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
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUNLV (4th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (4th title)
MVPFreddie Banks (UNLV)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
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1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UNLV 18 0   1.000 37 2   .949
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 16 12   .571
San Jose State 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Cal State Fullerton 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
New Mexico State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
UC Irvine 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Utah State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Pacific 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Fresno State 4 14   .222 9 20   .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

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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

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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
1 #1 UNLV 94
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
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

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