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1998 MAC men's basketball tournament
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1998 |
| Conference | MAC |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 8 |
| Arena | On-campus sites (quarterfinal round) |
| SeaGate Centre | |
| City | Toledo, Ohio |
| Champions | Eastern Michigan |
| TitleCount | 4th |
| Coach | Milton Barnes |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Earl Boykins |
| MVPTeam | Eastern Michigan |
SeaGate Centre
The 1998 MAC men's basketball tournament, a part of the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place at campus sites for the quarterfinal round with the semifinals and final held at SeaGate Centre in Toledo, Ohio. Its winner received the Mid-American Conference's automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds and the top eight MAC teams invited to participate. No teams received byes in the tournament. Ball State, the MAC West Division co-champion, received the number one seed in the tournament.
Eastern Michigan won the title by beating Miami in the final. Earl Boykins was unanimously selected as the tournament MVP.
Tournament
Seeds
- Ball State
- Western Michigan
- Akron
- Eastern Michigan
- Toledo
- Kent State
- Miami
- Marshall
Bracket
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=Ball State | RD1-score1=93 | RD1-seed2=8 | RD1-team2=Marshall | RD1-score2=76 | RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Eastern Michigan | RD1-score3=98 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=Toledo | RD1-score4=79 | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5=Western Michigan | RD1-score5=63 | RD1-seed6=7 | RD1-team6=Miami | RD1-score6=67 | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=Akron | RD1-score7=88 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8=Kent State | RD1-score8=95 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=Ball State | RD2-score1=92 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Eastern Michigan | RD2-score2=93* | RD2-seed3=7 | RD2-team3=Miami | RD2-score3=64 | RD2-seed4=6 | RD2-team4=Kent State | RD2-score4=59 | RD3-seed1=4 | RD3-team1=Eastern Michigan | RD3-score1=92 | RD3-seed2=7 | RD3-team2=Miami | RD3-score2=77 ** Overtime period*
References
References
- (March 4, 1998). "E. Michigan Climbs Into The NCAAs". [[CBS News]].
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