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1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament

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1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1988–89
Teams6
Finals siteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsLouisiana Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachTommy Joe Eagles (2nd title)
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1988–89 American South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
New Orleans 7 3   .700 19 11   .633
Louisiana Tech 6 4   .600 23 9   .719
Arkansas State 6 4   .600 20 10   .667
Southwestern Louisiana 4 6   .400 17 12   .586
Pan American 4 6   .400 15 13   .536
Lamar 3 7   .300 12 16   .429
1989 American South tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]


The 1989 American South Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at the Cajundome at University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[2]

Louisiana Tech defeated New Orleans in the championship game, 84–62, to take home their second American South men's basketball tournament title.

Louisiana Tech received an at-large invitation to the 1989 NCAA Tournament as the #9 seed in the Southeast region because the American South was not eligible for an automatic bid at the time. The Bulldogs defeated La Salle 83–74 before losing to #1 seed Oklahoma 124–81.

Format

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All six of the conference's founding members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records. The top two teams were given byes into the semifinals while the bottom four teams were placed and paired into the initial quarterfinal round.

All games were played at the Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Friday, March 3
Semifinals
Saturday, March 4
Championship
Sunday, March 5
         
1 New Orleans 89
4 Southwestern Louisiana 73
5 Pan American 87
4 Southwestern Louisiana 93
1 New Orleans 62
3 Louisiana Tech 84
3 Louisiana Tech 103
6 Lamar 80
3 Louisiana Tech 82
2 Arkansas State 65

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1988-89 American South Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2020.