Overall: 23-12, .657 W-L% (67th of 290)
Conference: 11-7, 3rd in SEC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Norm Sloan (23-12)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 22-11 (more)
PS/G: 73.1 (132nd of 290) ▪ PA/G: 68.1 (43rd of 290)
SRS: 14.34 (22nd of 290) ▪ SOS: 9.28 (12th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in West)
Won West First Round (62-59) versus #11 St. John's (NY)
Lost West Second Round (108-85) versus #3 Michigan
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 19 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 20, 1987 | REG | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | W | 82 | 52 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 21, 1987 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 80 | 69 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sun, Nov 22, 1987 | REG | N | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 96 | 89 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, Nov 23, 1987 | REG | N | Seton Hall | Big East | W | 70 | 68 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 3, 1987 | REG | @ | Southern Methodist | SWC | L | 76 | 82 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | REG | Florida State | Metro | W | 71 | 48 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Dec 16, 1987 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 102 | 69 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Dec 21, 1987 | REG | South Florida | Sun Belt | W | 83 | 69 | 7 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | REG | N | Duke | ACC | L | 70 | 93 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | REG | N | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 83 | 59 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Pittsburgh | Big East | L | 68 | 80 | 8 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 4, 1988 | REG | Towson | ECC | W | 77 | 55 | 9 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | L | 67 | 72 | 9 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | Georgia | SEC | W | 87 | 70 | 10 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Jan 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 55 | 45 | 11 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 77 | 72 | 12 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Kentucky | SEC | W | 58 | 56 | 13 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | W | 76 | 56 | 14 | 4 | W 5 | |
| 19 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 61 | 50 | 15 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 65 | 92 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | W | 74 | 64 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | Auburn | SEC | L | 57 | 58 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 10, 1988 | REG | @ | Georgia | SEC | L | 65 | 71 | 16 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 69 | 52 | 17 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Mon, Feb 15, 1988 | REG | @ | Miami (FL) | Ind | W | 83 | 73 | 18 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | L | 75 | 82 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | Kentucky | SEC | W | 83 | 76 | 19 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | L | 63 | 65 | 19 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 29 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 81 | 65 | 20 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | REG | Alabama | SEC | W | 52 | 45 | 21 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 31 | Sun, Mar 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 69 | 86 | 21 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 32 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Tennessee | SEC | W | 67 | 60 | 22 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 33 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Georgia | SEC | L | 70 | 72 | 22 | 11 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 34 | Thu, Mar 17, 1988 | NCAA | N | St. John's (NY) | Big East | W | 62 | 59 | 23 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 35 | Sat, Mar 19, 1988 | NCAA | N | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 85 | 108 | 23 | 12 | L 1 |