1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
SiteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsXavier (5th title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (4th title)
MVPTyrone Hill (Xavier)
1988–89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Evansville102 .833  256  .806
Saint Louis84 .667  2710  .730
Xavier75 .583  2112  .636
Dayton66 .500  1217  .414
Detroit Mercy48 .333  721  .250
Loyola (IL)48 .333  1117  .393
Butler39 .250  1117  .393
1989 MCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

  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

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