1987 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1987. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

1987 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (5th title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (5th title)
MVPReggie Williams (Georgetown)
TelevisionBig East Network
CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game)
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Georgetown124 .750295  .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh124 .750258  .758
No. 10 Syracuse124 .750317  .816
Providence106 .625259  .735
St. John's106 .625219  .700
Villanova610 .3751516  .484
Seton Hall412 .2501514  .517
Boston College313 .1881118  .379
Connecticut313 .188919  .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 6959, to claim its fifth Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

First round
March 5, 1987
Quarterfinals
March 6, 1987
Semifinals
March 7, 1987
Championship Game
March 8, 1987
            
1 #7 Georgetown 56
8 Boston College 51
8 Boston College 61
9 Connecticut 59
1 #7 Georgetown 84
4 Providence 66
4 Providence 80
5 St. John's 51
1 #7 Georgetown 69
3 #10 Syracuse 59
3 #10 Syracuse 72
6 Villanova 66
3 #10 Syracuse 99
2 #11 Pittsburgh 85
2 #11 Pittsburgh 102
7 Seton Hall 79

Games

Final

March 8
Syracuse 59, Georgetown 69
Scoring by half: 32–39, 27–30
Pts: Sherman Douglas 20
Rebs: Rony Seikaly 8
Asts: Sherman Douglas 8
Pts: Reggie Williams 25
Rebs: Reggie Williams 9
Asts: Bobby Winston 7
Madison Square Garden
Attendance: 19,591

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

  1. "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
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