1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

Men's basketball tournament August 2023 July 2020 1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities Men's 7 John Q. Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Southwest Missouri State 2nd Charlie Spoonhour 2nd Hubert Henderson Southwest Missouri State 1987 1990 The 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the John Q. Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.1988-89 Summit League Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mid-continent/1989.html March 14, 2020 Southwest Missouri State defeated 1988 men UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU-8 championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall. Format Seven conference members qualified for the tournament. The top seed, Southwest Missouri State, was given a bye to the semifinal round. The other six teams were paired in the quarterfinal round with seedings based on regular season record. Bracket Quarterfinals Thursday, March 6 Semifinals Friday, March 7 Final Saturday, March 8 high yes 4 1988 Green Bay Phoenix Wisconsin–Green Bay 51 5 1988 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 53 2 1988 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 69 7 1988 UIC Flames Illinois–Chicago 90 3 1988 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 81 6 1988 none Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 47 1 Southwest Missouri State 82 5 Valparaiso 50 7 Illinois–Chicago 91 3 Eastern Illinois 75 1 Southwest Missouri State 73 7 Illinois–Chicago 67 References Category:Summit League men's basketball tournament Category:1988–89 AMCU-8 men's basketball season Category:1989 in sports in Missouri