Overall: 22-8, .733 W-L% (33rd of 290)
Conference: 11-3, 3rd in Mid-Cont (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kevin Mackey (22-8)
PS/G: 83.9 (19th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 77.3 (214th of 290)
SRS: 5.08 (79th of 290) ▪ SOS: -1.44 (163rd of 290)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | REG | @ | Saint Joseph's | A-10 | W | 77 | 72 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Wed, Dec 9, 1987 | REG | Youngstown State | OVC | W | 103 | 75 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | REG | N | Fairleigh Dickinson | ECACM | L | 80 | 82 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Wed, Dec 16, 1987 | REG | @ | Louisville | Metro | L | 79 | 93 | 2 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | Kent State | MAC | W | 73 | 66 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Wed, Dec 23, 1987 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 103 | 88 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | REG | N | Niagara | ECACN | W | 86 | 76 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | REG | @ | Marquette | Ind | W | 72 | 70 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 84 | 70 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | Akron | Ind | W | 80 | 73 | 8 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Central Michigan | MAC | L | 77 | 82 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 77 | 76 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 18, 1988 | REG | Eastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 95 | 84 | 10 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Missouri State | Mid-Cont | L | 84 | 89 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 25, 1988 | REG | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | W | 91 | 72 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 28, 1988 | REG | @ | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | W | 90 | 73 | 12 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 1, 1988 | REG | Green Bay | Mid-Cont | W | 74 | 68 | 13 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | Northern Iowa | Mid-Cont | W | 110 | 82 | 14 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 19 | Mon, Feb 8, 1988 | REG | @ | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 94 | 91 | 15 | 4 | W 5 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 10, 1988 | REG | Virginia Commonwealth | Sun Belt | W | 83 | 76 | 16 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Eastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | L | 71 | 76 | 16 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 15, 1988 | REG | Missouri State | Mid-Cont | W | 75 | 53 | 17 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | @ | Toledo | MAC | L | 76 | 85 | 17 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Valparaiso | Mid-Cont | W | 80 | 66 | 18 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 25 | Mon, Feb 22, 1988 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | W | 89 | 69 | 19 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Green Bay | Mid-Cont | L | 74 | 86 | 19 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Mon, Feb 29, 1988 | REG | @ | Northern Iowa | Mid-Cont | W | 86 | 81 | 20 | 7 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | NIT | Illinois State | MVC | W | 89 | 83 | OT | 21 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Tue, Mar 22, 1988 | NIT | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 80 | 86 | 21 | 8 | L 1 |