1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|1988 men's basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1988
| Conference = Midwestern Collegiate Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 6
| Arena = Market Square Arena
| City = Indianapolis, Indiana
| Champions = Xavier
| TitleCount = 4th
| Coach = Pete Gillen
| CoachCount = 3rd
| MVP = Byron Larkin (3rd MVP)
| MVPTeam = Xavier
}}{{1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the Horizon League men's basketball tournament) was held March 10–12 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.{{cite web| title=1987-88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher=Sports Reference | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/midwestern-collegiate/1988.html | accessdate=March 9, 2020}}
Xavier defeated {{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}} in the championship game, 122–96, to win their third consecutive (fourth overall) MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.
The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament as the #11 seed in the Midwest region.
Format
All six conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two teams (Xavier, Evansville) earning a bye into the semifinal round.
Bracket
{{3RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
| RD2 = Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
| RD3 = Championship
Sunday, March 12
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
| RD1-score3=59
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4={{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Loyola Ramblers|title=Loyola-Chicago}}
| RD1-score4=67
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5={{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| RD1-score5=63
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6={{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}
| RD1-score6=66
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=#20 Xavier
| RD2-score1=117
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Loyola-Chicago
| RD2-score2=79
| RD2-seed3=6
| RD2-team3=Detroit
| RD2-score3=75
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4={{cbb link|1987|sex=men|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}
| RD2-score4=74
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=#20 Xavier
| RD3-score1=122
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Detroit
| RD3-score2=96
}}
References
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{{Horizon League men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:Horizon League men's basketball tournament