1987 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament

1987 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1986–87
Teams	7
Site	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Champions	Wichita State (2nd title)
Winning coach	Eddie Fogler (1st title)
MVP	Gary Cundiff (Wichita State)
Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournaments

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Tulsa	11	–	3		.786			22	–	8		.733
Bradley	10	–	4		.714			17	–	12		.586
Wichita State †	9	–	5		.643			22	–	11		.667
Illinois State	7	–	7		.500			19	–	13		.594
Drake	6	–	8		.429			17	–	14		.548
Southern Illinois	5	–	9		.357			12	–	17		.414
Indiana State	4	–	10		.286			9	–	20		.310
Creighton	4	–	10		.286			9	–	19		.321
† 1987 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament was played after the conclusion of the 1986–1987 regular season at the Tulsa Convention Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Wichita State Shockers defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in the championship game, 79–74 in overtime, and as a result won their 2nd MVC Tournament title and earned an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals February 28, 1987					Semifinals March 1, 1987					Final March 2, 1987
						1	Tulsa	61
						5	Southern Illinois	56
	4	Drake	70
	5	Southern Illinois	76
											1	Tulsa	74OT
											2	Wichita State	79
	2	Wichita State	73
	7	Creighton	70
						2	Wichita State	56
						3	Illinois State	53
	3	Illinois State	70
	6	Indiana State	55