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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.[1]

ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
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1987 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteThe Forum
Inglewood, CA
ChampionsUNLV (4th title)
Winning coachJerry Tarkanian (4th title)
MVPFreddie Banks (UNLV)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournaments
 1986
1988 
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1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UNLV180 1.000372  .949
UC Santa Barbara108 .5561612  .571
San Jose State108 .5561614  .533
Cal State Fullerton99 .5001713  .567
New Mexico State99 .5001515  .500
UC Irvine99 .5001414  .500
Utah State810 .4441516  .484
Long Beach State711 .3891017  .370
Pacific612 .3331017  .370
Fresno State414 .222920  .310
1987 PCAA tournament winner
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Top-seeded, two-time defending champions UNLV defeated 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 round
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Championship
Saturday, March 7
         
1 #1 UNLV 105
8 Long Beach State 70
1 #1 UNLV 99
5 Cal State Fullerton 65
5 Cal State Fullerton 92
4 UC Irvine 81
1 #1 UNLV 94
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
3 San José State 69
3 San José State 71
6 New Mexico State 54
2 UC Santa Barbara 69
3 San José State 70
7 Utah State 79
2 UC Santa Barbara 87

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