The 1979 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–3, 1979 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The first round took place February 24 at the higher seeded campus sites.
Number 1 seed Arkansas defeated 2 seed Texas 39–38 to win their 2nd championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the 1979 NCAA tournament.
Format and seeding The tournament consisted of 9 teams in a single-elimination tournament. The 3 seed received a bye to the Quarterfinals and the 1 and 2 seed received a bye to the Semifinals.
Place SeedTeam Conference Overall W L % W L %ArkansasTexasTexas Tech
Tournament Date Winner Score Loser NotesFirst RoundFeb 245 Texas Tech82-498 Riceat Texas Tech 6 Houston74-677 SMUat Houston 4 Baylor104-789 TCUat BaylorQuarterfinalsMar 15 Texas Tech63-62 (OT)3 Texas A&M 6 Houston83-824 BaylorSemifinalsMar 21 Arkansas93-775 Texas Tech 2 Texas70-656 HoustonFinals Mar 31 Arkansas39-382 Texas
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