Overall: 28-7, .800 W-L% (13th of 290)
Conference: 9-5, 3rd in ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mike Krzyzewski (28-7)
PS/G: 83.8 (21st of 290) ▪ PA/G: 68.8 (59th of 290)
SRS: 23.33 (3rd of 290) ▪ SOS: 8.38 (29th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in East)
Won East First Round (85-69) versus #15 Boston University
Won East Second Round (94-79) versus #7 Southern Methodist
Won East Regional Semifinal (73-72) versus #11 Rhode Island
Won East Regional Final (63-53) versus #1 Temple
Lost National Semifinal (66-59) versus #6 Kansas
| Pre | 12/1 | 12/8 | 12/15 | 12/22 | 12/29 | 1/5 | 1/12 | 1/19 | 1/26 | 2/2 | 2/9 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | REG | Appalachian State | Southern | W | 110 | 74 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 30, 1987 | REG | East Carolina | CAA | W | 94 | 45 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Thu, Dec 3, 1987 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 79 | 57 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Wed, Dec 9, 1987 | REG | Davidson | Southern | W | 105 | 71 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Mon, Dec 21, 1987 | REG | Harvard | Ivy | W | 121 | 62 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | REG | N | Florida | SEC | W | 93 | 70 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | REG | @ | Arizona | Pac-10 | L | 85 | 91 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Mon, Jan 4, 1988 | REG | William & Mary | CAA | W | 101 | 70 | 7 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 107 | 69 | 8 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | @ | Virginia | ACC | W | 77 | 59 | 9 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 14, 1988 | REG | Saint Louis | MW Coll | W | 69 | 53 | 10 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Maryland | ACC | L | 69 | 72 | 10 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 21, 1988 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | W | 70 | 69 | 11 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | N | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 103 | 70 | 12 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 25, 1988 | REG | N | Stetson | A-Sun | W | 81 | 78 | 13 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 16 | Mon, Feb 1, 1988 | REG | Clemson | ACC | W | 101 | 63 | 14 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 78 | 65 | 15 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 74 | 77 | 15 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 19 | Sun, Feb 7, 1988 | REG | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 70 | 61 | 16 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Feb 11, 1988 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 98 | 67 | 17 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Maryland | ACC | W | 90 | 83 | 18 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 22 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | Virginia | ACC | W | 73 | 54 | 19 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 74 | 70 | OT | 20 | 3 | W 5 |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | @ | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 78 | 89 | 20 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Sun, Feb 28, 1988 | REG | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 87 | 91 | 20 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Clemson | ACC | L | 77 | 79 | 20 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 27 | Sun, Mar 6, 1988 | REG | North Carolina | ACC | W | 96 | 81 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Virginia | ACC | W | 60 | 48 | 22 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | CTOURN | N | North Carolina State | ACC | W | 73 | 71 | 23 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 13, 1988 | CTOURN | N | North Carolina | ACC | W | 65 | 61 | 24 | 6 | W 4 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Thu, Mar 17, 1988 | NCAA | N | Boston University | ECACN | W | 85 | 69 | 25 | 6 | W 5 | |
| 32 | Sat, Mar 19, 1988 | NCAA | N | Southern Methodist | SWC | W | 94 | 79 | 26 | 6 | W 6 | |
| 33 | Thu, Mar 24, 1988 | NCAA | N | Rhode Island | A-10 | W | 73 | 72 | 27 | 6 | W 7 | |
| 34 | Sat, Mar 26, 1988 | NCAA | N | Temple | A-10 | W | 63 | 53 | 28 | 6 | W 8 | |
| 35 | Sat, Apr 2, 1988 | NCAA | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 59 | 66 | 28 | 7 | L 1 |