1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

The 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198889
Teams7
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSW Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (2nd title)
MVPHubert Henderson (SW Missouri State)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments
1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State102 .8332110  .677
Northern Iowa84 .667199  .679
Eastern Illinois75 .5831616  .500
Wisconsin–Green Bay66 .5001414  .500
Valparaiso48 .3331019  .345
Western Illinois48 .333919  .321
Illinois-Chicago39 .2501317  .433
Cleveland State00 1612  .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

SW Missouri State defeated Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU/Summit League championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.

Format

Seven conference members qualified for the tournament. The top seed, SW Missouri State, was given a bye to the semifinal round. The other six teams were paired in the quarterfinal round with seedings based on regular season record.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Finals
Saturday, March 8
         
1 SW Missouri State 82
5 Valparaiso 50
4 UW–Green Bay 51
5 Valparaiso 53
1 SW Missouri State 73
7 Illinois–Chicago 67
3 Eastern Illinois 81
6 Western Illinois 47
3 Eastern Illinois 75
7 Illinois–Chicago 91
7 Illinois–Chicago 90
2 Northern Iowa 69

References

  1. "1988-89 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
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