1989 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1989
| Conference = Big Eight Conference
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| FirstTournamentEver=
| Image =
| ImageSize = 200px
| Caption =
| Teams = 8
| FinalArena =Kemper Arena
| FinalCity = Kansas City, MO
| Champions = Missouri
| TitleCount = 4th
| Coach = Norm Stewart
| CoachCount = 4th
| MVP = Doug Smith
| MVPTeam = Missouri
| Television= Raycom Sports (Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Championship)
ABC (Championship game)
}}
{{1988–89 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1989 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 10–12 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.{{cite web| title=1988-89 Big 8 Conference Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher=Sports Reference| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-8/1989.html | accessdate =March 31, 2019}}
Second-seeded Missouri defeated #1 seed Oklahoma in the championship game, 98–86, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.
Bracket
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1 = Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
| RD2 = Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
| RD3 = Championship
Sunday, March 12
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=#2 Oklahoma
| RD1-score1=95
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| RD1-score2=87
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| RD1-score3=69
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=Iowa State
| RD1-score4=88
| RD1-seed5=3
| RD1-team5=Kansas State
| RD1-score5=73
| RD1-seed6=6
| RD1-team6=Kansas
| RD1-score6=65
| RD1-seed7=7
| RD1-team7={{cbb link|1988|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| RD1-score7=70
| RD1-seed8=2
| RD1-team8=#10 Missouri
| RD1-score8=98
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=#2 Oklahoma
| RD2-score1=76
| RD2-seed2=5
| RD2-team2=Iowa State
| RD2-score2=74
| RD2-seed3=3
| RD2-team3=Kansas State
| RD2-score3=83
| RD2-seed4=2
| RD2-team4=#10 Missouri
| RD2-score4=88
| RD3-seed1=1
| RD3-team1=#2 Oklahoma
| RD3-score1=86
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=#10 Missouri
| RD3-score2=98
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{College Basketball on ABC}}
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