2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament


The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 4 through March 7, 2020 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2019–20
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsBelmont (3rd title)
Winning coachCasey Alexander (1st title)
MVPNick Muszynski (Belmont)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
Murray State 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Austin Peay 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Eastern Kentucky 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Tennessee State 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Eastern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Jacksonville State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Morehead State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Tennessee Tech 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
UT Martin 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Southeast Missouri State 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2020 OVC tournament winner

Belmont defeated Murray State in the championship game of the tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds edit

Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive double byes to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive a single bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Belmont 15–3 3–0 vs TSU/EIU
2 Murray State 15–3 3–1 vs TSU/EIU
3 Austin Peay 14–4
4 Eastern Kentucky 12–6
5 Tennessee State 9–9 1–0 vs. Eastern Illinois
6 Eastern Illinois 9–9 0–1 vs. Tennessee State
7 Jacksonville State 8–10
8 Morehead State 7–11

Schedule edit

Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 4
1 6:30 pm No. 5 Tennessee State vs. No. 8 Morehead State 74–67 OT ESPN+
2 8:30 pm No. 6 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 7 Jacksonville State 67–61
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5
3 6:30 pm No. 4 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 5 Tennessee State 58–48 ESPN+
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Austin Peay vs. No. 6 Eastern Illinois 76–65
Semifinals – Friday, March 6
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 4 Eastern Kentucky 60–50 ESPNU
6 9:00 pm No. 2 Murray State vs. No. 3 Austin Peay 73–61
Championship – Saturday, March 7
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 2 Murray State 76–75 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time Zone.[2][3]

Bracket edit

First round
Wednesday, March 4
ESPN+
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
ESPNU
Championship
Saturday, March 7
ESPN2
1 Belmont 60
4 Eastern Kentucky 50
4 Eastern Kentucky 58
5 Tennessee State 74* 5 Tennessee State 48
8 Morehead State 67 1 Belmont 76
2 Murray State 75
2 Murray State 73
3 Austin Peay 61
3 Austin Peay 76
6 Eastern Illinois 67 6 Eastern Illinois 65
7 Jacksonville State 61

* denotes number of overtime periods

Source[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Murray State vs. Belmont - Game Recap - March 7, 2020 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "- College Basketball 2020 Ohio Valley Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.