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1987 Big East men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year1987
ConferenceBig East
GenderMen's
Teams9
ArenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City
ChampionsGeorgetown
TitleCount5th
CoachJohn Thompson
CoachCount5th
MVPReggie Williams
MVPTeamGeorgetown
TelevisionBig East Network
CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game)

CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game)

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.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 69–59, to claim its fifth Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

March 5, 1987 March 6, 1987 March 7, 1987 March 8, 1987 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=61 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Connecticut | RD1-score04=59 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#7 Georgetown | RD2-score01=56 | RD2-seed02=8 | RD2-team02=Boston College | RD2-score02=51 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Providence | RD2-score03=80 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=St. John's | RD2-score04=51 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=#10 Syracuse | RD2-score05=72 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06= | RD2-score06=66 | RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#11 Pittsburgh | RD2-score07=102 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=79 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#7 Georgetown | RD3-score01=84 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Providence | RD3-score02=66 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=#10 Syracuse | RD3-score03=99 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=#11 Pittsburgh | RD3-score04=85 | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#7 Georgetown | RD4-score01=69 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=#10 Syracuse | RD4-score02=59

Games

Final

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

  • Billy Donovan, Providence
  • Sherman Douglas, Syracuse
  • Jerome Lane, Pittsburgh
  • Rony Seikaly, Syracuse
  • Reggie Williams, Georgetown

References

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