Overall: 10-18, .357 W-L% (216th of 290)
Conference: 4-14, 9th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Clem Haskins (10-18)
PS/G: 72.3 (147th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 75.6 (183rd of 290)
SRS: 4.85 (82nd of 290) ▪ SOS: 8.21 (30th of 290)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | REG | Drake | MVC | L | 67 | 70 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 30, 1987 | REG | Western Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 84 | 52 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 3 | Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | REG | Toledo | MAC | L | 75 | 83 | 1 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Colorado State | WAC | L | 61 | 80 | 1 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 17, 1987 | REG | Houston | SWC | W | 65 | 60 | 2 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 75 | 67 | 3 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Tue, Dec 22, 1987 | REG | Marquette | Ind | W | 89 | 65 | 4 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | REG | Bethune-Cookman | MEAC | W | 94 | 50 | 5 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | REG | Grambling | SWAC | W | 106 | 82 | 6 | 3 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 68 | 78 | 6 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 7, 1988 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 61 | 65 | 6 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 71 | 103 | 6 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 74 | 82 | 6 | 7 | L 4 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 61 | 65 | 6 | 8 | L 5 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 76 | 85 | 6 | 9 | L 6 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 59 | 56 | 7 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 51 | 76 | 7 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Feb 4, 1988 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 63 | 92 | 7 | 11 | L 2 | |
| 19 | Mon, Feb 8, 1988 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 71 | 62 | 8 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Feb 11, 1988 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 50 | 86 | 8 | 12 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 82 | 67 | 9 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 78 | 82 | 9 | 13 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 86 | 107 | 9 | 14 | L 2 | ||
| 24 | Sun, Feb 28, 1988 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 70 | 81 | 9 | 15 | L 3 | |
| 25 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 74 | 77 | 9 | 16 | L 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 62 | 61 | 10 | 16 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 10, 1988 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 85 | 91 | 10 | 17 | L 1 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 66 | 93 | 10 | 18 | L 2 |