1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament

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]

1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUNLV (4th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (4th title)
MVPFreddie Banks (UNLV)
1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UNLV180 1.000  372  .949
UC Santa Barbara108 .556  1612  .571
San Jose State108 .556  1614  .533
Cal State Fullerton99 .500  1713  .567
New Mexico State99 .500  1515  .500
UC Irvine99 .500  1414  .500
Utah State810 .444  1516  .484
Long Beach State711 .389  1017  .370
Pacific612 .333  1017  .370
Fresno State414 .222  920  .310
1987 PCAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 #1 UNLV 105
8 Long Beach State 70
1 #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 #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

  1. "1986-87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
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