Ohio Valley Tournament

Teams from the Ohio Valley Men's Basketball Conference such as Murray State, Austin Peay, and Eastern Kentucky have all enjoyed success pulling off upsets of higher ranked teams during the NCAA tournaments. The springboard to such success starts with the OVC tournament. It will be a difficult time repeating the excitement of the 2009 tournament as Morehead State defeated Austin Peay in double overtime to advance to the NCAA tournament. http://www.ovcsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=31041&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&ATCLID=3686675 Morehead State upset Alabama State in the first round of the NCAAs before losing to Louisville in the second round. Who will be this year's surprise? Stay tuned.

In 2010, Murray State was the conference's regular season champion. The Racers have a balanced attack with five players averaging ten points or more for the season. Morehead State, led by Kenneth Farled and Maze Stallworth challenged once again and turned out to be a factor in the conference tournament. http://www.ovcsports.com/standings/Standings.dbml?ATCLID=1376722&DB_OEM_ID=6200&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200&KEY?&SPSID=46996The 2010 championship was held on March 2, 5-6, 2010 in Nashville, with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.https://www.nmnathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=6200&KEY=&ATCLID=3759123Murray State, as they had done throughout the regular season, dominated in the tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament with a 62-51 victory over Morehead State, winning both the regular season and conference championships.http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket/_/id/33/2010-ohio-valley-tournament