2008 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference Tournament
Year = 2008
Conference = Ohio Valley Conference
Gender = Men's


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Teams = 8
1stRoundArena = campus sites
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SemiArena = Nashville Municipal Auditorium
SemiCity = Nashville, Tennessee
FinalArena = Nashville Municipal Auditorium
FinalCity = Nashville, Tennessee
Champions = Austin Peay
TitleCount = 4th
Coach = Dave Loos
CoachCount = 3rd
MVP = Todd Babington [ [http://www.apsugovernors.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=1408011&DB_OEM_ID=16900 Babington leads Govs to the Dance] ]
MVPTeam = Austin Peay
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The 2008 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from March 4-8, 2008. The first round will be hosted by the better seed in each game. The semifinals and finals will take place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Austin Peay won the tournament and will advance to the NCAA Tournament.

Format

The top eight eligible men's basketball teams in the Ohio Valley Conference receive a berth in the conference tournament. After the 20 game conference season, teams are seeded by conference record.

Bracket

8TeamBracket | RD1=Quarterfinals
March 4
RD2=Semifinals
March 7
RD3=Finals
March 8
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RD1-seed1=1
RD1-team1=Austin Peay
RD1-score1=76
RD1-seed2=8
RD1-team2=Eastern Kentucky
RD1-score2=51

RD1-seed3=4
RD1-team3=UT Martin
RD1-score3=101 ***
RD1-seed4=5
RD1-team4=Samford
RD1-score4=94 ***

RD1-seed5=3
RD1-team5=Morehead State
RD1-score5=61
RD1-seed6=6
RD1-team6=Tennessee State
RD1-score6=68

RD1-seed7=2
RD1-team7=Murray State
RD1-score7=77
RD1-seed8=7
RD1-team8=Tennessee Tech
RD1-score8=74

RD2-seed1=1
RD2-team1=Austin Peay
RD2-score1=78
RD2-seed2=4
RD2-team2=UT Martin
RD2-score2=77

RD2-seed3=6
RD2-team3=Tennessee State
RD2-score3=83
RD2-seed4=2
RD2-team4=Murray State
RD2-score4=75

RD3-seed1=1
RD3-team1=Austin Peay
RD3-score1=82
RD3-seed2=6
RD3-team2=Tennessee State
RD3-score2=64* denotes game ended in overtime

ources

* [http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=1401362 Field Set for 2008 OVC Men's Basketball Tournament]
* [http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/tournaments/conference/OVC CBS Sportsline]

References