1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–0, 1989, at Reunion Arena in Dallas, Texas.^[1][2]

1989 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1988–89
Teams	8
Site	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Champions	Arkansas (4th title)
Winning coach	Nolan Richardson (1st title)
MVP	Lenzie Howell (Arkansas)
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1988–89 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arkansas †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	7		.781
Texas	12	–	4		.750			25	–	9		.735
TCU	9	–	7		.563			17	–	13		.567
Houston	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Texas A&M	8	–	8		.500			16	–	14		.533
Texas Tech	8	–	8		.500			13	–	15		.464
SMU	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Rice	6	–	10		.375			12	–	16		.429
Baylor	1	–	15		.063			5	–	22		.185
† 1989 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 100-76 to win their 4th championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of the top 8 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament. ^{[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Place	Seed	Team	Conference			Overall
			W	L	%	W	L	%
1	1	Arkansas	13	3	.813	25	7	.781
2	2	Texas	12	4	.750	25	9	.735
3	3	TCU	9	7	.563	17	13	.567
4	4	Houston	8	8	.500	17	14	.548
4	5	Texas A&M	8	8	.500	16	14	.533
4	6	Texas Tech	8	8	.500	13	15	.464
7	7	SMU	7	9	.438	13	16	.448
8	8	Rice	6	10	.375	12	16	.429
9	-	Baylor	1	15	.063	5	22	.185

Tournament

	Quarterfinals Friday, March 10					Semifinals Saturday, March 11					Finals Sunday, March 12
	1	Arkansas	108
	8	Rice	72
						1	Arkansas	94
						5	Texas A&M	84
	4	Houston	70
	5	Texas A&M	82
											1	Arkansas	100
											2	Texas	76
	3	TCU	84
	6	Texas Tech	66
						3	TCU	89OT
						2	Texas	93
	2	Texas	93
	7	SMU	91OT

References

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