1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1987–88 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 7–9, 1988, at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky.

1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
SiteRacer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
ChampionsMurray State (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Newton (1st title)
MVPJeff Martin (Murray State)
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 13 1   .929 22 9   .710
Middle Tennessee 11 3   .786 23 11   .676
Austin Peay 10 4   .714 17 13   .567
Eastern Kentucky 10 4   .714 18 11   .621
Tennessee Tech 5 9   .357 12 16   .429
Tennessee State 4 10   .286 11 17   .393
Youngstown State 2 12   .143 7 21   .250
Morehead State 1 13   .071 5 22   .185
1988 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Murray State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 73–70, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 7
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 8
Championship
Thursday, March 9
         
1 Murray State 76
4 Eastern Kentucky 60
4 Eastern Kentucky 85
5 Tennessee Tech 71
1 Murray State 73
3 Austin Peay 70
3 Austin Peay 81
6 Tennessee State 78
3 Austin Peay 94
2 Middle Tennessee 82
2 Middle Tennessee 81
7 Youngstown State 76

References

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