .813 25 – 7   .781
Texas 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
TCU 9 – 7   .563 17 – 13   .567
Houston 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Texas Tech 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464
SMU 7 – 9   .438 13 – 16   .448
Rice 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
Baylor 1 – 15   .063 5 – 22   .185
† 1989 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–0, 1989, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.[1][2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 100-76 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

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The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Place Seed Team Conference Overall
W L % W L %
1
1
 Arkansas
13
3
 .813
25
7
 .781
2
2
 Texas
12
4
 .750
25
9
 .735
3
3
 TCU
9
7
 .563
17
13
 .567
4
4
 Houston
8
8
 .500
17
14
 .548
4
5
 Texas A&M
8
8
 .500
16
14
 .533
4
6
 Texas Tech
8
8
 .500
13
15
 .464
7
7
 SMU
7
9
 .438
13
16
 .448
8
8
 Rice
6
10
 .375
12
16
 .429
9
-
 Baylor
1
15
 .063
5
22
 .185

Tournament

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 11 		Finals
Sunday, March 12
         
1 Arkansas 108
8 Rice 72
1 Arkansas 94
5 Texas A&M 84
4 Houston 70
5 Texas A&M 82
1 Arkansas 100
2 Texas 76
3 TCU 84
6 Texas Tech 66
3 TCU 89OT
2 Texas 93
2 Texas 93
7 SMU 91OT

References

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  1. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Razorback Records" (PDF). Arkansas Razorbacks. pp. 54–57. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). Texas Sports. pp. 161-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book" (PDF). TCU Horned Frogs. pp. 133–135. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Houston Cougars. pp. 116–117. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Texas A&M Aggies. pp. 65-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide" (PDF). Texas Tech Red Raiders. pp. 77–81. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac" (PDF). SMU Mustangs. pp. 121-. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Rice Owls. pp. 162–162. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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