1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1979 Missouri Valley Conference I Men's 200px 8 Campus sites Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana Indiana State 1st Bill Hodges 1st None selected The 1979 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 3; the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites and the final was contested at the Hulman Center on the campus of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana.1978-79 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mvc/1979.html February 19, 2018 Led by future Basketball Hall of Fame member Larry Bird, top-seeded Indiana State defeated 1977 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State in the championship game, 69–59, to win their first MVC tournament title. The Sycamores subsequently received an automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament, where they would advance to the national championship game. Format Even without any new Missouri Valley Conference members, the conference decreased the size of the tournament field from nine to eight. In turn, only the top eight teams from the conference's regular season standings were included in the bracket. All eight qualifying teams were placed into the first round, seeded and paired based on regular season conference records. The highest-seeded team in each game served as the host. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, February 27Campus Sites SemifinalsThursday, March 1Campus Sites FinalSaturday, March 3Hulman Center 1 No. 1 Indiana State * 94 8 1977 men West Texas A&M Buffaloes West Texas State 84 4 Creighton * 67 5 1977 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 71 2 1977 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State * 85 7 1977 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 79 3 1977 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State * 70 6 1977 men Drake Bulldogs Drake 69 1 No. 1 Indiana State * 79 5 Southern Illinois 72 2 New Mexico State * 85 3 Wichita State 81 1 No. 1 Indiana State * 69 2 New Mexico State 59 Note: * indicates host institution References Category:Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Category:1978–79 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball season Category:1979 in sports in Indiana