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1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

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1989 Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams7
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (2nd title)
MVPHubert Henderson (Southwest Missouri State)
Association of Mid-Continent Universities men's basketball tournaments
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1988–89 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 10 2   .833 21 10   .677
Northern Iowa 8 4   .667 19 9   .679
Eastern Illinois 7 5   .583 16 16   .500
Green Bay 6 6   .500 14 14   .500
Valparaiso 4 8   .333 10 19   .345
Western Illinois 4 8   .333 9 19   .321
UIC 3 9   .250 13 17   .433
Cleveland State 0 0   16 12   .571
1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8, 1989, at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

Southwest Missouri State defeated Illinois–Chicago in the title game, 73–67, to win their second AMCU/Summit League championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1989 tournament as the #14 seed in the West region where they lost 60–51 in the opening round to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall.

Format

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Seven conference members qualified for the tournament. The top seed, Southwest Missouri State, was given a bye to the semifinal round. The other six teams were paired in the quarterfinal round with seedings based on regular season record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 6
Semifinals
Friday, March 7
Finals
Saturday, March 8
         
1 Southwest Missouri State 82
5 Valparaiso 50
4 Green Bay 51
5 Valparaiso 53
1 Southwest Missouri State 73
7 UIC 67
3 Eastern Illinois 81
6 Western Illinois 47
3 Eastern Illinois 75
7 UIC 91
7 UIC 90
2 Northern Iowa 69

References

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  1. ^ "1988-89 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.