Overall: 9-19, .321 W-L% (247th of 290)
Conference: 2-16, 9th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Clem Haskins (9-19)
PS/G: 68.3 (206th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 75.5 (197th of 290)
SRS: 0.99 (119th of 290) ▪ SOS: 8.18 (19th of 290)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Dec 1, 1986 | REG | @ | Houston | SWC | L | 72 | 86 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Thu, Dec 4, 1986 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 75 | 59 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Mon, Dec 15, 1986 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | L | 66 | 77 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Thu, Dec 18, 1986 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | L | 64 | 73 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 76 | 68 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 22, 1986 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 91 | 66 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 92 | 69 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 78 | 64 | 5 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 69 | 67 | 6 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Jan 5, 1987 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 60 | 53 | 7 | 3 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 57 | 78 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 14, 1987 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 59 | 86 | 7 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 17, 1987 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 58 | 80 | 7 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 21, 1987 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 78 | 93 | 7 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 53 | 77 | 7 | 8 | L 5 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 78 | 84 | 7 | 9 | L 6 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 60 | 72 | 7 | 10 | L 7 | |
| 18 | Wed, Feb 4, 1987 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 47 | 78 | 7 | 11 | L 8 | |
| 19 | Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 67 | 79 | 7 | 12 | L 9 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 73 | 81 | 7 | 13 | L 10 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 70 | 72 | 7 | 14 | L 11 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 73 | 88 | 7 | 15 | L 12 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 25, 1987 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 70 | 95 | 7 | 16 | L 13 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 28, 1987 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 67 | 77 | 7 | 17 | L 14 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Mar 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 52 | 69 | 7 | 18 | L 15 | |
| 26 | Sat, Mar 7, 1987 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 71 | 72 | 7 | 19 | L 16 |