1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament

1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1989–90
Teams	6
Finals site	Charles L. Sewall Center; Moon Township, PA
Champions	Robert Morris (4th title)
Winning coach	Jarrett Durham (2nd title)
MVP	Alex Blackwell (Monmouth)
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The 1990 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27-March 1, 1990. The tournament featured the top six teams from the 9-team conference. Robert Morris won their second consecutive and fourth overall ECAC Metro/NEC tournament championship, and received the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament.^{[citation needed]}

1989–90 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Robert Morris†	12	–	4	.750	22	–	8	.733
Monmouth	11	–	5	.688	17	–	12	.586
Marist	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Mount St. Mary's*	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Saint Francis (PA)	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
Fairleigh Dickinson	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Wagner	6	–	10	.375	11	–	17	.393
St. Francis (NY)	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333
Long Island	1	–	15	.063	3	–	23	.115

† 1990 NEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for conference tournament

Format

The NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament consisted of a six-team playoff format with all games played at the venue of the higher seed. The top two seeds received a bye in the first round.

Bracket

First round			Semifinals			Championship Game

			1	Robert Morris	78

			6	Fairleigh Dickinson	58
5	Saint Francis (PA)	62

6	Fairleigh Dickinson	65
						1	Robert Morris	71

						2	Monmouth	66
4	Marist	63

7	Wagner	69
			7	Wagner	50

			2	Monmouth	71

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References

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