1988 MAC men's basketball tournament

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1988 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1987–88
Teams7
First round siteCampus Arenas
Campus Sites
Finals siteCentennial Hall
Toledo, OH
ChampionsEastern Michigan (1st title)
Winning coachBen Braun (1st title)
MVPGrant Long (Eastern Michigan)
MAC men's basketball tournaments
← 1987
1989 →
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan 14 2   .875 22 8   .733
Central Michigan 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Ohio 9 7   .563 16 14   .533
Ball State 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
Bowling Green 7 9   .438 12 16   .429
Kent State 6 10   .375 10 18   .357
Miami (OH) 6 10   .375 9 18   .333
Toledo 5 11   .313 15 12   .556
1988 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Top-seeded Eastern Michigan defeated Ohio in the championship game by the score of 94–80 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Pittsburgh in the first round.[2][3] Grant Long of Eastern Michigan was named the tournament MVP.[4]

Format[edit]

Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.

Bracket[edit]

Quarterfinals
March 8
Semifinals
March 9
Final
March 10
         
1 Eastern Michigan 95
5 Western Michigan 88
5 Western Michigan 80
4 Ball State 79
1 Eastern Michigan 94
3 Ohio 80
3 Ohio 79
6 Bowling Green 73
3 Ohio 64
2 Central Michigan 62
7 Kent State 56
2 Central Michigan 66

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "1987-88 Mid-American Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "1988 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history". FOX News. Retrieved February 18, 2022.