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.

 
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Participating Teams Championship Information
Austin Peay: Men | Women Municipal Auditorium
Belmont: Men | Women Directions
Eastern Illinois: Men | Women Ticket Information
Eastern Kentucky: Men | Women School Ticket Office Contact Info
Jacksonville State: Men | Women Ticketmaster.com Links (Single-Session)
Morehead State: Men | Women Digital Fan Guide
Murray State: Men | Women Parking Information
Southeast Missouri: Men | Women Lodging
SIUE: Men | Women Brackets (PDF's): Men | Women | Combined
Tennessee State: Men | Women Media Credential Request
Tennessee Tech: Men | Women NBA Scout Ticket Information
UT Martin: Men | Women Multimedia
OVC Legends
OVC Media Guide
OVC Basketball: Men | Women

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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