1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association I Men's 200px 8 The Forum Inglewood, CA UNLV 4th Jerry Tarkanian 4th Freddie Banks UNLV The 1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament (now known as the Big West Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 5–7 at The Forum in Inglewood, California.1986-87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/pcaa/1987.html February 8, 2018 Top-seeded, two-time defending champions UNLV defeated 1986 men San Jose State Spartans San José State in the final, 94–69, and captured their fourth PCAA/Big West championship (and fourth in five seasons). The Runnin' Rebels, in turn, received a bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the Final Four. Format The tournament field remained the same as 1986, with eight total teams. Again, only the top eight teams, out of ten, from the regular season standings qualified for the tournament. All eight participating teams were placed into the first round, with teams seeded and paired based on regular-season records. After the first round, teams were re-seeded so the highest-remaining team was paired with the lowest-remaining time in one semifinal with the other two teams slotted into the other semifinal. Bracket First roundThursday, March 5 SemifinalsFriday, March 6 ChampionshipSaturday, March 7 1 1986 men UNLV Running Rebels #1 UNLV 105 8 1986 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 70 5 1986 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 92 4 UC Irvine 81 3 1986 men San Jose State Spartans San José State 71 6 1986 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 54 7 1986 men Utah State Aggies Utah State 79 2 1986 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 87 1 #1 UNLV 99 5 Cal State Fullerton 65 2 UC Santa Barbara 69 3 San José State 70 1 #1 UNLV 94 3 San José State 69 References Category:Big West Conference men's basketball tournament Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in California Category:Sports competitions in Inglewood, California