1988 MAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
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
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Michigan142 .875228  .733
Central Michigan106 .6251913  .594
Ohio97 .5631614  .533
Ball State88 .5001414  .500
Western Michigan79 .4381217  .414
Bowling Green79 .4381216  .429
Kent State610 .3751018  .357
Miami (OH)610 .375918  .333
Toledo511 .3131512  .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

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

Bracket

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

[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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