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1994 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1994 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams7
SiteNashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsTennessee State (2nd title)
Winning coachFrankie Allen (2nd title)
MVPCarlos Rogers (Tennessee State)
← 1993
1995 →
1993–94 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 15 1   .938 23 6   .793
Tennessee State 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 11 16   .407
Eastern Kentucky 9 7   .563 13 14   .481
Morehead State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Tennessee Tech 5 11   .313 10 21   .323
Middle Tennessee 5 11   .313 8 19   .296
Southeast Missouri State 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
UT Martin 3 13   .188 5 22   .185
1994 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1994 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1993–94 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3–5, 1994, at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee State defeated Murray State in the championship game, 73–72, to win their second straight OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Tigers received an automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region.

Format

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Seven of the nine conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed (Murray State) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Southeast Missouri State and Tennessee-Martin did not participate.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 3
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 4
Championship
Thursday, March 5
         
1 Murray State 104
5 Morehead State 86
4 Eastern Kentucky 78
5 Morehead State 83
1 Murray State 72
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
2 Tennessee State 73
3 Austin Peay 91
6 Tennessee Tech 101
6 Tennessee Tech 74
2 Tennessee State 91
2 Tennessee State 61
7 Middle Tennessee 60

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1993-94 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1993-94 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 30, 2022.