2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament



The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3 through March 6, 2021 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2020–21
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsMorehead State (5th title)
Winning coachPreston Spradlin (1st title)
MVPJohni Broome (Morehead State)
TelevisionESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 18 2   .900 26 4   .867
Morehead State 17 3   .850 23 8   .742
Eastern Kentucky 15 5   .750 22 7   .759
Jacksonville State 13 6   .684 18 9   .667
Austin Peay 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Murray State 10 10   .500 13 13   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 11   .450 11 16   .407
SIU Edwardsville 7 12   .368 9 17   .346
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
UT Martin 6 14   .300 8 16   .333
Tennessee Tech 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Tennessee State 3 17   .150 4 19   .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

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.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Belmont 18–2
2 Morehead State 17–3
3 Eastern Kentucky 15–5
4 Jacksonville State 13–6
5 Murray State 10–10
6 Austin Peay 10–10
7 Southeast Missouri State 9–11
8 SIUE 7–12

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First Round – Wednesday, March 3
1 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 8 SIUE 78–61 ESPN+
2 9:30 pm No. 2 Morehead State vs. No. 7 Southeast Missouri State 61–54
First Round – Thursday, March 4
3 7:00 pm No. 4 Jacksonville State vs. No. 5 Murray State 68–65OT ESPN+
4 9:30 pm No. 3 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 6 Austin Peay 70–67
Semifinals – Friday, March 5
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 4 Jacksonville State 72–67 ESPNU
6 9:30 pm No. 2 Morehead State vs. No. 3 Eastern Kentucky 67–64
Championship – Saturday, March 6
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 2 Morehead State 71–86 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday & Thursday, March 3 & 4
ESPN+
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
ESPNU
Championship
Saturday, March 6
ESPN2
         
1 Belmont 78
8 SIU Edwardsville 61
1 Belmont 72
4 Jacksonville State 69
4 Jacksonville State 68*
5 Murray State 65
1 Belmont 71
2 Morehead State 86
2 Morehead State 61
7 Southeast Missouri State 54
2 Morehead State 67
3 Eastern Kentucky 64
3 Eastern Kentucky 70
6 Austin Peay 67

* denotes number of overtime periods

References

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  1. ^ "2021 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship - Ohio Valley Conference". ovcsports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2021.