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1987 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament

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1987 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams6
SiteCampus sites
Finals siteMcCann Field House
Poughkeepsie, NY
ChampionsMarist (2nd title)
Winning coachDave Magarity (1st title)
MVPDrafton Davis (Marist)
ECAC Metro men's basketball tournaments
← 1986
1988 →
1986–87 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marist 15 1   .938 20 10   .667
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Loyola (MD) 10 6   .625 15 14   .517
Wagner 8 8   .500 16 13   .552
Robert Morris 7 9   .438 13 14   .481
St. Francis (PA) 7 9   .438 11 16   .407
Long Island 5 11   .313 13 14   .481
St. Francis (NY) 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
Monmouth 4 12   .250 8 19   .296
1987 ECAC Metro tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1987 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament (now known as the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament) was held March 3–5. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were played on campus sites with the championship game held at McCann Field House in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1]

Marist defeated Fairleigh Dickinson in the championship game, 64–55 in overtime, to win the school's second ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament title. The Red Foxes earned the automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Bracket

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Quarterfinals
Sunday, March 3
Semifinals
Tuesday, March 4
Championship
Wednesday, March 5
         
1 Marist 59
4 Wagner 57
4 Wagner 82
5 Robert Morris 72
1 Marist 64*
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 55
3 Loyola (MD) 77
6 St. Francis (PA) 69
3 Loyola (MD) 50
2 Fairleigh Dickinson 75

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Metro Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "NEC men's basketball record book" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved July 28, 2019.