1996 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none July 2023 1996 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 175px 7 Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Austin Peay 2nd Dave Loos 1st Bubba Wells Austin Peay The 1996 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1995–96 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held February 29-March 2, 1996, at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Austin Peay defeated 1995 Murray State Racers Murray State in the championship game, 70–68, to win their second OVC men's basketball tournament. The Governors received an automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region. Format Seven of the nine conference 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. 1995 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State and 1995 UT Martin Skyhawks UT Martin did not participate. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, February 29 SemifinalsWednesday, March 1 ChampionshipThursday, March 2 1 high 4 1995 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 69 5 1995 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 89 3 Austin Peay 89 6 1995 none Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 67 2 1995 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State 71 7 1995 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State 60 1 1995 Murray State Racers Murray State 85 5 Tennessee Tech 71 3 Austin Peay 83 2 Tennessee State 62 1 Murray State 68 3 Austin Peay 70 1995-96 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/ovc/1996.html Sports Reference May 30, 2022 References Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in Nashville, Tennessee Category:College basketball tournaments in Tennessee