1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199697
Teams8
SiteNashville Arena
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsMurray State (7th title)
Winning coachMark Gottfried (1st title)
1996–97 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Austin Peay126 .6671714  .548
Murray State126 .6672010  .667
Middle Tennessee117 .6111912  .613
Tennessee Tech108 .5561513  .536
Eastern Illinois99 .5001215  .444
Southeast Missouri State99 .5001218  .400
UT Martin810 .4441116  .407
Tennessee State711 .389918  .333
Morehead State612 .333819  .296
Eastern Kentucky612 .333818  .308
1997 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1997 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1996–97 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held February 25–March 1, 1997, at Nashville Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

Murray State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 88–85 in OT, to win their seventh overall OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1997 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

Eight of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with play beginning in the quarterfinal round. Eastern Kentucky and UT Martin did not participate.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 6
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 7
Championship
Thursday, March 8
         
1 Austin Peay 106
8 Morehead State 83
1 Austin Peay 70
4 Tennessee Tech 60
4 Tennessee Tech 83
5 Eastern Illinois 81
1 Austin Peay 85OT
2 Murray State 88
3 Middle Tennessee 89
6 Southeast Missouri State 74
3 Middle Tennessee 48
2 Murray State 74
2 Murray State 76
7 Tennessee State 63

[2]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1996-97 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. "1996-97 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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