Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets

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2007-2008 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Information

Tournament Dates:Mar 6 - 9, 2008
Champions:#1 Drake
Runner-Up:#2 Illinois State
MVP/MOP:Adam Emmenecker (Drake, Sr.)
All-Tournament Team:Adam Emmenecker (Drake, Sr.), Jonathan Cox (Drake, Jr.), Josh Young (Drake, So.), Eric Coleman (Northern Iowa, Sr.), Osiris Eldridge (Illinois State, So.)
Championship Venue:Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)
Attendance:N/A
Officials:James Burr, JD Collins, Tom Eades, David Hall, John Higgins, Tim Higgins, Ted Hillary, Paul Janssen, Randy McCall, Don Olsen, Steve Olson, Gerry Pollard, Mike Sanzere

2007-2008 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bracket

First Round
8 Indiana State 71
9 Wichita State 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7 Missouri State 69
10 Evansville 46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarterfinals
 
1 Drake 68
8 Indiana State 46
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 Creighton 74
5 Bradley 70
2 Illinois State 63
7 Missouri State 58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3 Southern Illinois 49
6 Northern Iowa 54
Semifinals
 
 
 
1 Drake 75
4 Creighton 67
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 Illinois State 56
6 Northern Iowa 42
Championship Game
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1 Drake 79
2 Illinois State 49

2007-2008 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Participants

Seed School Ovr. Wins Ovr. Losses Ovr. Win % Conf. Wins Conf. Losses Conf. Win %
1 Drake 27  4  87.10% 15  3  83.33%
2 Illinois State 24  8  75.00% 13  5  72.22%
3 Southern Illinois 17  14  54.84% 11  7  61.11%
4 Creighton 21  10  67.74% 10  8  55.56%
5 Bradley 17  15  53.13% 9  9  50.00%
6 Northern Iowa 18  14  56.25% 9  9  50.00%
7 Missouri State 17  16  51.52% 8  10  44.44%
8 Indiana State 15  16  48.39% 8  10  44.44%
9 Wichita State 11  20  35.48% 4  14  22.22%
10 Evansville 9  21  30.00% 3  15  16.67%

*Wins, Losses and Win % based on team records entering the tournament.

2007-2008 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Schedule

Date Away Team Home Team Result Venue Home Leaders Away Leaders
Mar 6, 2008 #9 Wichita State (L) #8 Indiana State (W) 67-71 Enterprise Center PTS: 18. Jay Tunnell
REB: 9. Todd McCoy
AST: 4. Marico Stinson 		PTS: 19. Aaron Ellis
REB: 9. Aaron Ellis
AST: 3. P.J. Couisnard
Mar 6, 2008 #10 Evansville (L) #7 Missouri State (W) 46-69 Enterprise Center PTS: 16. Deven Mitchell
REB: 14. Drew Richards
AST: 4. Spencer Laurie 		PTS: 13. Kavon Lacey
REB: 4. Nate Garner
AST: 6. Jason Holsinger
Mar 7, 2008 #8 Indiana State (L) #1 Drake (W) 46-68 Enterprise Center PTS: 16. Leonard Houston
REB: 10. Adam Emmenecker
AST: 5. Adam Emmenecker 		PTS: 12. Gabriel Moore
REB: 8. Adam Arnold
AST: 2. Harry Marshall
Mar 7, 2008 #6 Northern Iowa (W) #3 Southern Illinois (L) 54-49 Enterprise Center PTS: 22. Matt Shaw
REB: 9. Matt Shaw
AST: 3. Bryan Mullins 		PTS: 22. Eric Coleman
REB: 10. Eric Coleman
AST: 3. Eric Coleman
Mar 7, 2008 #5 Bradley (L) #4 Creighton (W) 70-74 Enterprise Center PTS: 15. Cavel Witter
REB: 8. Kenny Lawson, Jr.
AST: 8. Cavel Witter 		PTS: 21. Theron Wilson
REB: 13. Matt Salley
AST: 5. Sam Maniscalco
Mar 7, 2008 #7 Missouri State (L) #2 Illinois State (W) 58-63 Enterprise Center PTS: 14. Boo Richardson
REB: 7. Brandon Sampay
AST: 3. Emmanuel Holloway 		PTS: 18. Deven Mitchell
REB: 8. Deven Mitchell
AST: 4. Justin Fuehrmeyer
Mar 8, 2008 #6 Northern Iowa (L) #2 Illinois State (W) 42-56 Enterprise Center PTS: 13. Osiris Eldridge
REB: 8. Osiris Eldridge
AST: 5. Boo Richardson 		PTS: 14. Eric Coleman
REB: 15. Eric Coleman
AST: 5. Jared Josten
Mar 8, 2008 #4 Creighton (L) #1 Drake (W) 67-75 Enterprise Center PTS: 20. Adam Emmenecker
REB: 11. Jonathan Cox
AST: 11. Adam Emmenecker 		PTS: 18. P'Allen Stinnett
REB: 11. Kenny Lawson, Jr.
AST: 3. Cavel Witter
Mar 9, 2008 #2 Illinois State (L) #1 Drake (W) 49-79 Enterprise Center PTS: 20. Jonathan Cox
REB: 7. Jonathan Cox
AST: 6. Adam Emmenecker 		PTS: 14. Osiris Eldridge
REB: 5. Anthony Slack
AST: 4. Emmanuel Holloway