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1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1984–85
Teams7
SiteMurphy Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ChampionsMiddle Tennessee (4th title)
Winning coachBruce Stewart (1st title)
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1984–85 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tennessee Tech 11 3   .786 19 9   .679
Eastern Kentucky 9 5   .643 16 13   .552
Youngstown State 9 5   .643 19 11   .633
Murray State 8 6   .571 19 9   .679
Middle Tennessee 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
Akron 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Austin Peay 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Morehead State 2 12   .143 7 20   .259
1985 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1985 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1984–85 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 1–3, 1985, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Middle Tennessee State defeated Youngstown State in the championship game, 66–63, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Blue Raiders received an automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 1
Semifinals
Wednesday, March 2
Championship
Thursday, March 3
         
1 Tennessee Tech 52
5 Middle Tennessee 54
4 Murray State 60
5 Middle Tennessee 63
5 Middle Tennessee 66
2 Youngstown State 63
3 Eastern Kentucky 75
6 Austin Peay 66
3 Eastern Kentucky 61
2 Youngstown State 95
2 Youngstown State 79
7 Morehead State 74

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