1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none May 2026 August 2023 1990 Ohio Valley Conference Men's 175px 7 Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky Murray State 4th Steve Newton 2nd Popeye Jones Murray State The 1990 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1989–90 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3–5, 1990, at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky. Murray State defeated 1989 men Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky in the championship game, 63–57, to win their fifth OVC men's basketball tournament. The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Southeast region. They took #1 seed Michigan State to overtime before falling, 75–71. 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 seed (Murray State) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 3 SemifinalsWednesday, March 4 ChampionshipThursday, March 5 high 1 4 1989 none Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 65 5 1989 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 52 3 1989 Morehead State Eagles Morehead State 92 6 1989 none Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee State 89 2 1989 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 57 7 1989 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay 75 1 Murray State 68 7 Austin Peay 67 4 Eastern Kentucky 52 3 Morehead State 50 1 Murray State 73 4 Eastern Kentucky 67 References Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament