2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 6–9 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was televised on CBS on Sunday March 9 at 1:05 pm (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA Tournament.[1]

2014 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season201314
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsWichita State (3rd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (1st title)
MVPTekele Cotton (Wichita State)
TelevisionMVC TV, CBS
2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Wichita State180 1.000  351  .972
Indiana State126 .667  2311  .676
Northern Iowa108 .556  1615  .516
Missouri State99 .500  2013  .606
Illinois State99 .500  1816  .529
Southern Illinois99 .500  1419  .424
Bradley711 .389  1220  .375
Drake612 .333  1516  .484
Evansville612 .333  1419  .424
Loyola (IL)414 .222  1022  .313
2014 MVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Tournament bracket

  First round
Thursday, March 6
MVC TV
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
MVC TV
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
MVC TV
Championship
Sunday, March 9
CBS
                                     
       
  1 #2 Wichita State 80  
    9 Evansville 58  
8 Drake 61
9 Evansville 69  
  1 #2 Wichita State 67  
  4 Missouri State 42  
       
       
  4 Missouri State 53
    5 Illinois State 48  
     
       
  1 #2 Wichita State 83
  2 Indiana State 69
       
       
  2 Indiana State 75
    10 Loyola–Chicago 62  
7 Bradley 72
10 Loyola–Chicago 74  
  2 Indiana State 62
  6 Southern Illinois 59  
       
       
  3 Northern Iowa 58
    6 Southern Illinois 63  
     

Game summaries

Tournament notes

  • Wichita State's championship win made them the first team to enter the NCAA Tournament undefeated since UNLV in 1991[2]

Awards

The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:[3]

Tekele Cotton of the Wichita State Shockers was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP) after scoring 20 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in the championship game against Indiana State. In the game, he scored the second most points behind Fred VanVleet, who added 22.

References

  1. "No. 2 Wichita State (34–0) wins Missouri Valley Conference tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986613-indiana-state-vs-wichita-state-score-and-recap-as-shockers-go-undefeated Indiana State vs Wichita State: Recap - Bleacher Report
  3. http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/14alltournament/ Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Men's Basketball - 2014 All-Tournament Team - MVC-Sports.com
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