1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199293
Teams6
SiteRupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsTennessee State (1st title)
Winning coachFrankie Allen (1st title)
MVPCarlos Rogers (Tennessee State)
1992–93 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Tennessee State133 .8131910  .655
Eastern Kentucky115 .6881512  .556
Murray State115 .6881812  .600
Tennessee Tech97 .5631513  .536
Southeast Missouri State97 .5631611  .593
Morehead State610 .375621  .222
Middle Tennessee511 .3131016  .385
Austin Peay412 .250720  .259
UT Martin412 .250719  .269
1993 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1992–93 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 4–6, 1993, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.

Tennessee State defeated Murray State in the championship game, 82–68, to win their first OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

Six of the nine conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds (Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Middle Tennessee, Southeast Missouri State, and Tennessee-Martin did not participate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 4
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 5
Championship
Thursday, March 6
         
1 Tennessee State 77
4 Tennessee Tech 71
4 Tennessee Tech 97
5 Morehead State 89
1 Tennessee State 82
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 Murray State 68
3 Murray State 82
6 Austin Peay 68
3 Murray State 74
2 Eastern Kentucky 73

[2]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1992-93 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. "1992-93 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
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