The 1978 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 2–4, 1978, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place on February 25 at the higher-seeded campus sites. Number 3 seed

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defeated 1 seed

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92–90 to win their 1st championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA tournament.

Format and seeding

The tournament consisted of 9 teams, seeds 2-8 played in an 8 team

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tournament with the winner playing the top seeded team in the tournament final.

Tournament

Final

References

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