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2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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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


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.

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

Seeds

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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

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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

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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

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  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.