1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28-March 3, 1989. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their third ECAC Metro/NEC championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

1988–89 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Robert Morris†	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5		.688			17	–	12		.586
Marist*	9	–	7		.563			13	–	15		.464
Monmouth	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
Long Island	7	–	9		.438			9	–	19		.321
Loyola (MD)	7	–	9		.438			10	–	18		.357
Saint Francis (PA)	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Wagner	6	–	10		.375			11	–	16		.407
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11		.313			11	–	16		.407
† 1989 NEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

1989 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	6
Finals site	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, PA
Champions	Robert Morris (3rd title)
Winning coach	Jarrett Durham (1st title)
MVP	Vaughn Luton (Robert Morris)
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Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

	First round					Semifinals					Championship Game
						1	Robert Morris	63
						4	Long Island	52
	5	Loyola (MD)	66
	4	Long Island	79
											1	Robert Morris	67
											2	Fairleigh Dickinson	66
	3	Monmouth	89
	6	Saint Francis (PA)	95
						6	Saint Francis (PA)	64
						2	Fairleigh Dickinson	74

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References

1. "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
2. "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.