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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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.
Tournament bracket
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
- Wichita State's championship win made them the first team to enter the NCAA tournament undefeated since UNLV in 1991
Awards
The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:
- 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
- "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
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