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1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament

1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1977–78
Teams7
SiteRiverfront Coliseum
Cincinnati, OH
ChampionsLouisville (1st title)
Winning coachDenny Crum (1st title)
MVPRick Wilson (Louisville)
← 1977
1979 →
1977–78 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Florida State 12 1   .923 23 6   .793
No. 9 Louisville 9 3   .750 23 7   .767
Memphis State 7 5   .583 19 9   .679
Cincinnati 6 6   .500 17 10   .630
Georgia Tech 6 6   .500 15 12   .556
Saint Louis 2 10   .167 7 20   .259
Tulane 1 12   .077 5 22   .185
1978 Metro Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1978 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4 at the Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, Ohio.[2]

Louisville defeated top-seeded Florida State in the championship game, 94–93, to win their first Metro men's basketball tournament.

The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1978 NCAA Tournament. They were joined by fellow Metro member, and tournament runner-up, Florida State, who earned an at-large bid.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated in the tournament field. 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 2
Semifinals
Friday, March 3
Championship
Saturday, March 4
         
1 Florida State 71
4 Georgia Tech 69
5 Cincinnati 38
4 Georgia Tech 39
1 Florida State 93
2 Louisville 94
3 Memphis State 79
6 Saint Louis 57
3 Memphis State 62
2 Louisville 67
7 Tulane 64
2 Louisville 93

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