1987 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
Finals siteKemper Arena
Kansas City, MO
ChampionsMissouri (3rd title)
Winning coachNorm Stewart (3rd title)
MVPDanny Manning (Kansas)
TelevisionRaycom Sports (Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Championship)
ABC (Championship game)
1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Missouri † 11 – 3   .786 24 – 10   .706
No. 20 Kansas 9 – 5   .643 25 – 11   .694
Oklahoma 9 – 5   .643 24 – 10   .706
Kansas State 8 – 6   .571 20 – 11   .645
Nebraska 7 – 7   .500 21 – 12   .636
Iowa State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 20   .286
Colorado 3 – 11   .214 9 – 19   .321
† winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987 Big Eight men's basketball tournament was held March 6–8 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri.[1]

Top-seeded Missouri defeated #2 seed Kansas in the championship game, 67–65, to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 7 		Championship
Sunday, March 8
         
1 #19 Missouri 65
8 Colorado 59
1 #19 Missouri 72
4 Kansas State 69
4 Kansas State 47
5 Nebraska 45
1 #19 Missouri 67
2 Kansas 65
3 #17 Oklahoma 83
6 Iowa State 73
3 #17 Oklahoma 77
2 Kansas 82
7 Oklahoma State 58
2 Kansas 67

References

  1. ^ "1986-87 Big 8 Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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