1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 8–10 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.[1]

1990 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams8
SiteUD Arena
Dayton, Ohio
ChampionsDayton (1st title)
Winning coachJim O'Brien (1st title)
MVPNegele Knight (Dayton)
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1989–90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Xavier12–2 .857  28–5  .848
Dayton †10–4 .714  22–10  .688
Saint Louis9–5 .643  21–12  .636
Marquette9–5 .643  15–14  .517
Evansville8–6 .571  17–15  .531
Loyola (IL)3–11 .214  7–22  .241
Detroit3–11 .214  10–18  .357
Butler2–12 .143  6–22  .214
† 1990 MCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP

Dayton defeated Xavier in the championship game, 85–78. The win, on Dayton's home court, denied the Musketeers a fifth consecutive MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament title. It was Dayton's first MCC/Horizon League tourney title.

The Flyers received an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament as the #12 seed in the Midwest region. Xavier, the regular season conference champions, received an at-large bid as the #6 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All eight conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 8 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 9 		Championship
Sunday, March 10
         
1 #24 Xavier 86
8 Butler 61
1 #24 Xavier 89
5 Evansville 78
4 Marquette 57
5 Evansville 66
1 #24 Xavier 89
2 Dayton 98
3 Saint Louis 58
6 Loyola-Chicago 67
6 Loyola-Chicago 95
2 Dayton 97
7 Detroit 72
2 Dayton 90
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References
  1. "1989-90 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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