title: 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
text: # 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
  
  The 1993 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1992–93 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 4–6, 1993, at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky.
  
  Tennessee State defeated Murray State in the championship game, 82–68, to win their first OVC men's basketball tournament.
  
  The Tigers received an automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the Southeast region.
  
  ## Format
  
  Six of the nine conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds (Tennessee State and Eastern Kentucky) receiving a bye to the semifinal round. The teams were re-seeded after the opening round. Middle Tennessee, Southeast Missouri State, and Tennessee-Martin did not participate.
  
  ## Bracket
  
  | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 4 | | | Semifinals Wednesday, March 5 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 5 | Semifinals Wednesday, March 5 | Championship Thursday, March 6 | Championship Thursday, March 6 | Championship Thursday, March 6 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee State | 77 | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Tennessee Tech | 71 | | | |
  | 4 | Tennessee Tech | 97 | | | 4 | Tennessee Tech | 71 | | | |
  | 5 | Morehead State | 89 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Morehead State | 89 | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee State | 82 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Tennessee State | 82 |
  | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 3 | Murray State | 68 |
  | 3 | Murray State | 82 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Murray State | 68 |
  | 6 | Austin Peay | 68 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Austin Peay | 68 | | | 3 | Murray State | 74 | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 73 | | | |
  