2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

The 2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2018–19 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 6 through March 9, 2019 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2018–19
Teams8
SiteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsMurray State (17th title)
Winning coachMatt McMahon (2nd title)
MVPJa Morant (Murray State)
Top scorerJa Morant (Murray State)
(55 points)
TelevisionESPN+/ESPN3, ESPNU, ESPN2
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2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Murray State 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Jacksonville State 15 3   .833 24 9   .727
Austin Peay 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
Morehead State 8 10   .444 13 20   .394
Eastern Illinois 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
UT Martin 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
SIU Edwardsville 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Eastern Kentucky 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 9 21   .300
Southeast Missouri State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Tennessee Tech 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
2019 OVC tournament winner

The final featured the regular-season co-champions in Belmont and Murray State, with Murray State winning 77–65 and thus earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Seeds

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Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive double byes to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive a single bye to the quarterfinals.

Seed School Conf. Tiebreaker
1 Belmont 16–2 1–0 vs. Murray State
2 Murray State 16–2 0–1 vs. Belmont
3 Jacksonville State 15–3
4 Austin Peay 13–5
5 Morehead State 8–10
6 Eastern Illinois 7–11
7 UT Martin 6–12 Combined 3–2 vs. SIU Edwardsville, EKU, & TSU
8 SIU Edwardsville 6–12 Combined 2–2 vs. UT Martin, EKU, & TSU, 1–0 vs. EKU

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television
First round – Wednesday, March 6
1 6:30 pm No. 5 Morehead State vs No. 8 SIU Edwardsville 72–68 ESPN+/ESPN3
2 8:30 pm No. 6 Eastern Illinois vs No. 7 UT Martin 71–78 ESPN+/ESPN3
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 7
3 6:30 pm No. 4 Austin Peay vs No. 5 Morehead State 95–81 ESPN+/ESPN3
4 8:30 pm No. 3 Jacksonville State vs No. 7 UT Martin 88–81 ESPN+/ESPN3
Semifinals – Friday, March 8
5 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs No. 4 Austin Peay 83–67 ESPNU
6 9:00 pm No. 2 Murray State vs No. 3 Jacksonville State 76–74 ESPNU
Championship – Saturday, March 9
7 7:00 pm No. 1 Belmont vs No. 2 Murray State 65–77 ESPN2
All game times in Central Time Zone.[1]

Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 6
ESPN+/ESPN3
Second round
Thursday, March 7
ESPN+/ESPN3
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
ESPNU
Championship
Saturday, March 9
ESPN2
1 Belmont 83
4 Austin Peay 67
4 Austin Peay 95
5 Morehead State 72 5 Morehead State 81
8 SIU Edwardsville 68 1 Belmont 65
2 Murray State 77
2 Murray State 76
3 Jacksonville State 74
3 Jacksonville State 88
6 Eastern Illinois 71 7 UT Martin 81
7 UT Martin 78

References

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  1. ^ "2019 OVC Basketball Championships - Evansville, Indiana - Ohio Valley Conference".