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1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

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1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1989–90
Teams6
Finals siteCharles L. Sewall Center
Moon Township, PA
ChampionsRobert Morris (4th title)
Winning coachJarrett Durham (2nd title)
MVPAlex Blackwell (Monmouth)
← 1989
1991 →

The 1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27-March 1, 1990. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their second consecutive and fourth overall ECAC Metro/NEC tournament championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.[citation needed]

1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Robert Morris 12 4   .750 22 8   .733
Monmouth 11 5   .688 17 12   .586
Marist 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Mount St. Mary's* 10 6   .625 16 12   .571
Saint Francis (PA) 10 6   .625 17 11   .607
Fairleigh Dickinson 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Wagner 6 10   .375 11 17   .393
St. Francis (NY) 4 12   .250 9 18   .333
Long Island 1 15   .063 3 23   .115
1990 NEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

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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

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First round Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 Robert Morris 78
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 58
4 Saint Francis (PA) 62
5 Fairleigh Dickinson 65
1 Robert Morris 71
2 Monmouth 66
3 Marist 63
6 Wagner 69
6 Wagner 50
2 Monmouth 71

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References

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  1. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020–21 NEC Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Northeast Conference. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2021.