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2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament

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2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2002–03
Teams8
SiteKemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
ChampionsIUPUI (1st title)
Winning coachRon Hunter (1st title)
MVPJosh Murray (IUPUI)
Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournaments
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2002–03 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 12 2   .857 20 11   .645
IUPUI 10 4   .714 20 14   .588
Oakland 10 4   .714 17 11   .607
Oral Roberts 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
Missouri-Kansas City 7 7   .500 9 20   .310
Southern Utah 5 9   .357 11 17   .393
Western Illinois 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
Chicago State 0 14   .000 3 27   .100
2003 Mid-Con Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2003 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 9–11, 2003, at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.

IUPUI defeated Valparaiso in the title game, 66–64, to win their first Mid-Con/Summit League championship.[2] The Jaguars earned an automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament as the #16 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

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All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
March 9
Semifinals
March 10
Finals
March 11
         
1 Valparaiso 82
8 Chicago State 62
1 Valparaiso 71
5 UMKC 50
4 Oral Roberts 73
5 UMKC 76
1 Valparaiso 64
2 IUPUI 66
2 IUPUI 75
7 Western Illinois 51
2 IUPUI 72
6 Southern Utah 67
3 Oakland 55
6 Southern Utah 66

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 2002-03 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Last Second Shot Lifts IUPUI Past Valpo In Mid-Con Tournament Championship". Valparaiso Crusaders Athletics. March 11, 2003. Retrieved March 1, 2024.