Overall: 17-12, .586 W-L% (92nd of 290)
Conference: 10-4, 2nd in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Stan Albeck (17-12)
PS/G: 83.5 (16th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 78.8 (248th of 290)
SRS: 7.61 (58th of 290) ▪ SOS: 2.96 (95th of 290)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 21, 1986 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 107 | 115 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Dec 1, 1986 | REG | @ | California-Irvine | PCAA | L | 111 | 121 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 3, 1986 | REG | @ | Long Beach State | PCAA | L | 74 | 80 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | REG | Northern Illinois | Ind | W | 86 | 63 | 1 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | REG | Marquette | Ind | W | 73 | 70 | 2 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Dec 22, 1986 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW Coll | L | 68 | 77 | 2 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Fri, Dec 26, 1986 | REG | N | Northeastern | ECACN | W | 110 | 105 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | REG | @ | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | L | 77 | 86 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | REG | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 79 | 59 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Jan 5, 1987 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | W | 82 | 79 | 5 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 7, 1987 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | MW Coll | L | 65 | 67 | 5 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 96 | 79 | 6 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 65 | 72 | 6 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 17, 1987 | REG | @ | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | L | 69 | 80 | 6 | 8 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 19, 1987 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | W | 73 | 65 | 7 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 22, 1987 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 95 | 67 | 8 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | REG | Tulsa | MVC | W | 92 | 83 | 9 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 64 | 66 | 9 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 92 | 66 | 10 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 4, 1987 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 97 | 86 | 11 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 5, 1987 | REG | Memphis | Metro | L | 74 | 82 | 11 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 9, 1987 | REG | Dayton | Ind | W | 90 | 79 | 12 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 113 | 84 | 13 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 79 | 78 | 14 | 10 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 66 | 64 | 15 | 10 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | @ | Tulsa | MVC | L | 70 | 74 | 15 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Mon, Feb 23, 1987 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | W | 93 | 81 | 16 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | REG | Drake | MVC | L | 77 | 79 | 16 | 12 | L 1 |