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2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

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2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2013–14
Teams10
SiteScottrade Center
St. Louis, Missouri
ChampionsWichita State (3rd title)
Winning coachGregg Marshall (1st title)
MVPTekele Cotton (Wichita State)
TelevisionMVC TV, CBS
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2013–14 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Wichita State 18 0   1.000 35 1   .972
Indiana State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Northern Iowa 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Missouri State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Illinois State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Southern Illinois 9 9   .500 14 19   .424
Bradley 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Drake 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 12   .333 14 19   .424
Loyola Chicago 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
2014 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season was played in St. Louis, Missouri March 6–9 at the Scottrade Center. The championship game was televised on CBS on Sunday March 9 at 1:05 pm (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.[1]

Tournament bracket

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Opening Round
Thursday, March 6
MVC TV
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 7
MVC TV
Semifinals
Saturday, March 8
MVC TV
Final
Sunday, March 9
CBS
            
1 No. 2 Wichita State 80
9 Evansville 58
8 Drake 61
9 Evansville 69
1 No. 2 Wichita State 67
4 Missouri State 42
4 Missouri State 53
5 Illinois State 48
1 No. 2 Wichita State 83
2 Indiana State 69
2 Indiana State 75
10 Loyola–Chicago 62
7 Bradley 72
10 Loyola–Chicago 74
2 Indiana State 62
6 Southern Illinois 59
3 Northern Iowa 58
6 Southern Illinois 63

Game summaries

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Tournament notes

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Awards

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The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:[3]

Tekele Cotton of the Wichita State Shockers was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP) after scoring 20 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in the championship game against Indiana State. In the game, he scored the second most points behind Fred VanVleet, who added 22.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 2 Wichita State (34–0) wins Missouri Valley Conference tournament". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  2. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1986613-indiana-state-vs-wichita-state-score-and-recap-as-shockers-go-undefeated Indiana State vs Wichita State: Recap - Bleacher Report
  3. ^ http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/14alltournament/ Archived 2015-03-26 at the Wayback Machine Men's Basketball - 2014 All-Tournament Team - MVC-Sports.com