2020 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was the final event of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 4 through March 7, 2020 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

2020 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsBelmont (3rd title)
Winning coachCasey Alexander (1st title)
MVPNick Muszynski (Belmont)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont †15–3 .833  26–7  .788
Murray State15–3 .833  23–9  .719
Austin Peay14–4 .778  21–12  .636
Eastern Kentucky12–6 .667  16–17  .485
Tennessee State9–9 .500  18–15  .545
Eastern Illinois9–9 .500  17–15  .531
Jacksonville State8–10 .444  13–19  .406
Morehead State7–11 .389  13–19  .406
Tennessee Tech6–12 .333  9–22  .290
UT Martin5–13 .278  9–20  .310
SIU Edwardsville5–13 .278  8–23  .258
Southeast Missouri State3–15 .167  7–24  .226
† 2020 OVC Tournament winner
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Belmont defeated Murray State in the championship game of the tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.[1]

Seeds

Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive double byes to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive a single bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Belmont 15–3 3–0 vs TSU/EIU
2 Murray State 15–3 3–1 vs TSU/EIU
3 Austin Peay 14–4
4 Eastern Kentucky 12–6
5 Tennessee State 9–9 1–0 vs. Eastern Illinois
6 Eastern Illinois 9–9 0–1 vs. Tennessee State
7 Jacksonville State 8–10
8 Morehead State 7–11

Schedule
Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 4
1 6:30 pm No. 5 Tennessee State vs. No. 8 Morehead State 74–67 OT ESPN+
2 8:30 pm No. 6 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 7 Jacksonville State 67–61
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
3 6:30 pm No. 4 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 5 Tennessee State 58–48 ESPN+
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Austin Peay vs. No. 6 Eastern Illinois 76–65
Semifinals – Friday, March 6
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 4 Eastern Kentucky 60–50 ESPNU
6 9:00 pm No. 2 Murray State vs. No. 3 Austin Peay 73–61
Championship – Saturday, March 7
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 2 Murray State 76–75 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time Zone.[2][3]

Bracket
First Round
Wednesday, March 4
ESPN+		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
ESPN+		 Semifinals
Friday, March 6
ESPNU		 Championship
Saturday, March 7
ESPN2
     
             
             
          1 Belmont 60  
          4 Eastern Kentucky 50  
        4 Eastern Kentucky 58  
5 Tennessee State 74*     5 Tennessee State 48  
8 Morehead State 67       1 Belmont 76
          2 Murray State 75
             
             
          2 Murray State 73  
          3 Austin Peay 61  
        3 Austin Peay 76      
6 Eastern Illinois 67     6 Eastern Illinois 65      
7 Jacksonville State 61  

* denotes number of overtime periods

Source[3]

References
  1. "Murray State vs. Belmont - Game Recap - March 7, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  2. "2020 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  3. "- College Basketball 2020 Ohio Valley Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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