1978 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1978 Metro Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams7
SiteRiverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (1st title)
MVPRick Wilson (Louisville)
← 1977
1979 →

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[]

  1. ^ "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
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