1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	7
Site	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Champions	Austin Peay (1st title)
Winning coach	Lake Kelly (1st title)
Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1986–87 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Middle Tennessee	11	–	3		.786			22	–	7		.759
Akron	9	–	5		.643			21	–	9		.700
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	5		.643			19	–	11		.633
Austin Peay †	8	–	6		.571			14	–	14		.500
Morehead State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	14		.500
Murray State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	15		.464
Youngstown State	4	–	10		.286			11	–	17		.393
Tennessee Tech	1	–	13		.071			7	–	20		.259
Tennessee State	-	–	-		–			15	–	12		.556
† 1987 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The 1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was the final event of the 1986–87 season in the Ohio Valley Conference. The tournament was held March 5–7, 1987, at the Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Austin Peay defeated Eastern Kentucky in the championship game, 71–68, to win their third OVC men's basketball tournament.

The Governors received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 5					Semifinals Wednesday, March 6					Championship Thursday, March 7
						1	Middle Tennessee	83
						4	Austin Peay	87
	4	Austin Peay	78
	5	Morehead State	76
											4	Austin Peay	71
											3	Eastern Kentucky	68
	3	Eastern Kentucky	89
	6	Murray State	75
						3	Eastern Kentucky	94
						2	Akron	85
	2	Akron	103
	7	Youngstown State	74

References

1. sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary