Updated: Here’s the OVC Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule this week
Belmont is the No. 1 seed, but Morehead State is No. 2 with Eastern Kentucky No. 3 for the Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament to be played this week in Evansville.
Playing without its leading scorer, Belmont lost to both Eastern Kentucky and Morehead State last week, but the Bruins still finished first in the regular-season standings at 18-2. Morehead State finished 17-3. Eastern Kentucky finished 15-5. Jacksonville State earned the No. 4 seed in the tournament with a 13-6 record.
The OVC Tournament begins Wednesday at the Ford Center and continues through Saturday. Here’s the schedule. All times are Eastern.
Wednesday, March 3
Game 1 at 8 p.m.: No. 1 Belmont 78, No. 8 SIU Edwardsville 61
Game 2 at 10:30 p.m.: No. 2 Morehead State 61, No. 7 Southeast Missouri 54
Thursday, March 4
Game 3 at 8 p.m.: No. 4 Jacksonville State 68, No. 5 Murray State 65
Game 4 at 10:30 p.m.: No. 3 Eastern Kentucky 70, No. 6 Austin Peay 67
Friday, March 5
Game 5 at 8 p.m.: No. 1 Belmont 72, No. 4 Jacksonville State 69
Game 6 at 10:30 p.m.: No. 2 Morehead State 67, No. 3 Eastern Kentucky 64
Saturday, March 6
Game 7 at 8 p.m.: No. 2 Morehead State 86, No. 1 Belmont 71
The OVC Men’s Tournament bracket
This story was originally published February 28, 2021 at 7:44 AM.
