The 2014 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament, popularly referred to as "Arch Madness", as part of the

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was played in

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March 6–9 at the

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. The championship game was televised on

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on Sunday March 9 at 1:05 pm (central). The tournament's winner received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2014 NCAA tournament.

Tournament bracket

Game summaries

Tournament notes

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's championship win made them the first team to enter the NCAA tournament undefeated since

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Awards

The following were honored as the top players of the tournament:http://www.mvc-sports.com/mbasketball/14alltournament/ Men's Basketball - 2014 All-Tournament Team - MVC-Sports.com *Tekele Cotton, Wichita State *

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, Wichita State * Cleanthony Early, Wichita State *

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, Indiana State *D.J. Balentine, Evansville Tekele Cotton of the

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was named the tournament's most outstanding player (MOP) after scoring 20 points and grabbing 3 rebounds in the championship game against

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. In the game, he scored the second most points behind

, who added 22.

References

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