1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament) was held February 26–28 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]

1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams7
SiteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsXavier (3rd title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (2nd title)
MVPByron Larkin (2nd MVP) (Xavier)
1986–87 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Evansville84 .667  1612  .571
Loyola (IL)84 .667  1613  .552
Xavier75 .583  1913  .594
Saint Louis75 .583  2510  .714
Oral Roberts57 .417  1018  .357
Butler210 .167  919  .321
Detroit Mercy210 .167  721  .250
1987 MCC Tournament winner

Xavier defeated Saint Louis in the championship game, 81–69, to win their third MCC/Horizon League men's basketball tournament.

The Musketeers received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as the #13 seed in the Midwest region.

Format

All seven conference members participated in the tournament and were seeded based on regular season conference records.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals
Friday, February 26
Semifinals
Saturday, February 27
Championship
Sunday, February 28
                           
       
  1 Evansville 51  
    4 Saint Louis 55  
4 Saint Louis 75
  5 Oral Roberts 64  
    4 Saint Louis 69
  2 Xavier 81
  3 Xavier 104  
6 Butler 98  
3 Xavier 82
    2 Loyola–Chicago 74  
7 Detroit 75
  2 Loyola–Chicago 80  

References

  1. "1986-87 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
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