2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3-5, 2002 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

2002 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season200102
Teams8
SiteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsValparaiso (7th title)
Winning coachHomer Drew (7th title)
MVPMilo Stovall (Valparaiso)
2001–02 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso122 .857  258  .758
Oral Roberts104 .714  1714  .548
Oakland104 .714  1713  .567
Southern Utah86 .571  1116  .407
Missouri-Kansas City77 .500  1811  .621
IUPUI68 .429  1515  .500
Western Illinois311 .214  1216  .429
Chicago State014 .000  226  .071
2002 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Valparaiso defeated IUPUI in the title game, 88–55, to win their seventh AMCU/Mid-Con/Summit League championship. The Crusaders earned an automatic bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament as the #13 seed in the East region.

Format

All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Finals
March 6
         
1 Valparaiso 81
8 Chicago State 50
1 Valparaiso 71
5 UMKC 58
4 Southern Utah 57
5 UMKC 70
1 Valparaiso 88
6 IUPUI 55
3 Oakland 84
6 IUPUI 90
6 IUPUI 58
2 Oral Roberts 53
2 Oral Roberts 86
7 Western Illinois 75

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References

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