Front Row (l-r): Todd Jadlow, Keith Smart, Todd Meier, Steve Alford, Daryl Thomas, Dean Garrett, Kreigh Smith, Joe Hillman Second Row (l-r): Rony Freeman, Dave Minor, Jeff Oliphant, Brian Sloan, Steve Eyl, Magnus Pelkowski, Rick Calloway Third Row (l-r): Trainer Tim Garl, Asst. Coach Ron Felling, Asst. Coach Joby Wright, Head Coach Bob Knight, Asst. Coach Kohn Smith, Asst. Coach Royce Waltman, Team Dr. Dr. Brad Bomba Back Row (l-r): Grad Asst. Julio Salazar, Mgr. Mike McGlothlin, Mgr. Bill Himebrook, Grad Asst. Murry Bartow, Grad Asst. Dan Dakich
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| BOB KNIGHT | KEITH SMART | INDIANA |
| Location: Louisiana Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana | |
| March 30, 1987 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Syracuse | |||||
| Coleman | 3-7 | 2-4 | 19 | 2 | 8 |
| Triche | 3-9 | 2-4 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Seikaly | 7-13 | 4-6 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| Douglas | 8-15 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Monroe | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| Brower | 3-3 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Thompson | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 29-60 | 11-20 | 38 | 16 | 73 |
| Indiana | |||||
| Calloway | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Thomas | 8-18 | 4-7 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| Garrett | 5-10 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Alford | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| Smart | 9-15 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
| Smith | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Eyl | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hillman | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Meier | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 30-62 | 7-12 | 35 | 17 | 74 |