1988 MAC men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|Men's basketball championship}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year = 1988
| Conference = MAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
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| Teams = 7
| 1stRoundArena=Campus Arenas
| 1stRoundCity=Campus Sites
| FinalArena = Centennial Hall
| FinalCity = Toledo, OH
| Champions = {{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}}
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Ben Braun
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Grant Long
| MVPTeam = Eastern Michigan
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{{1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/mac/1988.html|title=1987-88 Mid-American Conference Season Summary|website=Sports Reference|language=en|access-date=2022-02-18}} Top-seeded {{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}} defeated Ohio in the championship game by the score of 94–80 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Pittsburgh in the first round.{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-05-13/1988-ncaa-tournament-bracket-scores-stats-records|title=1988 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records|website=NCAA|language=en|access-date=2022-02-18}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/eastern-michigan/1988-schedule.html|title=1987-88 Eastern Michigan Eagles Schedule and Results|website=Sports Reference|language=en|access-date=2022-02-18}} Grant Long of Eastern Michigan was named the tournament MVP.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/mid-american-conference-mens-basketball-championship-history|title=Mid-American Conference men's basketball championship history|website=FOX News|language=en|access-date=2022-02-18}}
Format
Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 8
| RD2=Semifinals
March 9
| RD3=Final
March 10
| boldwinner=high
| byes=1
| RD1-seed3=5
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1987|team=Western Michigan Broncos|title=Western Michigan}}
| RD1-score3=80
| RD1-seed4=4
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1987|team=Ball State Cardinals|title=Ball State}}
| RD1-score4=79
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Ohio
| RD1-score5=79
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6= {{cbb link|1987|team=Bowling Green Falcons|title=Bowling Green}}
| RD1-score6=73
| RD1-seed7=7
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1987|team=Kent State Golden Flashes|title=Kent State}}
| RD1-score7=56
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8={{cbb link|1987|team=Central Michigan Chippewas|title=Central Michigan}}
| RD1-score8=66
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Eastern Michigan
| RD2-score1=95
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Western Michigan
| RD2-score2=88
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Ohio
| RD2-score3=64
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=Central Michigan
| RD2-score4=62
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=Eastern Michigan
| RD3-score1=94
| RD3-seed2=3
| RD3-team2=Ohio
| RD3-score2=80
}}
References
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{{Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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