1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams7
SiteRacer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
ChampionsMurray State (5th title)
Winning coachSteve Newton (2nd title)
MVPPopeye Jones (Murray State)
1989–90 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State †10–2 .83321–9  .700
Tennessee Tech9–3 .75019–9  .679
Morehead State7–5 .58316–13  .552
Eastern Kentucky7–5 .58313–17  .433
Middle Tennessee5–7 .41712–15  .444
Tennessee State2–10 .1677–20  .259
Austin Peay2–10 .16710–19  .345
† 1990 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1989–90 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3–5, 1990, at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky.

Murray State defeated Eastern Kentucky in the championship game, 63–57, to win their fourth OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Southeast region. They took #1 seed Michigan State to overtime before falling, 75–71.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Murray State) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 3 		Semifinals
Wednesday, March 4 		Championship
Thursday, March 5
         
1 Murray State 68
7 Austin Peay 67
4 Eastern Kentucky 65
5 Middle Tennessee 52
1 Murray State 73
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Eastern Kentucky 67
3 Morehead State 92
6 Tennessee State 89
4 Eastern Kentucky 52
3 Morehead State 50
2 Tennessee Tech 57
7 Austin Peay 75

References

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