1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams7
SiteMarket Square Arena
Indianapolis, Indiana
ChampionsXavier (3rd title)
Winning coachPete Gillen (2nd title)
MVPByron Larkin (2nd MVP) (Xavier)
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 8 – 4   .667 16 – 12   .571
Loyola (IL) 8 – 4   .667 16 – 13   .552
Xavier † 7 – 5   .583 19 – 13   .594
Saint Louis 7 – 5   .583 25 – 10   .714
Oral Roberts 5 – 7   .417 10 – 18   .357
Butler 2 – 10   .167 9 – 19   .321
Detroit Mercy 2 – 10   .167 7 – 21   .250
† 1987 MCC tournament winner


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]

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.