1989 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament

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The 1989 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament was played from March 4 to March 6, 1989 and March 9, 1989, at the Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, except for the final that was played at Louis Brown Athletic Center in Piscataway, New Jersey. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Rutgers University won the tournament. West Virginia University also received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. The top six teams in the conference received first-round byes.

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  First Round
March 4
Palestra, Philadelphia, PA
Quarterfinals
March 5
Palestra
Semifinals
March 6
Palestra
Final
March 9
Louis Brown Athletic Center, Piscataway, NJ
                                     
        
  1  West Virginia 79  
    9  Saint Joseph's 59  
8  Massachusetts 83
9  Saint Joseph's 87  
  1  West Virginia 64  
  4  Penn State 86  
        
        
  4  Penn State 84
    5  Rhode Island 68  
      
        
  4  Penn State 62
  3  Rutgers 70
        
        
  2  Temple 64
    7  Duquesne 51  
7  Duquesne 74
10  George Washington 63  
  2  Temple 59
  3  Rutgers 62  
        
        
  3  Rutgers 100
    6  St. Bonaventure 67  
      

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