The 1983

Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament The Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament is the NCAA Division I postseason single-elimination tournament for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The winner of the tournament receives the MAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Divisi ...

was held March 10-12 at various MAC basketball areans. Second seeded

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defeated top-seeded in the championship game by the score of 74–64 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they defeated

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before losing to

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in the second round.

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of Ohio was named the tournament MVP.

Format

Seven of the ten MAC teams participated. Games were played on the home court of the better seeded team. The final was played at

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Bracket

References

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