Classification Division I | Teams 7 | |
Site Levitt Arena
Wichita, KS Champions Southern Illinois (1st title) Winning coach Paul Lambert (1st title) | ||
The 1977 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 28–March 5 at Levitt Arena at Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas. This was the first edition of the tournament.
Top-seeded Southern Illinois defeated West Texas State in the inaugural championship game, 82–69, to win their first men's basketball tournament.
The Salukis, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA Tournament.
References
1977 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA