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2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
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August 2023
February 2024
2003 Mid-Continent Conference Men's 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri IUPUI 1st Ron Hunter 1st Josh Murray IUPUI
The 2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2003, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.
IUPUI defeated 2002 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso in the title game, 66–64, to win their first Mid-Con/Summit League championship.https://www.valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/news/2002-03/5452/last-second-shot-lifts-iupui-past-valpo-in-mid-con-tournament-championship/ Last Second Shot Lifts IUPUI Past Valpo In Mid-Con Tournament Championship Valparaiso Crusaders Athletics March 11, 2003 March 1, 2024 The Jaguars earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Midwest region.
Format
All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.
Bracket
Quarterfinals March 9 Semifinals March 10 Final March 11 1 2002 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 82 8 2002 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State 62 4 2002 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 73 5 UMKC 76 2 IUPUI 75 7 2002 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 51 3 2002 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland 55 6 2002 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah 66 1 Valparaiso 71 5 UMKC 50 2 IUPUI 72 6 Southern Utah 67 1 Valparaiso 64 2 IUPUI 66
References
Category:2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball season
Category:Summit League men's basketball tournament
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