1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament


The 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 9–11 at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.
Xavier defeated Evansville in the championship game, 85–78, to win their fourth consecutive MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.
The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #14 seed in the Southeast region. Evansville received an at-large bid as the #11 seed in the West region. Xavier lost to the eventual national champion, Michigan, in the first round. Evansville defeated Oregon State, before losing to eventual national runner-up Seton Hall in the second round.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top seed earning a bye into the semifinal round.

Bracket