| Year: | 2021 |
| Conference: | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Ford Center |
| City: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions: | Morehead State |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | Preston Spradlin |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Johni Broome |
| Mvpteam: | Morehead State |
| Television: | ESPN+, ESPNU, ESPN2 |
The 2021 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 3 through March 6, 2021 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
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.
| Seed | School | Conf. | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belmont | 18–2 | |
| 2 | Morehead State | 17–3 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 15–5 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville State | 13–6 | |
| 5 | Murray State | 10–10 | |
| 6 | Austin Peay | 10–10 | |
| 7 | Southeast Missouri State | 9–11 | |
| 8 | SIUE | 7–12 | |
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Wednesday, March 3 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 8 SIUE | 78–61 | ESPN+ | |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Morehead State vs. No. 7 Southeast Missouri State | 61–54 | ||
| First Round – Thursday, March 4 | |||||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Jacksonville State vs. No. 5 Murray State | 68–65OT | ESPN+ | |
| 4 | 9:30 pm | No. 3 Eastern Kentucky vs. No. 6 Austin Peay | 70–67 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 5 | |||||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 4 Jacksonville State | 72–67 | ESPNU | |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 2 Morehead State vs. No. 3 Eastern Kentucky | 67–64 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 6 | |||||
| 7 | 7:00 pm | No. 1 Belmont vs. No. 2 Morehead State | 71–86 | ESPN2 | |
| All game times in Central Time.[1] | |||||
* denotes number of overtime periods