1977_Metro_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament

1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1977 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5 at the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee.[1]

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Defending champions Cincinnati defeated Georgia Tech in the championship game, 74–61, to win their second Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Bearcats, in turn, received a bid to the 1976 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Louisville, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field, including new member Florida State. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top team earning a bye into the semifinal round. The other six teams entered into the preliminary first round.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 3 		Semifinals
Friday, March 4 		Championship
Saturday, March 5
         
1 Louisville 55
3 Georgia Tech 56
7 Florida State 67
3 Georgia Tech 72
3 Georgia Tech 61
2 Cincinnati 74
4 Tulane 80
5 Memphis State 94
5 Memphis State 67
2 Cincinnati 68
6 Saint Louis 68
2 Cincinnati 76

References

  1. [1]
    "1976-77 Metro Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
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