OVC Tournament Information Web site

The field for the 2009 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament has been set following the end of regular season play on Saturday. 

UT Martin (14-4) claimed the No. 1 seed and its first OVC Championship with a victory over Morehead State on Saturday night. The Skyhawks will host No. 8 seed Tennessee Tech on Tuesday. Austin Peay, Morehead State and Murray State will also host first round tournament games.

All first round games can be seen live on OVCSports.TV.

The first round matchups will be played on campus sites on Tuesday, March 3. The semifinals and finals will be held at the Sommet Center in Nashville, Tenn. on March 6-7.


First Round - Tuesday, March 3 (Campus Sites)
#8 Tennessee Tech at #1 UT Martin, 7:00 p.m. CT (OVCSports.TV)
#7 Eastern Illinois at #2 Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. CT (OVCSports.TV)
#6 Tennessee State at #3 Murray State, 7:30 p.m. CT (OVCSports.TV)
#5 Eastern Kentucky at #4 Morehead State, 6:30 p.m. CT (OVCSports.TV)

Semifinals - Friday, March 6 (Sommet Center, Nashville, Tenn.)
Semifinal #1, 6:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)
Semifinal #2, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPNU)

Championship - Saturday, March 7 (Sommet Center, Nashville, Tenn.)
Championship Game, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)