2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2013–14 |
Teams | 10 |
Site | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
Champions | Wichita State (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Gregg Marshall (1st title) |
MVP | Tekele Cotton (Wichita State) |
Television | MVC TV, CBS |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Wichita State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | – | 1 | .972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2014 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 6–9 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was televised on CBS on Sunday March 9 at 1:05 pm (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.[1]
Tournament bracket
[edit]Opening Round Thursday, March 6 MVC TV | Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 MVC TV | Semifinals Saturday, March 8 MVC TV | Final Sunday, March 9 CBS | ||||||||||||||||
1 | No. 2 Wichita State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Evansville | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Drake | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Evansville | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | No. 2 Wichita State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Missouri State | 42 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Missouri State | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Illinois State | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | No. 2 Wichita State | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Loyola–Chicago | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Bradley | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Loyola–Chicago | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Indiana State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Southern Illinois | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Northern Iowa | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Southern Illinois | 63 |
Game summaries
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Tournament notes
[edit]- Wichita State's championship win made them the first team to enter the NCAA tournament undefeated since UNLV in 1991[2]
Awards
[edit]The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:[3]
- Tekele Cotton, Wichita State
- Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
- Cleanthony Early, Wichita State
- Jake Odum, Indiana State
- D.J. Balentine, Evansville
Tekele Cotton of the Wichita State Shockers was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP) after scoring 20 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in the championship game against Indiana State. In the game, he scored the second most points behind Fred VanVleet, who added 22.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 2 Wichita State (34–0) wins Missouri Valley Conference tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986613-indiana-state-vs-wichita-state-score-and-recap-as-shockers-go-undefeated Indiana State vs Wichita State: Recap - Bleacher Report
- ^ http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/14alltournament/ Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Men's Basketball - 2014 All-Tournament Team - MVC-Sports.com