1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament


The 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams6
SiteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsXavier (4th title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (3rd title)
MVPByron Larkin (3rd MVP) (Xavier)
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1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Xavier 9 1   .900 26 4   .867
Evansville 6 4   .600 21 8   .724
Saint Louis 5 5   .500 14 14   .500
Butler 5 5   .500 14 14   .500
Loyola (IL) 3 7   .300 13 16   .448
Detroit Mercy 2 8   .200 7 23   .233
1988 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP

Xavier defeated Detroit in the championship game, 122–96, to win their third consecutive (fourth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the #11 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams (Xavier, Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
Championship
Sunday, March 12
         
1 #20 Xavier 117
5 Loyola-Chicago 79
4 Butler 59
5 Loyola-Chicago 67
1 #20 Xavier 122
2 Detroit 96
3 Saint Louis 63
6 Detroit 66
6 Detroit 75
2 Evansville 74

References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.