1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 1988–89 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 7-9, 1989 on campus sites and at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

1989 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
First round siteCampus Sites
Campus Arenas
Finals siteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee State (5th title)
Winning coachBruce Stewart
MVPKeith Rawls (Austin Peay)
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1988-89 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Middle Tennessee102 .833  238  .742
Murray State102 .833  1911  .633
Austin Peay84 .667  1812  .600
Morehead State57 .417  1516  .484
Eastern Kentucky48 .333  722  .241
Tennessee Tech39 .250  1020  .333
Tennessee State210 .167  424  .143
1989 OVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Middle Tennessee State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 82–79, to win their fifth OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #13 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
Championship
Thursday, March 9
                           
       
  1 Middle Tennessee State 81  
    5 Eastern Kentucky 64  
4 Morehead State 50
  5 Eastern Kentucky 63  
    1 Middle Tennessee State 82
  3 Austin Peay 79
  3 Austin Peay 85  
6 Tennessee Tech 84  
3 Austin Peay 74
    2 Murray State 65  
2 Murray State 90
  7 Tennessee State 71  

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