1988 MAC men's basketball tournament

The 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Top-seeded Eastern Michigan defeated Ohio in the championship game by the score of 94–80 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Pittsburgh in the first round.[2][3] Grant Long of Eastern Michigan was named the tournament MVP.[4]

1988 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCentennial Hall
Toledo, OH
ChampionsEastern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachBen Braun (1st title)
MVPGrant Long (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 14 2   .875 22 8   .733
Central Michigan 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Ohio 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Ball State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Kent State 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Miami (OH) 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Toledo 5 11   .313 15 12   .556
1988 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Format edit

Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.

Bracket edit

Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Final
March 10
         
1 Eastern Michigan 95
5 Western Michigan 88
5 Western Michigan 80
4 Ball State 79
1 Eastern Michigan 94
3 Ohio 80
3 Ohio 79
6 Bowling Green 73
3 Ohio 64
2 Central Michigan 62
7 Kent State 56
2 Central Michigan 66

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References edit

  1. ^ a b "1987-88 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "1988 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.