1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1977
| Conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| FirstTournamentEver= yes
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 7
| Arena = Levitt Arena
| City = Wichita, KS
| Champions = Southern Illinois
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach =Paul Lambert
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP =
| MVPTeam =
}}
{{1976–77 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1977 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 28–March 5 at Levitt Arena on the campus of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.{{cite web| title=1976-77 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mvc/1977.html | accessdate =May 1, 2016}} This was the initial edition of the conference tournament.
Top-seeded Southern Illinois defeated {{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=West Texas A&M Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}} in the inaugural championship game, 82–69, to win their first men's basketball tournament.
The Salukis, in turn, received a bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.
Bracket
{{7TeamBracket-2finals
| RD1 = First round
Monday, February 28
| RD2 = Second round
Tuesday, March 1 /
Wednesday, March 2
| RD3 = Semifinal
Friday, March 4
| RD4 = Final
Saturday, March 5
| RD1-seed1=4
| RD1-team1={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=West Texas A&M Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| RD1-score1=96
| RD1-seed2=7
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
| RD1-score2=81
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| RD1-score3=80
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}
| RD1-score4=73
| RD2-seed1=2
| RD2-team1={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}
| RD2-score1=86
| RD2-seed2=4
| RD2-team2=West Texas State
| RD2-score2=89
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3={{cbb link|1976|sex=men|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}
| RD2-score3=67
| RD2-seed4=5
| RD2-team4=Drake
| RD2-score4=63
| RD3-seed1=4
| RD3-team1=West Texas State
| RD3-score1=79
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Wichita State
| RD3-score2=68
| RD4-seed1=1
| RD4-team1=Southern Illinois
| RD4-score1=82
| RD4-seed2=4
| RD4-team2=West Texas State
| RD4-score2=69
}}
References
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