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1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament

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1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams8
SiteHammons Student Center
Springfield, Missouri
ChampionsSouthwest Missouri State (1st title)
Winning coachCharlie Spoonhour (1st title)
MVPWinston Garland (Southwest Missouri State)
AMCU-8 men's basketball tournaments
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1989 →
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 13 1   .929 28 6   .824
Cleveland State 10 4   .714 25 8   .758
Illinois-Chicago 9 5   .643 17 15   .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Northern Iowa 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Valparaiso 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Eastern Illinois 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
Western Illinois 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner


The 1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7, 1987, at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.[1]

SW Missouri State defeated Cleveland State in the title game, 90–87, to win their first AMCU/Summit League championship. The Bears earned an automatic bid to the 1987 tournament.

Format

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All eight conference members qualified for the tournament. First round seedings were based on regular season record.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 5
Semifinals
Friday, March 6
Finals
Saturday, March 7
         
1 Southwest Missouri State 81
8 Western Illinois 60
1 Southwest Missouri State 61
4 Green Bay 59
4 Green Bay 75
5 Northern Iowa 69
1 Southwest Missouri State 90
2 Cleveland State 87
3 UIC 95
6 Valparaiso 74
3 UIC 78
2 Cleveland State 94
7 Eastern Illinois 53
2 Cleveland State 60

References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Summit League Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved March 14, 2020.