Overall: 25-9, .735 W-L% (32nd of 290)
Conference: 11-3, 2nd in Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Lon Kruger (25-9)
PS/G: 75.0 (111th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 68.7 (54th of 290)
SRS: 15.79 (18th of 290) ▪ SOS: 10.14 (6th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (66-53) versus #13 La Salle
Won Midwest Second Round (66-58) versus #5 DePaul
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (73-70) versus #1 Purdue
Lost Midwest Regional Final (71-58) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 20 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 27, 1987 | REG | N | San Diego State | WAC | W | 79 | 68 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | REG | @ | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 65 | 50 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | REG | Missouri-Kansas City | W | 81 | 54 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 88 | 78 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 8, 1987 | REG | Missouri State | Mid-Cont | L | 80 | 82 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Thu, Dec 17, 1987 | REG | Southern Mississippi | Metro | L | 69 | 71 | 4 | 2 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun, Dec 20, 1987 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 72 | 101 | 4 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 8 | Thu, Dec 31, 1987 | REG | @ | Utah State | PCAA | W | 81 | 69 | 5 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Sun, Jan 3, 1988 | REG | N | Marquette | Ind | W | 78 | 57 | 6 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Mon, Jan 11, 1988 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | Metro | L | 89 | 91 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 69 | 62 | 7 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Tue, Jan 19, 1988 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 58 | 47 | 8 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 76 | 60 | 9 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 68 | 60 | 10 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 72 | 61 | 11 | 4 | W 5 | |
| 16 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 79 | 68 | 12 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 65 | 63 | 13 | 4 | W 7 | ||
| 18 | Tue, Feb 9, 1988 | REG | @ | Missouri | Big 8 | L | 75 | 79 | 13 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 95 | 112 | 13 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Tue, Feb 16, 1988 | REG | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 83 | 65 | 14 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 18, 1988 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 63 | 64 | 14 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 22, 1988 | REG | Northern Illinois | Ind | W | 88 | 67 | 15 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 83 | 66 | 16 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 24 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 59 | 58 | 17 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 77 | 67 | 18 | 7 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | REG | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 92 | 82 | 19 | 7 | W 5 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 75 | 70 | 20 | 7 | W 6 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 69 | 54 | 21 | 7 | W 7 | |
| 29 | Sun, Mar 13, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 83 | 88 | 21 | 8 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Thu, Mar 17, 1988 | NCAA | N | La Salle | MAAC | W | 66 | 53 | 22 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 19, 1988 | NCAA | N | DePaul | Ind | W | 66 | 58 | 23 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 32 | Fri, Mar 25, 1988 | NCAA | N | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 73 | 70 | 24 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 33 | Sun, Mar 27, 1988 | NCAA | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 58 | 71 | 24 | 9 | L 1 |