1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Champions	Creighton (3rd title)
Winning coach	Tony Barone (1st title)
MVP	Chad Gallagher (Creighton)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1988–89 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Creighton †	11	–	3		.786			20	–	11		.645
Wichita State	10	–	4		.714			19	–	11		.633
Tulsa	10	–	4		.714			18	–	13		.581
Bradley	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Drake	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Southern Illinois	6	–	8		.429			20	–	14		.588
Illinois State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	17		.433
Indiana State	0	–	14		.000			4	–	24		.143
† 1989 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1988–1989 regular season at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.

The Creighton Bluejays defeated the Southern Illinois Salukis in the championship game, 79–77, and as a result won their 3rd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 5, 1989					Semifinals March 6, 1989					Final March 7, 1989
	1	Creighton	87
	8	Indiana State	70
						1	Creighton	54
						5	Drake	49
	4	Bradley	75
	5	Drake	77
											1	Creighton	79
											6	Southern Illinois	77
	2	Wichita State	60
	7	Illinois State	66
						7	Illinois State	61
						6	Southern Illinois	69
	3	Tulsa	66
	6	Southern Illinois	73

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References

1. "1988-89 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved July 29, 2019.