1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams8
SiteLevitt Arena
Wichita, Kansas
ChampionsCreighton (3rd title)
Winning coachTony Barone (1st title)
MVPChad Gallagher (Creighton)
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Creighton † 11 – 3   .786 20 – 11   .645
Wichita State 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
Tulsa 10 – 4   .714 18 – 13   .581
Bradley 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481
Drake 6 – 8   .429 12 – 17   .414
Southern Illinois 6 – 8   .429 20 – 14   .588
Illinois State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 17   .433
Indiana State 0 – 14   .000 4 – 24   .143
† 1989 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1988–1989 regular season at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game, 79-77, and as a result won their 3rd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals
March 5, 1989 		Semifinals
March 6, 1989 		Final
March 7, 1989
         
1 Creighton 87
8 Indiana State 70
1 Creighton 54
5 Drake 49
4 Bradley 75
5 Drake 77
1 Creighton 79
6 Southern Illinois 77
2 Wichita State 60
7 Illinois State 66
7 Illinois State 61
6 Southern Illinois 69
3 Tulsa 66
6 Southern Illinois 73

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References[]

  1. ^ "1988-89 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
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