The 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 11–13 at the

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in Memphis, Tennessee. Louisville defeated Memphis State in the championship game, 81–73, to win their sixth Metro men's basketball tournament. The Cardinals, in turn, received a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament.

Format

All seven of the conference's members participated. 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

References

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