1987 Big Eight Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

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

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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 Missouri †11–3 .786  24–10  .706
No. 20 Kansas9–5 .643  25–11  .694
Oklahoma9–5 .643  24–10  .706
Kansas State8–6 .571  20–11  .645
Nebraska7–7 .500  21–12  .636
Iowa State5–9 .357  13–15  .464
Oklahoma State4–10 .286  8–20  .286
Colorado3–11 .214  9–19  .321
† 1987 Big Eight Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 Missouri 65
8 Colorado 59
1 Missouri 72
4 Kansas State 69
4 Kansas State 47
5 Nebraska 45
1 Missouri 67
2 Kansas 65
3 Oklahoma 83
6 Iowa State 73
3 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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