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1987 WAC men's basketball tournament

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The 1987 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at the Pit at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1]

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Wyoming defeated tournament hosts New Mexico in the championship game, 64–62, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Cowboys, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. The tournament's top two seeds, UTEP and BYU, also earned at-large bids to the tournament.

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Format

The tournament field remained fixed at nine teams, and teams were again seeded based on regular season conference records. All teams were entered into the quarterfinal round with the exception of the two lowest-seeded teams, who played in the preliminary first round to determine who would then play against the tournament's top seed.

Bracket

First round
Thursday, March 5
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 6
Semifinals
Saturday, March 7
Championship
Sunday, March 8
1 UTEP 85
9 San Diego State 93 9 San Diego State 65
8 Hawaii 90 1 UTEP 74
4 Wyoming 77
5 Utah 54
4 Wyoming 56
4 Wyoming 64
3 New Mexico 62
3 New Mexico 92
6 Colorado State 77
3 New Mexico 93
2 BYU 86
7 Air Force 79
2 BYU 92

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