1978 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1978 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1977–78 |
Teams | 7 |
Site | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH |
Champions | Louisville (1st title) |
Winning coach | Denny Crum (1st title) |
MVP | Rick Wilson (Louisville) |
The 1978 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.[1]
Louisville defeated top-seeded Florida State in the championship game, 94–93, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.
The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Florida State, who earned an at-large bid.
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 team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.
Bracket[]
First Round Thursday, March 2 | Semifinals Friday, March 3 | Championship Saturday, March 4 | ||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Georgia Tech | 69 | ||||||||||||
5 | Cincinnati | 38 | ||||||||||||
4 | Georgia Tech | 39 | ||||||||||||
1 | Florida State | 93 | ||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 94 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis State | 79 | ||||||||||||
6 | Saint Louis | 57 | ||||||||||||
3 | Memphis State | 62 | ||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 67 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tulane | 64 | ||||||||||||
2 | Louisville | 93 |
References[]
- ^ "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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