2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2001–02
Teams	8
First round site	Campus Sites
Semifinals site	Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky
Finals site	Kentucky International Convention Center Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Murray State (11th title)
Winning coach	Tevester Anderson (2nd title)
MVP	Justin Burdine (Murray State)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

2001–02 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tennessee Tech	15	–	1		.938			27	–	7		.794
Morehead State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	11		.621
Murray State †	10	–	6		.625			19	–	13		.594
Austin Peay	8	–	8		.500			14	–	18		.438
UT Martin	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Eastern Illinois	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Tennessee State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	17		.393
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	12		.250			6	–	22		.214
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	13		.188			7	–	20		.259
† 2002 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2002 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament of the Ohio Valley Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was held February 26–March 2, 2002. The first round was hosted by the higher seeded team in each game. The semifinals and finals took place at Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.^[2]

Third-seeded Murray State won the tournament, defeating Tennessee Tech in the championship game, and received the Ohio Valley's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.^[3] Justin Burdine of Murray State was named the tournament's most valuable player.

Format

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

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 26					Semifinals March 1					Finals March 2
	1	Tennessee Tech	73
	8	Southeast Missouri State	56
						1	Tennessee Tech	86
						4	Austin Peay	77
	4	Austin Peay	72
	5	UT Martin	69
											1	Tennessee Tech	69
											3	Murray State	70
	3	Murray State	103
	6	Eastern Illinois	56
						3	Murray State	89
						2	Morehead State	75
	2	Morehead State	91
	7	Tennessee State	82

References

1. sports-reference.com 2001-02 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). OVCSports.com. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
3. "2001-02 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 8, 2022.