2016 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championship
The Ohio Valley Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments returned to the Nashville Municipal Auditorium on March 2-5, 2016. Austin Peay won its fifth overall men's title while Belmont won its first women's crown.
The combined men's and women's championship have been held at Municipal Auditorium 11 times: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 106 ). The men also held its championship at the venue in 1989. Prior to the tournament being at the end of the season, the 1967 men's tournament was also held at Municipal Auditorium in December of that year.
The move to Municipal Auditorium keeps the championships in Nashville, a place it will have been held 22 times in the last 23 years. The only year the tournament have not been held in Nashville during that stretch was 2002.
Future OVC Basketball Tournament dates include March 1-4, 2017, February 28 - March 3, 2018, March 6-9, 2019 and March 4-7, 2020.


Men's Tournament -- Schedule/Results |
First Round: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 |
Game 1: #8 Austin Peay 92, #5 Tennessee Tech 72
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Game 2: #6 Murray State 78 #7 Eastern Illinois 62
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Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 3, 2016 |
Game 3: #8 Austin Peay 74, #4 Tennessee State 72
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Game 4: #3 Morehead State 75, #6 Murray State 66
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Semifinals: Friday, March 4, 2016 |
Game 5: #8 Austin Peay 97, #1 Belmont 96
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Game 6: #2 UT Martin 83, #3 Morehead State 70
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Championship: Saturday, March 5, 2016 |
Game 7: #8 Austin Peay 83, #2 UT Martin 73
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Women's Tournament -- Schedule/Results |
First Round: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 |
Game 1: #8 Murray State 78, #1 UT Martin 76
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Game 2: #2 Belmont 68, #7 Tennessee State 60
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First Round: Thursday, March 3, 2016 |
Game 3: #4 Eastern Kentucky 82, #5 Austin Peay 68
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Game 4: #3 SIUE 80, #6 Southeast Missouri 76
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Semifinals: Friday, March 4, 2016 |
Game 5: #4 Eastern Kentucky 63, #8 Murray State 52
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Game 6: #2 Belmont 92, #3 SIUE 68
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Championship: Saturday, March 5, 2016 |
Game 7: #2 Belmont 95, #4 Eastern Kentucky 63
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