1982 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament

1982 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1981–82
Teams7
SiteMabee Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ChampionsEvansville (1st title)
Winning coachDick Walters (1st title)
MVPBrad Leaf (Evansville)
Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournaments
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1983 →
1981–82 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville † 10 – 2   .833 23 – 6   .793
Oral Roberts 8 – 4   .667 18 – 12   .600
Loyola-Chicago 8 – 4   .667 17 – 12   .586
Oklahoma City 6 – 6   .500 14 – 14   .500
Detroit 6 – 6   .500 10 – 17   .370
Butler 3 – 9   .250 7 – 20   .259
Xavier 1 – 11   .083 8 – 20   .286
† 1982 MCC tournament winner

The 1982 Midwestern City Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 2–4 at Mabee Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[1]

Evansville defeated Loyola Chicago in the championship game, 81–72, to win their first MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Purple Aces received an automatic bid to the 1982 NCAA tournament as the #10 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top seed (Evansville) was given a bye into the semifinal round while the remaining six teams were placed into the initial quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 3 		Championship
Sunday, March 4
         
1 Evansville 57
5 Oklahoma City 45
5 Detroit 61
4 Oklahoma City 69
1 Evansville 81
3 Loyola Chicago 72
3 Loyola Chicago 88
6 Butler 71
3 Loyola Chicago 77
7 Xavier 69
7 Xavier 74
2 Oral Roberts 71

References

  1. ^ "1981-82 Midwestern City Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.