Overall: 11-17, .393 W-L% (216th of 290)
Conference: 6-12, 7th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jud Heathcote (11-17)
PS/G: 75.2 (87th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 77.0 (225th of 290)
SRS: 6.19 (72nd of 290) ▪ SOS: 7.94 (25th of 290)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 99 | 83 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | REG | Navy | CAA | L | 90 | 91 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | REG | Brooklyn | Ind | W | 80 | 62 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Dec 4, 1986 | REG | @ | Maine | ECACN | L | 81 | 84 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 6, 1986 | REG | @ | George Washington | A-10 | W | 77 | 62 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | REG | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 86 | 85 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Tue, Dec 16, 1986 | REG | @ | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | L | 65 | 74 | 4 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | REG | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | L | 47 | 66 | 4 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Mon, Dec 29, 1986 | REG | N | Brigham Young | WAC | L | 88 | 96 | 4 | 5 | L 3 | |
| 10 | Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | REG | N | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 71 | 62 | 5 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 72 | 87 | 5 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 72 | 79 | 5 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Thu, Jan 8, 1987 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 60 | 79 | 5 | 8 | L 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 90 | 80 | 6 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 70 | 74 | 6 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 22, 1987 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 81 | 78 | 7 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 28, 1987 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 65 | 67 | 7 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 75 | 89 | 7 | 11 | L 2 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 72 | 60 | 8 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 4, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 80 | 84 | 8 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 9, 1987 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 72 | 90 | 8 | 13 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Sun, Feb 15, 1987 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 90 | 81 | 9 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 96 | 71 | 10 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 63 | 65 | 10 | 14 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 64 | 93 | 10 | 15 | L 2 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 28, 1987 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 77 | 67 | 11 | 15 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Wed, Mar 4, 1987 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 59 | 69 | 11 | 16 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 7, 1987 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 64 | 77 | 11 | 17 | L 2 |