1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

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1987 NCAA Division I
Men's Basketball Tournament
1987 Final Four logo.png
Season 198687
Teams64
Finals site Louisiana Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
Champions Indiana Hoosiers (5th title, 5th title game,
6th Final Four)
Runner-up Syracuse Orangemen (1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Bob Knight (3rd title)
MOP Keith Smart (Indiana)
Attendance654,744
Top scorers Steve Alford Indiana
Rony Seikaly Syracuse
(138 points)
NCAA Division I Men's Tournaments
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The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 12, 1987, and ended with the championship game on March 30 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A total of 63 games were played.

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Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 74–73 victory in the final game over Syracuse, coached by Jim Boeheim. Keith Smart of Indiana, who hit the game-winner in the final seconds, and intercepted the full court pass at the last second, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The tournament also featured a "Cinderella team" in the Final Four, as Providence College, led by a then-unknown Rick Pitino, made their first Final Four appearance since 1973.

One year after reaching the Final Four as a #11 seed, LSU made another deep run as a #10 seed in the Midwest region. The Tigers ousted #2 seed Temple in the second round and #3 seed DePaul in the Sweet 16 before losing 77-76 to top seeded Indiana in the Elite Eight.

This was the last tournament in which teams were allowed to have home court advantage: national runner-up Syracuse (2E), DePaul (3MW), Arizona (10W) and UAB (11SE) all opened the tournament playing on their home courts. UAB and Arizona each lost in the first round, while DePaul won twice at the Rosemont Horizon. Under rules adopted in 1988, teams cannot play in a facility in which they play four or more regular season games.

The 1987 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament was also the first tournament to use the three-point shot.

Schedule and venues

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Atlanta
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Indianapolis
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Charlotte
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Syracuse
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Rosemont
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Birmingham
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Tucson
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Salt Lake City
1987 first and second rounds
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Seattle
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Louisville
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Cincinnati
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E. Rutherford
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New Orleans
1987 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1987 tournament:

First and Second Rounds

Regional Semifinals and Finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National Semifinals and Championship (Final Four and Championship)

For the second time, the Louisiana Superdome hosted the Final Four. There were four domed stadiums in the 1987 tournament, including Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle and Syracuse. There were two new venues, the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis and the Rosemont Horizon, located in suburban Chicago. This marked the first time the Tournament returned to the Chicago area in twenty years. This also marked the last appearance of the original Charlotte Coliseum, moving to the new Coliseum in 1991.

Teams

RegionSeedTeamCoachConferenceFinishedFinal OpponentScore
East
East1 North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic CoastRegional Runner-up2 Syracuse L 79–75
East2 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Big EastRunner-up1 Indiana L 74–73
East3 Purdue Gene Keady Big TenRound of 326 Florida L 85–66
East4 TCU Jim Killingsworth SouthwestRound of 325 Notre Dame L 58–57
East5 Notre Dame Digger Phelps IndependentSweet Sixteen1 North Carolina L 74–68
East6 Florida Norm Sloan SoutheasternSweet Sixteen2 Syracuse L 87–81
East7 West Virginia Gale Catlett Atlantic 10Round of 6410 Western Kentucky L 64–62
East8 Navy Pete Herrmann ColonialRound of 649 Michigan L 97–82
East9 Michigan Bill Frieder Big TenRound of 321 North Carolina L 109–97
East10 Western Kentucky Murray Arnold Sun BeltRound of 322 Syracuse L 104–86
East11 NC State Jim Valvano Atlantic CoastRound of 646 Florida L 82–70
East12 Middle Tennessee State Bruce Stewart Ohio ValleyRound of 645 Notre Dame L 84–71
East13 Marshall Rick Huckabay SouthernRound of 644 TCU L 76–60
East14 Northeastern Karl Fogel ECAC NorthRound of 643 Purdue L 104–95
East15 Georgia Southern Frank Kerns Trans AmericaRound of 642 Syracuse L 79–73
East16 Penn Tom Schneider Ivy LeagueRound of 641 North Carolina L 113–82
Midwest
Midwest1 Indiana Bob Knight Big TenChampion2 Syracuse W 74–73
Midwest2 Temple John Chaney Atlantic 10Round of 3210 LSU L 72–62
Midwest3 DePaul Joey Meyer IndependentSweet Sixteen10 LSU L 63–58
Midwest4 Missouri Norm Stewart Big EightRound of 6413 Xavier L 70–69
Midwest5 Duke Mike Krzyzewski Atlantic CoastSweet Sixteen1 Indiana L 88–82
Midwest6 St. John's Lou Carnesecca Big EastRound of 323 DePaul L 83–75
Midwest7 Georgia Tech Bobby Cremins Atlantic CoastRound of 6410 LSU L 85–79
Midwest8 Auburn Sonny Smith SoutheasternRound of 321 Indiana L 107–90
Midwest9 San Diego Hank Egan West CoastRound of 648 Auburn L 62–61
Midwest10 LSU Dale Brown SoutheasternRegional Runner-up1 Indiana L 77–76
Midwest11 Wichita State Eddie Fogler Missouri ValleyRound of 646 St. John's L 57–55
Midwest12 Texas A&M Shelby Metcalf SouthwestRound of 645 Duke L 58–51
Midwest13 Xavier Pete Gillen MidwesternRound of 325 Duke L 65–60
Midwest14 Louisiana Tech Tommy Joe Eagles SouthlandRound of 643 DePaul L 76–62
Midwest15 Southern Ben Jobe Southwest AthleticRound of 642 Temple L 75–56
Midwest16 Fairfield Mitch Buonaguro Metro AtlanticRound of 641 Indiana L 92–58
Southeast
Southeast1 Georgetown John Thompson Big EastRegional Runner-up6 Providence L 88–73
Southeast2 Alabama Wimp Sanderson SoutheasternSweet Sixteen6 Providence L 103–82
Southeast3 Illinois Lou Henson Big TenRound of 6414 Austin Peay L 68–67
Southeast4 Clemson Cliff Ellis Atlantic CoastRound of 6413 Southwest Missouri State L 65–60
Southeast5 Kansas Larry Brown Big EightSweet Sixteen1 Georgetown L 70–57
Southeast6 Providence Rick Pitino Big EastNational Semifinals2 Syracuse L 77–63
Southeast7 New Orleans Benny Dees IndependentRound of 322 Alabama L 101–76
Southeast8 Kentucky Eddie Sutton SoutheasternRound of 649 Ohio State L 91–77
Southeast9 Ohio State Gary Williams Big TenRound of 321 Georgetown L 82–79
Southeast10 BYU LaDell Andersen Western AthleticRound of 647 New Orleans L 83–79
Southeast11 UAB Gene Bartow Sun BeltRound of 646 Providence L 90–68
Southeast12 Houston Pat Foster SouthwestRound of 645 Kansas L 66–55
Southeast13 Southwest Missouri State Charlie Spoonhour Mid-ContinentRound of 325 Kansas L 67–63
Southeast14 Austin Peay Lake Kelly Ohio ValleyRound of 326 Providence L 90–87
Southeast15 North Carolina A&T Don Corbett Mid-EasternRound of 642 Alabama L 88–71
Southeast16 Bucknell Charles Woollum East CoastRound of 641 Georgetown L 75–53
West
West1 UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Pacific CoastNational Semifinals1 Indiana L 97–93
West2 Iowa Tom Davis Big TenRegional Runner-up1 UNLV L 84–81
West3 Pittsburgh Paul Evans Big EastRound of 326 Oklahoma L 96–93
West4 UCLA Walt Hazzard Pacific-10Round of 3212 Wyoming L 78–68
West5 Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic CoastRound of 6412 Wyoming L 64–60
West6 Oklahoma Billy Tubbs Big EightSweet Sixteen2 Iowa L 93–91
West7 UTEP Don Haskins Western AthleticRound of 322 Iowa L 84–82
West8 Georgia Hugh Durham SoutheasternRound of 649 Kansas State L 82–79
West9 Kansas State Lon Kruger Big EightRound of 321 UNLV L 80–61
West10 Arizona Lute Olson Pacific-10Round of 647 UTEP L 98–91
West11 Tulsa J. D. Barnett Missouri ValleyRound of 646 Oklahoma L 74–69
West12 Wyoming Jim Brandenburg Western AthleticSweet Sixteen1 UNLV L 92–78
West13 Central Michigan Charlie Coles Mid-AmericanRound of 644 UCLA L 92–73
West14 Marist Dave Magarity ECAC MetroRound of 643 Pittsburgh L 93–68
West15 Santa Clara Carroll Williams West CoastRound of 642 Iowa L 99–76
West16 Idaho State Jim Boutin Big SkyRound of 641 UNLV L 95–70

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 North Carolina113
16 Penn 82
1 North Carolina109
Charlotte
9 Michigan 97
8 Navy 82
9 Michigan97
1 North Carolina74
5 Notre Dame 68
5 Notre Dame84
12 Middle Tennessee State 71
5 Notre Dame58
Charlotte
4 TCU 57
4 TCU76
13 Marshall 60
1 North Carolina 75
2 Syracuse79
6 Florida82
11 NC State 70
6 Florida85
Syracuse
3 Purdue 66
3 Purdue104
14 Northeastern 95
6 Florida 81
2 Syracuse87
7 West Virginia 62
10 Western Kentucky64
10 Western Kentucky 86
Syracuse
2 Syracuse104
2 Syracuse79
15 Georgia Southern 73

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 21
#2 Syracuse Orangemen79, #1 North Carolina Tar Heels 75
Pts: R. Seikaly – 26
Rebs: D. Coleman – 14
Asts: S. Douglas – 9
Pts: K. Smith – 25
Rebs: J. Wolf – 10
Asts: K. Smith – 7
Halftime Score: Syracuse, 41-30
Brendan Byrne Arena – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Referees: Tyler Honsen

Southeast Regional – Louisville, Kentucky

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Georgetown75
16 Bucknell 53
1 Georgetown82
Atlanta
9 Ohio State 79
8 Kentucky 77
9 Ohio State91
1 Georgetown70
5 Kansas 57
5 Kansas66
12 Houston 55
5 Kansas67
Atlanta
13 Southwest Missouri State 63
4 Clemson 60
13 Southwest Missouri State65
1 Georgetown 73
6 Providence88
6 Providence90
11 UAB 68
6 Providence90
Birmingham
14 Austin Peay 87*
3 Illinois 67
14 Austin Peay68
6 Providence103
2 Alabama 82
7 New Orleans83
10 BYU 79
7 New Orleans 76
Birmingham
2 Alabama101
2 Alabama88
15 North Carolina A&T 71

Regional Final Summary

CBS
Saturday, March 21
#6 Providence Friars88, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 73
Pts: B. Donovan – 20
Rebs: D. Kipfer – 5
Asts: B. Donovan – 6
Pts: R. Williams – 25
Rebs: P. McDonald – 10
Asts: B. Winston – 4
Halftime Score: Providence, 54-37
Freedom Hall – Louisville, Kentucky

Midwest Regional – Cincinnati, Ohio

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 Indiana92
16 Fairfield 58
1 Indiana107
Indianapolis
8 Auburn 90
8 Auburn62
9 San Diego 61
1 Indiana88
5 Duke 82
5 Duke58
12 Texas A&M 51
5 Duke65
Indianapolis
13 Xavier 60
4 Missouri 69
13 Xavier70
1 Indiana77
10 LSU 76
6 St. John's57
11 Wichita State 55
6 St. John's 75*
Rosemont
3 DePaul83
3 DePaul76
14 Louisiana Tech 62
3 DePaul 58
10 LSU63
7 Georgia Tech 79
10 LSU85
10 LSU72
Rosemont
2 Temple 62
2 Temple75
15 Southern 56
CBS
Sunday, March 22
#1 Indiana Hoosiers77, #10 LSU Tigers 76
Pts: S. Alford – 20
Rebs: D. Garrett – 15
Asts: S. Alford – 7
Pts: N. Wilson – 20
Rebs: O. Brown, B. Woodside – 7
Asts: O. Brown – 8
Halftime Score: Indiana, 47-46
Riverfront Coliseum – Cincinnati, Ohio
Referees: Jim Burr, Tom Frahm, Paul Housman

West Regional – Seattle, Washington

First round Second round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals
            
1 UNLV95
16 Idaho State 70
1 UNLV80
Salt Lake City
9 Kansas State 61
8 Georgia 79*
9 Kansas State82
1 UNLV92
12 Wyoming 78
5 Virginia 60
12 Wyoming64
12 Wyoming78
Salt Lake City
4 UCLA 68
4 UCLA92
13 Central Michigan 73
1 UNLV84
2 Iowa 81
6 Oklahoma74
11 Tulsa 69
6 Oklahoma96
Tucson
3 Pittsburgh 93
3 Pittsburgh93
14 Marist 68
6 Oklahoma 91*
2 Iowa93
7 UTEP98
10 Arizona 91*
7 UTEP 82
Tucson
2 Iowa84
2 Iowa99
15 Santa Clara 76
CBS
Sunday, March 22
#1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels84, #2 Iowa Hawkeyes 81
Pts: A. Gilliam – 27
Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10
Asts: M. Wade – 12
Pts: K. Gamble, B. J. Armstrong – 18
Rebs: B. Lohaus – 7
Asts: R. Marble – 5
Halftime Score: Iowa, 58-42
Kingdome – Seattle

Final Four – New Orleans, Louisiana

National Semifinals National Championship Game
      
E2 Syracuse77
S6 Providence 63
E2 Syracuse 73
M1 Indiana74
M1 Indiana97
W1 UNLV 93

Game Summaries

CBS
Saturday, March 28
#1 Indiana Hoosiers97, #1 UNLV Runnin' Rebels 93
Pts: S. Alford – 33
Rebs: D. Garrett – 10
Asts: R. Calloway – 6
Pts: F. Banks – 38
Rebs: A. Gilliam – 10
Asts: M. Wade – 18
Halftime Score: Indiana, 53-47
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans
CBS
Saturday, March, 28
#2 Syracuse Orangemen77, #6 Providence Friars 63
Pts: G. Monroe – 20
Rebs: D. Coleman – 12
Asts: S. Douglas – 6
Pts: C. Screen – 18
Rebs: J. Duda – 7
Asts: B. Donovan – 7
Halftime Score: Syracuse, 36-26
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans

National Championship

CBS
Monday, March, 30
#1 Indiana Hoosiers74, #2 Syracuse Orangemen 73
Pts: S. Alford – 23
Rebs: D. Garrett – 10
Asts: J. Hillman, K. Smart – 6
Pts: S. Douglas – 20
Rebs: D. Coleman – 19
Asts: S. Douglas – 7
Halftime Score: Indiana, 34-33
Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans

Trivia

Announcers

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