1987 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams7
SiteMurphy Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
ChampionsAustin Peay (3rd title)
Winning coachLake Kelly (2nd title)
1986–87 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Middle Tennessee113 .786227  .759
Akron95 .643219  .700
Eastern Kentucky95 .6431911  .633
Austin Peay86 .5711414  .500
Morehead State86 .5711414  .500
Murray State68 .4291315  .464
Youngstown State410 .2861117  .393
Tennessee Tech113 .071720  .259
Tennessee State-- 1512  .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

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