1989 MAC men's basketball tournament

1989 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams9
SiteJohn F. Savage Hall
Toledo, Ohio
ChampionsBall State (3rd title)
Winning coachRick Majerus (1st title)
MVPBilly Butts (Ball State)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1988
1990 →
1988–89 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Ball State † 14 – 2   .875 29 – 3   .906
Kent State 12 – 4   .750 21 – 10   .677
Toledo 11 – 5   .688 18 – 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438 13 – 15   .464
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 12 – 16   .429
Ohio 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Miami (OH) 1 – 15   .063 5 – 23   .179
† 1989 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989 MAC men's basketball tournament took place on March 9–12, 1989 at John F. Savage Hall in Toledo, Ohio. Ball State defeated Kent State, 67–65 in the championship game, to win its second MAC Tournament title.

The Cardinals earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #9 seed in the Midwest region. In the round of 64, Ball State defeated Pittsburgh 68–64 to earn the first NCAA Tournament win in program history.

Format

All Nine conference members participated, with the top 7 teams receiving a bye to the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

First round
March 9 		Quarterfinals
March 9–10 		Semifinals
March 10–11 		Final
March 12
            
1 #19 Ball State 62
8 Ohio 46
8 Western Michigan 55
9 Ohio 61
1 #19 Ball State 77
5 Eastern Michigan 76
4 Miami (OH) 69
5 Eastern Michigan 70
1 #19 Ball State 67
3 Kent State 65
3 Toledo 75
6 Central Michigan 55
3 Toledo 43
2 Kent State 88
2 Kent State 65
7 Bowling Green 56

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References

  1. ^ "1988-89 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2020.