1989 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

none August 2023 1989 Southland Conference I Men's 200px 7 Campus Sites Campus Arenas Super Pit Denton, Texas 1988–89 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 1st Steve Welch 1st Michael Cutright McNeese State The 1989 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Super Pit in Denton, Texas.1988-89 Southland Conference Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/southland/1989.html March 17, 2020 1988–89 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State defeated 1988–89 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas in the championship game, 85–68, to win their first Southland men's basketball tournament. The Cowboys received a bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as #16 seed in the Midwest region. They were the only Southland member invited to the NCAA tournament. Format All six of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams earning byes into the semifinal round. The other four teams began play in the quarterfinal round. First round games were played at the home court of the higher-seeded team. All remaining games were played at the Super Pit in Denton, Texas. Bracket QuarterfinalsTuesday, March 4 SemifinalsWednesday, March 5 ChampionshipThursday, March 6 4 1988 men Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 82 5 1988 men Southwest Texas State Bobcats Southwest Texas State 81 3 1988 men Northeast Louisiana Warhawks NE Louisiana 81 6 1988 men Texas-Arlington Mavericks Texas-Arlington 75 1 1988 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas State 100 4 Northwestern State 77 3 NE Louisiana 65 2 1988 men McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State 80 1 North Texas State 68 2 McNeese State 85 References Category:Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Southland Conference men's basketball tournament Category:Sports competitions in Denton, Texas Category:College basketball tournaments in Texas