1987 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1987 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City Georgetown 5th John Thompson 5th Reggie Williams Georgetown Big East NetworkCBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game) The 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1987. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 69–59, to claim its fifth Big East tournament championship. Bracket First roundMarch 5, 1987 QuarterfinalsMarch 6, 1987 SemifinalsMarch 7, 1987 Championship GameMarch 8, 1987 8 1986-87 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 61 9 Connecticut 59 1 #7 Georgetown 56 8 Boston College 51 4 Providence 80 5 St. John's 51 3 #10 Syracuse 72 6 1986-87 Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 66 2 #11 Pittsburgh 102 7 1986-87 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 79 1 #7 Georgetown 84 4 Providence 66 3 #10 Syracuse 99 2 #11 Pittsburgh 85 1 #7 Georgetown 69 3 #10 Syracuse 59 Games Final #eee March 8 Box Syracuse 59 Georgetown 69 32–39 27–30 Sherman Douglas 20 Rony Seikaly 8 Sherman Douglas 8 Reggie Williams 25 Reggie Williams 9 Bobby Winston 7 Madison Square Garden 19,591 Awards Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown All Tournament Team Billy Donovan, Providence Sherman Douglas, Syracuse Jerome Lane, Pittsburgh Rony Seikaly, Syracuse Reggie Williams, Georgetown References External links http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 2009-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-04-28 dead Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan