| Year: | 2020 |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Ford Center |
| City: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions: | Belmont |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Coach: | Casey Alexander |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Nick Muszynski |
| Mvpteam: | Belmont |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 4 through March 7, 2020 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Belmont defeated Murray State in the championship game of the tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]
Only the top eight teams in the conference qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds receive double byes to the semifinals. The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds receive a single bye to the quarterfinals.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont | 15–3 | 3–0 vs TSU/EIU |
| 2 | Murray State | 15–3 | 3–1 vs TSU/EIU |
| 3 | Austin Peay | 14–4 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky | 12–6 | |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 9–9 | 1–0 vs. Eastern Illinois |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 9–9 | 0–1 vs. Tennessee State |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 8–10 | |
| 8 | Morehead State | 7–11 | |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 4 | |||||
| 1 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Tennessee State vs. No. 8 Morehead State | 74–67 OT | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 8:30 pm | No. 6 Eastern Illinois vs. No. 7 Jacksonville State | 67–61 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 3 | 6:30 pm | No. 4 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 5 Tennessee State | 58–48 | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 8:30 pm | No. 3 Austin Peay vs. No. 6 Eastern Illinois | 76–65 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 6 | |||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 4 Eastern Kentucky | 60–50 | ESPNU | |
| 6 | 9:00 pm | No. 2 Murray State vs. No. 3 Austin Peay | 73–61 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 7 | |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 2 Murray State | 76–75 | ESPN2 | |
| All game times in Central Time Zone.[2] [3] | |||||
* denotes number of overtime periods
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