1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 March 2026 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference I Men's 200px 7 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Xavier 5th Pete Gillen 4th Tyrone Hill Xavier The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.1988-89 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/midwestern-collegiate/1989.html March 9, 2020 Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive (fifth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament. The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round. Format All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round. Bracket QuarterfinalsFriday, March 9 SemifinalsSaturday, March 10 ChampionshipSunday, March 11 4 1988 men Dayton Flyers Dayton 77 5 1988 men Detroit Titans Detroit 54 3 Xavier 85 6 1988 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola-Chicago 83 7 1988 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 64 2 1988 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 68 1 Evansville 84 4 Dayton 79 3 Xavier 79 2 Saint Louis 56 1 Evansville 78 3 Xavier 85 References Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament Tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament