1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.

1987 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
Season1986–87
Teams64
Finals siteLouisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
ChampionsIndiana Hoosiers (5th title, 5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Runner-upSyracuse Orange (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBob Knight (3rd title)
MOPKeith Smart (Indiana)
Attendance654,744
Top scorersSteve Alford Indiana
Rony Seikaly Syracuse
(138 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
«1986 1988»

Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 74–73 victory in the final game over Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim. Keith Smart of Indiana, who hit the game-winner in the final seconds, and intercepted the full court pass at the last second, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The tournament also featured a "Cinderella team" in the Final Four, as Providence College, led by a then-unknown Rick Pitino, made their first Final Four appearance since 1973.

One year after reaching the Final Four as a #11 seed, LSU made another deep run as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. The Tigers ousted #2 seed Temple in the second round and #3 seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 before losing 77-76 to top seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight.

This was the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: national runner-up Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament playing on their home courts. UAB and Arizona each lost in the first round, while DePaul won twice at the Rosemont Horizon. Under rules adopted in 1988, teams cannot play in a facility in which they play four or more regular season games.

The 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was also the first tournament to use the three-point shot.

Locations
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Charlotte
Syracuse
Rosemont
Birmingham
Tucson
Salt Lake City
1987 first and second rounds
Seattle
Louisville
Cincinnati
E. Rutherford
New Orleans
1987 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

First & Second Rounds
RegionSiteVenue
East Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte Coliseum
Syracuse, New York Carrier Dome
Midwest Indianapolis, Indiana Hoosier Dome
Rosemont, Illinois Rosemont Horizon
Southeast Atlanta, Georgia Omni Coliseum
Birmingham, Alabama BJCC Coliseum
West Salt Lake City, Utah Special Events Center
Tucson, Arizona McKale Center

Regional Sites and Final Four
RegionSiteVenue
East East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena
Midwest Cincinnati, Ohio Riverfront Coliseum
Southeast Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall
West Seattle, Washington The Kingdome
Final Four New Orleans, Louisiana Louisiana Superdome

For the second time, the Louisiana Superdome hosted the Final Four. There were four domed stadiums in the 1987 tournament, including Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle and Syracuse. There were two new venues, the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis and the Rosemont Horizon, located in suburban Chicago. This marked the first time the Tournament returned to the Chicago area in twenty years. This also marked the last appearance of the original Charlotte Coliseum, moving to the new Coliseum in 1991.

Teams
RegionSeedTeamCoachFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1North CarolinaDean SmithRegional Runner-up2 SyracuseL 79–75
East2SyracuseJim BoeheimRunner-up1 IndianaL 74–73
East3PurdueGene KeadyRound of 326 FloridaL 85–66
East4TCUJim KillingsworthRound of 325 Notre DameL 58–57
East5Notre DameDigger PhelpsSweet Sixteen1 North CarolinaL 74–68
East6FloridaNorm SloanSweet Sixteen2 SyracuseL 87–81
East7West VirginiaGale CatlettRound of 6410 Western KentuckyL 64–62
East8NavyPete HerrmannRound of 649 MichiganL 97–82
East9MichiganBill FriederRound of 321 North CarolinaL 109–97
East10Western KentuckyMurray ArnoldRound of 322 SyracuseL 104–86
East11NC StateJim ValvanoRound of 646 FloridaL 82–70
East12Middle Tennessee StateBruce StewartRound of 645 Notre DameL 84–71
East13MarshallRick HuckabayRound of 644 TCUL 76–60
East14NortheasternKarl FogelRound of 643 PurdueL 104–95
East15Georgia SouthernFrank KernsRound of 642 SyracuseL 79–73
East16PennTom SchneiderRound of 641 North CarolinaL 113–82
Midwest
Midwest1IndianaBob KnightChampion2 SyracuseW 74–73
Midwest2TempleJohn ChaneyRound of 3210 LSUL 72–62
Midwest3DePaulJoey MeyerSweet Sixteen10 LSUL 63–58
Midwest4MissouriNorm StewartRound of 6413 XavierL 70–69
Midwest5DukeMike KrzyzewskiSweet Sixteen1 IndianaL 88–82
Midwest6St. John'sLou CarneseccaRound of 323 DePaulL 83–75
Midwest7Georgia TechBobby CreminsRound of 6410 LSUL 85–79
Midwest8AuburnSonny SmithRound of 321 IndianaL 107–90
Midwest9San DiegoHank EganRound of 648 AuburnL 62–61
Midwest10LSUDale BrownRegional Runner-up1 IndianaL 77–76
Midwest11Wichita StateEddie FoglerRound of 646 St. John'sL 57–55
Midwest12Texas A&MShelby MetcalfRound of 645 DukeL 58–51
Midwest13XavierPete GillenRound of 325 DukeL 65–60
Midwest14Louisiana TechTommy Joe EaglesRound of 643 DePaulL 76–62
Midwest15SouthernBen JobeRound of 642 TempleL 75–56
Midwest16FairfieldMitch BuonaguroRound of 641 IndianaL 92–58
Southeast
Southeast1GeorgetownJohn ThompsonRegional Runner-up6 ProvidenceL 88–73
Southeast2AlabamaWimp SandersonSweet Sixteen6 ProvidenceL 103–82
Southeast3IllinoisLou HensonRound of 6414 Austin PeayL 68–67
Southeast4ClemsonCliff EllisRound of 6413 Southwest Missouri StateL 65–60
Southeast5KansasLarry BrownSweet Sixteen1 GeorgetownL 70–57
Southeast6ProvidenceRick PitinoNational Semifinals2 SyracuseL 77–63
Southeast7New OrleansBenny DeesRound of 322 AlabamaL 101–76
Southeast8KentuckyEddie SuttonRound of 649 Ohio StateL 91–77
Southeast9Ohio StateGary WilliamsRound of 321 GeorgetownL 82–79
Southeast10BYULaDell AndersenRound of 647 New OrleansL 83–79
Southeast11UABGene BartowRound of 646 ProvidenceL 90–68
Southeast12HoustonPat FosterRound of 645 KansasL 66–55
Southeast13Southwest Missouri StateCharlie SpoonhourRound of 325 KansasL 67–63
Southeast14Austin PeayLake KellyRound of 326 ProvidenceL 90–87
Southeast15North Carolina A&TDon CorbettRound of 642 AlabamaL 88–71
Southeast16BucknellCharles WoollumRound of 641 GeorgetownL 75–53
West
West1UNLVJerry TarkanianNational Semifinals1 IndianaL 97–93
West2IowaTom DavisRegional Runner-up1 UNLVL 84–81
West3PittsburghPaul EvansRound of 326 OklahomaL 96–93
West4UCLAWalt HazzardRound of 3212 WyomingL 78–68
West5VirginiaTerry HollandRound of 6412 WyomingL 64–60
West6OklahomaBilly TubbsSweet Sixteen2 IowaL 93–91
West7UTEPDon HaskinsRound of 322 IowaL 84–82
West8GeorgiaHugh DurhamRound of 649 Kansas StateL 82–79
West9Kansas StateLon KrugerRound of 321 UNLVL 80–61
West10ArizonaLute OlsonRound of 647 UTEPL 98–91
West11TulsaJ. D. BarnettRound of 646 OklahomaL 74–69
West12WyomingJim BrandenburgSweet Sixteen1 UNLVL 92–78
West13Central MichiganCharlie ColesRound of 644 UCLAL 92–73
West14MaristDave MagarityRound of 643 PittsburghL 93–68
West15Santa ClaraCarroll WilliamsRound of 642 IowaL 99–76
West16Idaho StateJim BoutinRound of 641 UNLVL 95–70

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 North Carolina 113
16 Penn 82
1 North Carolina 109
Charlotte
9 Michigan 97
8 Navy 82
9 Michigan 97
1 North Carolina 74
5 Notre Dame 68
5 Notre Dame 84
12 Middle Tennessee State 71
5 Notre Dame 58
Charlotte
4 TCU 57
4 TCU 76
13 Marshall 60
1 North Carolina 75
2 Syracuse 79
6 Florida 82
11 NC State 70
6 Florida 85
Syracuse
3 Purdue 66
3 Purdue 104
14 Northeastern 95
6 Florida 81
2 Syracuse 87
7 West Virginia 62
10 Western Kentucky 64
10 Western Kentucky 86
Syracuse
2 Syracuse 104
2 Syracuse 79
15 Georgia Southern 73

Regional Final Summary
CBS
Saturday, March 21
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 79, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75
Pts: R. Seikaly – 26
Rebs: D. Coleman – 14
Asts: S. Douglas – 9		 Pts: K. Smith – 25
Rebs: J. Wolf – 10
Asts: K. Smith – 7
Halftime Score: Syracuse, 41-30
Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Referees: Tyler Honsen

Southeast Regional – Louisville, Kentucky
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Georgetown 75
16 Bucknell 53
1 Georgetown 82
Atlanta
9 Ohio State 79
8 Kentucky 77
9 Ohio State 91
1 Georgetown 70
5 Kansas 57
5 Kansas 66
12 Houston 55
5 Kansas 67
Atlanta
13 Southwest Missouri State 63
4 Clemson 60
13 Southwest Missouri State 65
1 Georgetown 73
6 Providence 88
6 Providence 90
11 UAB 68
6 Providence 90
Birmingham
14 Austin Peay 87*
3 Illinois 67
14 Austin Peay 68
6 Providence 103
2 Alabama 82
7 New Orleans 83
10 BYU 79
7 New Orleans 76
Birmingham
2 Alabama 101
2 Alabama 88
15 North Carolina A&T 71

Regional Final Summary
CBS
Saturday, March 21
#6 Providence Friars 88, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 73
Pts: B. Donovan – 20
Rebs: D. Kipfer – 5
Asts: B. Donovan – 6		 Pts: R. Williams – 25
Rebs: P. McDonald – 10
Asts: B. Winston – 4
Halftime Score: Providence, 54-37
Freedom Hall – Louisville, Kentucky

Midwest Regional – Cincinnati, Ohio
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Indiana 92
16 Fairfield 58
1 Indiana 107
Indianapolis
8 Auburn 90
8 Auburn 62
9 San Diego 61
1 Indiana 88
5 Duke 82
5 Duke 58
12 Texas A&M 51
5 Duke 65
Indianapolis
13 Xavier 60
4 Missouri 69
13 Xavier 70
1 Indiana 77
10 LSU 76
6 St. John's 57
11 Wichita State 55
6 St. John's 75*
Rosemont
3 DePaul 83
3 DePaul 76
14 Louisiana Tech 62
3 DePaul 58
10 LSU 63
7 Georgia Tech 79
10 LSU 85
10 LSU 72
Rosemont
2 Temple 62
2 Temple 75
15 Southern 56
CBS
Sunday, March 22
#1 Indiana Hoosiers 77, #10 LSU Tigers 76
Pts: S. Alford – 20
Rebs: D. Garrett – 15
Asts: S. Alford – 7		 Pts: N. Wilson – 20
Rebs: O. Brown, B. Woodside – 7
Asts: O. Brown – 8
Halftime Score: Indiana, 47-46
Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, Ohio
Referees: Jim Burr, Tom Frahm, Paul Housman

West Regional – Seattle, Washington
First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 UNLV 95
16 Idaho State 70
1 UNLV 80
Salt Lake City
9 Kansas State 61
8 Georgia 79*
9 Kansas State 82
1 UNLV 92
12 Wyoming 78
5 Virginia 60
12 Wyoming 64
12 Wyoming 78
Salt Lake City
4 UCLA 68
4 UCLA 92
13 Central Michigan 73
1 UNLV 84
2 Iowa 81
6 Oklahoma 74
11 Tulsa 69
6 Oklahoma 96
Tucson
3 Pittsburgh 93
3 Pittsburgh 93
14 Marist 68
6 Oklahoma 91*
2 Iowa 93
7 UTEP 98
10 Arizona 91*
7 UTEP 82
Tucson
2 Iowa 84
2 Iowa 99
15 Santa Clara 76
CBS
Sunday, March 22
#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 84, #2 Iowa Hawkeyes 81
Pts: A. Gilliam – 27
Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10
Asts: M. Wade – 12		 Pts: K. Gamble, B. J. Armstrong – 18
Rebs: B. Lohaus – 7
Asts: R. Marble – 5
Halftime Score: Iowa, 58-42
Kingdome – Seattle

Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana
National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E2 Syracuse 77
S6 Providence 63
E2 Syracuse 73
M1 Indiana 74
M1 Indiana 97
W1 UNLV 93

Game Summaries
CBS
Saturday, March 28
#1 Indiana Hoosiers 97, #1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 93
Pts: S. Alford – 33
Rebs: D. Garrett – 10
Asts: R. Calloway – 6		 Pts: F. Banks – 38
Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10
Asts: M. Wade – 18
Halftime Score: Indiana, 53-47
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans
CBS
Saturday, March, 28
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 77, #6 Providence Friars 63
Pts: G. Monroe – 20
Rebs: D. Coleman – 12
Asts: S. Douglas – 6		 Pts: C. Screen – 18
Rebs: J. Duda – 7
Asts: B. Donovan – 7
Halftime Score: Syracuse, 36-26
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans

National Championship
Main article: 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game
CBS
Monday, March, 30
#1 Indiana Hoosiers 74, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 73
Pts: S. Alford – 23
Rebs: D. Garrett – 10
Asts: J. Hillman, K. Smart – 6		 Pts: S. Douglas – 20
Rebs: D. Coleman – 19
Asts: S. Douglas – 7
Halftime Score: Indiana, 34-33
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans

Trivia
  • The 59th Academy Awards show was broadcast on the ABC network at the same time as CBS network broadcast of the championship game between Indiana and Syracuse. Oscars show host Chevy Chase quipped later in the evening, "Is the game over yet?" The Oscars show would subsequently be scheduled around the tournament broadcast by moving it later in April for two years.
  • Tenth seeded LSU reached the Elite Eight for the second straight year without being favored to win a game. They had previously reached the Final Four as an 11-seed in 1986, losing to eventual national champion Louisville Cardinals. The Tigers missed a shot at the buzzer and fell short of another trip to the Final Four, losing 77-76 to eventual national champion Indiana. It marked the fifth time in seven tournament appearances between 1979 and 1987 LSU was eliminated by the eventual national champion.
  • This marked the first time that CBS Sports used "One Shining Moment" during their tournament epilogue. Initially, the song was supposed to have been played after Super Bowl XXI (which was also aired on CBS), but due to time constraints, its debut was delayed until the national championship game. The opening words for the football version were "The ball is kicked"; in the reworked version, the word "kicked" was changed to "tipped" to suit the tournament.
  • The three losing coaches in the Final Four all eventually won national titles. Jerry Tarkanian was the first to do so, winning in 1990 with UNLV defeating the Duke University Blue Devils 103–73. The following year 1991, Duke defeated UNLV in the National Semi-final game to end UNLV's chance to finish undefeated. Rick Pitino followed in 1996 with Kentucky, defeating Jim Boeheim's Syracuse team in the final. Boeheim would win in 2003 with Syracuse by defeating the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
  • There were no teams from the Metro Conference, Big South Conference or Gulf Star Conference in the tournament. The Metro Conference allowed Memphis State, which was serving an NCAA tournament ban that year, to compete in its conference tournament, which it won by defeating the defending 1986 National Champion Louisville Cardinals by the lopsided score 75 to 52 on the Cardinals' home court, Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The NCAA basketball tournament committee said as the conference had committed its automatic berth would go to its conference tournament winner, the conference lost its automatic berth that year, and no other schools received an at-large entry. Most conferences now prohibit teams on postseason bans from participating in conference tournaments as a result, or have provisional automatic bids awarded to the eligible team that advanced the most. The Gulf Star and Big South did not have automatic bids to the tournament because many of the schools in these conferences were transitioning from other divisions.
  • During the selection show, there was a spot left open for the #12 seed in the Southeast Region. Kansas, the 5th seed in the region, was due to face either Washington or Houston in the first round. Washington was facing UCLA in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament at the time the selections were announced. UCLA held on to defeat Washington 76-62, putting Houston into the field of 64.

Announcers
  • Brent Musburger and Billy Packer – First Round (Virginia–Wyoming) at Salt Lake City, Utah; Second Round at Indianapolis, Indiana and Rosemont, Illinois; East Regional at East Rutherford, New Jersey; Midwest Regional Final at Cincinnati, Ohio; Final Four at New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Dick Stockton and Tom Heinsohn – First (Oklahoma–Tulsa) and Second Rounds at Tucson, Arizona; Southeast Regional Semifinal (Georgetown–Kansas) and Regional Final at Louisville, Kentucky
  • Verne Lundquist and Billy Cunningham – Second Round at Charlotte, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia; Midwest Regional Semifinals at Cincinnati, Ohio; West Regional Final at Seattle, Washington
  • Tom Hammond and Larry Conley – Southeast Regional Semifinal (Alabama–Providence) at Louisville, Kentucky
  • Tim Brant and Bill Raftery – Second Round at Syracuse, New York; West Regional Semifinals at Seattle, Washington
  • Mike Patrick and Larry Conley – First (Alabama–North Carolina A&T, Providence–UAB) and Second Rounds at Birmingham, Alabama
  • Gary Bender and Hubie Brown – Second Round at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Jim Thacker and Jack Givens – First Round (North Carolina–Pennsylvania, TCU–Marshall) at Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Frank Herzog and Bucky Waters – First Round (Notre Dame–Middle Tennessee State, Navy–Michigan) at Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Mike Gorman and Ron Perry – First Round (Syracuse–Georgia Southern, Purdue–Northeastern) at Syracuse, New York
  • Phil Stone and Bill Raftery – First Round (Florida–N.C. State, West Virginia–Western Kentucky) at Syracuse, New York
  • John Sanders and Joe Dean – First Round (Georgetown–Bucknell) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • John Sanders and Dave Gavitt – First Round (Kentucky–Ohio State) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • Fred White and Joe Dean – First Round (Kansas–Houston) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • Fred White and Dave Gavitt – First Round (Clemson–SW Missouri State) at Atlanta, Georgia
  • Bob Rathbun and Dan Bonner – First Round (Illinois–Austin Peay, New Orleans–Brigham Young) at Birmingham, Alabama
  • Tom Hammond and Jim Gibbons – First Round (Indiana–Fairfield, Missouri–Xavier) at Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Ralph Hacker and John Laskowski – First Round (Duke–Texas A&M, Auburn–San Diego) at Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Mick Hubert and Gary Thompson – First Round (Temple–Southern, DePaul–Louisiana Tech) at Rosemont, Illinois
  • Wayne Larrivee and Bob Ortegel – First Round (St. John's–Wichita State, Georgia Tech–LSU) at Rosemont, Illinois
  • Frank Fallon and Lynn Shackelford – First Round (UNLV–Idaho State) at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Bob Carpenter and Irv Brown – First Round (UCLA–Central Michigan, Georgia–Kansas State) at Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Pete Solomon and Bruce Larson – First Round (Iowa–Santa Clara) at Tucson, Arizona
  • Ted Robinson and Dan Belluomini – First Round (Pittsburgh–Marist, UTEP–Arizona) at Tucson, Arizona

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