2020-21 Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Report April 7, 2021 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, Tennessee 37027 Phone: (615) 690-6685 OVCSports.com Email: [email protected] @OVCSports OVC STANDINGS (In games through the end of the season) CONFERENCE OVERALL W L Pct. Home Away Streak W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Last10 Streak Belmont @* 18 2 .900 10-0 8-2 L2 26 4 .867 11-1 10-2 5-1 7-3 L1 Morehead State $*# 17 3 .850 9-1 8-2 W4 23 8 .742 12-1 8-5 3-2 8-2 L1 Eastern Kentucky * 15 5 .750 7-2 8-3 W3 22 7 .759 10-2 9-4 3-1 7-3 L1 Jacksonville State * 13 6 .684 7-3 6-3 W3 18 9 .667 8-3 7-5 3-1 8-2 L1 Austin Peay * 10 10 .500 6-4 4-6 L3 14 13 .519 8-5 4-6 2-2 3-7 L4 Murray State * 10 10 .500 6-4 4-6 L2 13 13 .500 9-4 4-8 0-1 5-5 L3 Southeast Missouri * 9 11 .450 6-5 3-6 W2 11 16 .407 7-6 3-9 1-1 5-5 L1 SIUE * 7 12 .368 2-7 5-5 L1 9 17 .346 2-8 6-7 1-2 2-8 L2 Eastern Illinois 6 14 .300 3-7 3-7 L2 9 18 .333 5-7 4-11 0-0 4-6 L2 UT Martin 6 14 .300 4-6 2-8 W1 8 16 .333 6-7 2-9 0-0 3-7 W1 Tennessee Tech 5 15 .200 5-5 0-10 W2 5 22 .185 5-6 0-16 0-0 3-7 W2 Tennessee State 3 17 .150 3-7 0-10 L3 4 19 .174 4-8 0-11 0-0 1-9 L3 @ Regular Season Champion $ - OVC Tournament Champions * OVC Tournament Participant # - NCAA Tournament POSTSEASON RESULTS OVC TOURNAMENT RESULTS 2021 NCAA Division I Championship 2021 OVC Basketball Championship Presented by Kentucky Wild Friday, March 19 - First Round (Midwest Region - Indianapolis. 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Ford Center - Evansville, Indiana #3 West Virginia 84, #14 Morehead State 67 Wednesday, March 3 #1 Belmont 78, #8 SIUE 61 #2 Morehead State 61, #7 Southeast Missouri 54 Thursday, March 4 #4 Jacksonville State 68, #5 Murray State 65 (OT) #3 Eastern Kentucky 70, #6 Austin Peay 67 Friday, March 5 Belmont 72, Jacksonville State 69 Morehead State 67, Eastern Kentucky 64 Saturday, March 6 Morehead State 86, Belmont 71 All-Tournament Team Johni Broome, Morehead State (MVP) Skyelar Potter, Morehead State DeVon Cooper, Morehead State Grayson Murphy, Belmont Wendell Green Jr., Eastern Kentucky * Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL 2020-21 OVC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release - Final • 1 OFFICIAL BRACKET PRESENTED BY 20162021 DIVISION NCAA I MEN’S DIVISION I MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND SECOND ROUND SWEET 16 ELITE 8® NATIONAL SEMIFINALS NATIONAL SEMIFINALS ELITE 8® SWEET 16 SECOND ROUND FIRST ROUND MARCH 20 MARCH 22 MARCH 28 MARCH 30 APRIL 3 APRIL 3 MARCH 29 MARCH 27 MARCH 21 MARCH 19 FIRST FOUR® 16 Norfolk St. (16-7) 54 11 Wichita St. (16-5) 52 52 Mt. St. Mary's (12-10) 16 80 Michigan St. (15-12) 11 MARCH 18 16 WWE E App St. (17-11) 53 11 Drake (25-4) 53 60 Texas So. (16-8) 16 86 UCLA (17-9) 11 1 Gonzaga (26-0) 98 79 Baylor (22-2) 1 1 Gonzaga 87 76 Baylor 1 16 Norfolk St. 55 55 Hartford (15-8) 16 1 Gonzaga 83 62 Baylor 1 8 Oklahoma (15-10) 72 62 North Carolina (18-10) 8 8 Oklahoma 71 63 Wisconsin 9 9 Missouri (16-9) 68 85 Wisconsin (17-12) 9 1 Gonzaga 85 81 Baylor 1 5 Creighton (20-8) 63 73 Villanova (16-6) 5 5 Creighton 72 84 Villanova 5 12 UCSB (22-4) 62 63 Winthrop (23-1) 12 5 Creighton 65 51 Villanova 5 4 Virginia (18-6) 58 69 Purdue (18-9) 4 13 Ohio 58 61 North Texas 13 13 Ohio (16-7) 62 78 North Texas (17-9) 13 WEST 1 Gonzaga Baylor93 1 78 6 USC (22-7) SOUTH 72 65 Texas Tech (17-10) 6 6 USC 85 66 Texas Tech 6 11 Drake 56 53 Utah St. (20-8) 11 6 USC 82 72 Arkansas 3 3 Kansas (20-8) 93 85 Arkansas (22-6) 3 3 Kansas 51 68 Arkansas 3 14 Eastern Wash. (16-7) 84 68 Colgate (14-1) 14 6 USC 66 72 Arkansas 3 7 Oregon (20-6) 75 Florida (14-9) 7 7 Oregon 95 78 Florida 7 10 VCU (19-7) NATIONAL 70 Virginia Tech (15-6) 10 7 Oregon 68 CHAMPIONSHIP 70 2 Iowa (21-8) ORU 15 86 APRIL 5 72 Ohio St. (21-9) 2 2 Iowa 80 81 Oral Roberts 15 15 Grand Canyon (17-6) 74 75 Oral Roberts (16-10) 15 1 Gonzaga 70 Baylor 86 Baylor 1 1 Michigan (20-4) 82 78 Illinois (23-6) 1 1 Michigan SEMIFINALS SEMIFINALS 86 58 Illinois 1 2020-21 OVC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release-Final •2 Basketball Weekly 2020-21 OVC Men’s 16 Texas Southern 66 49 Drexel (12-7) 16 1 Michigan 76 58 Loyola Chi. 8 8 LSU (18-9) 76 71 Loyola Chicago (24-4) 8 8 LSU 78 71 Loyola Chi. 8 9 St. Bonaventure (16-4) 61 60 Georgia Tech (17-8) 9 1 Michigan 49 61 Oregon St. 12 5 Colorado (22-8) 96 56 Tennessee (18-8) 5 5 Colorado 53 80 Oregon St. 12 12 Georgetown (13-12) 73 70 Oregon St. (17-12) 12 4 Florida St. 58 65 Oregon St. 12 4 Florida St. (16-6) 64 69 Oklahoma St. (20-8) 4 4 Florida St. 71 70 Oklahoma St. 4 13 UNC Greensboro (21-8) 54 60 Liberty (23-5) 13 EAST 11 UCLA 90 59 Houston 2 6 BYU (20-6) MIDWEST 62 62 San Diego St. (23-4) 6 11 UCLA 67 75 Syracuse 11 11 UCLA #MARCHMADNESS 73 78 Syracuse (16-9) 11 Watch the tournament on these networks 11 UCLA 88 46 Syracuse 11 3 Texas (19-7) or online at NCAA.COM/MARCHMADNESS 52 84 West Virginia (18-9) 3 14 Abil. Christian 47 72 West Virginia 3 14 Abil. Christian (23-4) 53 67 Morehead St. (23-7) 14 11 UCLA 51 67 Houston 2 7 UConn (15-7) 54 56 Clemson (16-7) 7 10 Maryland 77 60 Rutgers 10 10 Maryland (16-13) 63 March 19 and 20 first-round sites: Indianapolis, West Lafayette, Bloomington 60 Rutgers (15-11) 10 March 21 and 22 second-round site: Indianapolis 2 Alabama 78 March 27–30 regional site: Indianapolis 62 Houston 2 2 Alabama (24-6) 68 ©2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association. 87 Houston (24-3) 2 2 Alabama 96 No commercial use without the NCAA’s written permission. The NCAA opposes all forms of sports wagering. 63 Houston 2 15 Iona (12-5) 55 56 Cleveland St. (19-7) 15 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Championships Presented by Kentucky Wild March 3-6 Ford Center Evansville, Indiana Men’s Championship Bracket WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 & THURSDAY, MARCH 4 FRIDAY, MARCH 5 SATURDAY, MARCH 6 (First Round) (Semifi nals) (Championship) #1 Belmont 78 GAME 1 #1 Belmont 72 Wednesday, March 3 - 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) #8 SIUE 61 GAME 5 #1 Belmont 71 7:00 p.m. #4 Jacksonville State 68 (ESPNU) GAME 3 Thursday, March 4 - 7:00 p.m. #4 Jacksonville State 69 (ESPN+) #5 Murray State 65 GAME 7 #2 Morehead State #3 Eastern Kentucky 70 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2) NCAA AUTOMATIC GAME 4 QUALIFIER Thursday, March 4 - 9:30 p.m. #3 Eastern Kentucky 64 (ESPN+) #6 Austin Peay 67 GAME 6 #2 Morehead State 86 9:30 p.m. #2 Morehead State 61 (ESPNU) GAME 2 Wednesday, March 3 - 9:30 p.m. #2 Morehead State 67 (ESPN+) #7 Southeast Missouri 54 All Times Central 2020-21 OVC Men’s Basketball Weekly Release - Final • 3 OVC TOURNAMENT HISTORY OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK PLAYER Tournament Champions Nov. 30 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay 1948-49 Western Kentucky 1992-93 Tennessee State Dec. 7 Tre King, Eastern Kentucky 1949-50 Eastern Kentucky 1993-94 Tennessee State Dec. 14 Luke Smith, Belmont 1950-51 Murray State 1994-95 Murray State Dec. 21 Nick Muszynski, Belmont & Tre King, Eastern Kentucky 1951-52 Western Kentucky 1995-96 Austin Peay Dec. 28 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay 1952-53 Western Kentucky 1996-97 Murray State Jan. 4 Ben Sheppard, Belmont 1953-54 Western Kentucky 1997-98 Murray State Jan. 11 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay 1954-55 Eastern Kentucky 1998-99 Murray State Jan. 18 Ben Sheppard, Belmont & Tre King, Eastern Kentucky 1963-64 Murray State 1999-00 Southeast Missouri Jan. 25 Brandon Huff man, Jacksonville State 1964-65 Western Kentucky 2000-01 Eastern Illinois Feb. 1 KJ Williams, Murray State 1965-66 Western Kentucky 2001-02 Murray State Feb. 8 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay 1966-67 Tennessee Tech 2002-03 Austin Peay Feb. 15 Terry Taylor, Austin Peay & Grayson Murphy, Belmont 1974-75 Middle Tennessee 2003-04 Murray State Feb. 22 Mark Freeman, Tennessee State 1975-76 Western Kentucky 2004-05 Eastern Kentucky Mar. 1 Jr. Clay, Tennessee Tech 1976-77 Middle Tennessee 2005-06 Murray State 1977-78 Western Kentucky 2006-07 Eastern Kentucky NEWCOMER 1978-79 Eastern Kentucky 2007-08 Austin Peay Nov.