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1987 Big East men's basketball tournament

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1987 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
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
1988 →
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Georgetown 12 4   .750 29 5   .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Syracuse 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


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

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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

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Final

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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

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Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

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