1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198788
Teams7
SiteRacer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
ChampionsMurray State (3rd title)
Winning coachSteve Newton (1st title)
MVPJeff Martin (Murray State)
1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Murray State131 .929229  .710
Middle Tennessee113 .7862311  .676
Austin Peay104 .7141713  .567
Eastern Kentucky104 .7141811  .621
Tennessee Tech59 .3571216  .429
Tennessee State410 .2861117  .393
Youngstown State212 .143721  .250
Morehead State113 .071522  .185
1988 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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.

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

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