1987 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
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
1986–87 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marist151 .9382010  .667
Fairleigh Dickinson115 .6881910  .655
Loyola (MD)106 .6251514  .517
Wagner88 .5001613  .552
Robert Morris79 .4381314  .481
St. Francis (PA)79 .4381116  .407
Long Island511 .3131314  .481
St. Francis (NY)511 .3131116  .407
Monmouth412 .250819  .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

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

[2]

References

  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.
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