1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
| 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1986–87 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site |
The Forum Inglewood, CA |
| Champions | UNLV (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Jerry Tarkanian (4th title) |
| MVP | Freddie Banks (UNLV) |
The 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 5–7 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.[1]
Top-seeded, two-time defending champions UNLV defeated San José State in the final, 94–69, and captured their fourth PCAA/Big West championship (and fourth in five seasons).
The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the Final Four.
Format
The tournament field remained the same as 1986, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament.
All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal.
Bracket
| First Round Thursday, March 5 |
Semifinals Friday, March 6 |
Championship Saturday, March 7 | |||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 105 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Long Beach State | 70 | |||||||||||
| 1 | UNLV | 99 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 65 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Cal State Fullerton | 92 | |||||||||||
| 4 | UC Irvine | 81 | |||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | UNLV | 94 | ||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 69 | |||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 71 | |||||||||||
| 6 | New Mexico State | 54 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 69 | |||||||||||
| 3 | San José State | 70 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Utah State | 79 | |||||||||||
| 2 | UC Santa Barbara | 87 | |||||||||||
References
- ↑ "1986-87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2018.