1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament explained

Year:1979
Conference:Southwest Conference
Division:I
Gender:Men's
Teams:9
Arena:The Summit
City:Houston, Texas
Champions:Arkansas
Titlecount:2nd
Coach:Eddie Sutton
Coachcount:2nd
Mvp:Sidney Moncrief
Mvpteam:Arkansas
Television:Metro Communications

The 1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites.[1] [2]

Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 39–38 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

PlaceSeedTeamConferenceOverall
WL%WL%
Arkansas
Texas
Texas Tech

Tournament

DateWinnerScoreLoserNotes
First Round
Feb 245 Texas Tech82-498 Riceat Texas Tech
6 Houston74-677 SMUat Houston
4 Baylor104-789 TCUat Baylor
Quarterfinals
Mar 15 Texas Tech63-62 (OT)3 Texas A&M
6 Houston83-824 Baylor
Semifinals
Mar 21 Arkansas93-775 Texas Tech
2 Texas70-656 Houston
Finals
Mar 31 Arkansas39-382 Texas

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  2. Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Razorback Records. 54–57. Arkansas Razorbacks. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019-20 Fact Book. 161-. Texas Sports. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: 2019-20 Texas A&M Men's Basketball Record Book. 65-. Texas A&M Aggies. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019-2020 Baylor Men's Basketball Media Almanac. 150–153. Baylor Bears. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019-2020 Red Raider Program Guide. 77–81. Texas Tech Red Raiders. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  8. Web site: 2019-20 Houston Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide. 116–117. Houston Cougars. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  9. Web site: 2019-20 SMU Men's Basketball Almanac. 121-. SMU Mustangs. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: The Rice Way, 2018-2019 Rice Basketball Fact Book. 162-162. Rice Owls. PDF. November 22, 2019.
  11. Web site: TCU Men's Basketball 2019-20 Fact Book. 133–135. TCU Horned Frogs. PDF. November 22, 2019.