1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1987–88
Teams	7
Site	Racer Arena; Murray, Kentucky
Champions	Murray State (3rd title)
Winning coach	Steve Newton (1st title)
MVP	Jeff Martin (Murray State)
	Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments ← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1987–88 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 7–9, 1988, at Racer Arena in Murray, Kentucky.

1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State †	13	–	1	.929	22	–	9	.710
Middle Tennessee	11	–	3	.786	23	–	11	.676
Austin Peay	10	–	4	.714	17	–	13	.567
Eastern Kentucky	10	–	4	.714	18	–	11	.621
Tennessee Tech	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Tennessee State	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Youngstown State	2	–	12	.143	7	–	21	.250
Morehead State	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185

† 1988 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Murray State defeated Austin Peay in the championship game, 73–70, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Racers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 7			Semifinals Wednesday, March 8			Championship Thursday, March 9

			1	Murray State	76

			4	Eastern Kentucky	60
4	Eastern Kentucky	85

5	Tennessee Tech	71
						1	Murray State	73

						3	Austin Peay	70
3	Austin Peay	81

6	Tennessee State	78
			3	Austin Peay	94

			2	Middle Tennessee	82
2	Middle Tennessee	81

7	Youngstown State	76