1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
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| 1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1996–97 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Nashville Arena Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions | Murray State (8th title) |
| Winning coach | Mark Gottfried (1st title) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1997 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1996–97 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held February 25–March 1, 1997, at Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Murray State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 88–85 in OT, to win their eighth overall OVC men's basketball tournament.
The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.
Format
[edit ]Eight of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin did not participate.
Bracket
[edit ] Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 6 Semifinals
Wednesday, March 7 Championship
Thursday, March 8
Tuesday, March 6 Semifinals
Wednesday, March 7 Championship
Thursday, March 8
1
Austin Peay
106
8
Morehead State
83
1
Austin Peay
70
4
Tennessee Tech
60
4
Tennessee Tech
83
5
Eastern Illinois
81
1
Austin Peay
85OT
2
Murray State
88
3
Middle Tennessee
89
3
Middle Tennessee
48
2
Murray State
74
2
Murray State
76
7
Tennessee State
63
References
[edit ]- ^ sports-reference.com 1996-97 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1996-97 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference . Retrieved February 13, 2022.