Overall: 24-7, .774 W-L% (20th of 290)
Conference: 10-4, 2nd in ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Valvano (24-7)
*Overall W-L adjusted to 24-6 (more)
PS/G: 82.9 (26th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 72.1 (124th of 290)
SRS: 17.34 (14th of 290) ▪ SOS: 6.53 (48th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (78-75) versus #14 Murray State
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 14 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 30, 1987 | REG | Vermont | ECACN | W | 108 | 58 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 67 | 74 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Mon, Dec 21, 1987 | REG | Winthrop | Big South | W | 93 | 59 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 4 | Wed, Dec 23, 1987 | REG | @ | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | L | 78 | 96 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sun, Dec 27, 1987 | REG | N | Creighton | MVC | W | 86 | 55 | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | REG | N | Louisville | Metro | W | 80 | 75 | 4 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 7 | Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | REG | N | Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 83 | 71 | 5 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 8 | Sun, Jan 3, 1988 | REG | Cornell | Ivy | W | 95 | 72 | 6 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | Clemson | ACC | W | 70 | 61 | 7 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 10 | Tue, Jan 12, 1988 | REG | Morgan State | MEAC | W | 103 | 54 | 8 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 76 | 74 | 9 | 2 | W 7 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Wake Forest | ACC | L | 67 | 71 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sun, Jan 24, 1988 | REG | North Carolina | ACC | L | 73 | 77 | 9 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Maryland | ACC | W | 83 | 81 | 10 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Sun, Jan 31, 1988 | REG | DePaul | Ind | W | 71 | 66 | 11 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 16 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | Virginia | ACC | W | 75 | 69 | 12 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Duke | ACC | W | 77 | 74 | 13 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 18 | Mon, Feb 8, 1988 | REG | Charleston Southern | Big South | W | 116 | 68 | 14 | 4 | W 5 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 11, 1988 | REG | @ | North Carolina | ACC | L | 73 | 75 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | Louisville | Metro | W | 101 | 89 | 15 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Mon, Feb 15, 1988 | REG | Maryland-Baltimore County | Ind | W | 99 | 77 | 16 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 18, 1988 | REG | @ | Clemson | ACC | W | 88 | 63 | 17 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | Georgia Tech | ACC | L | 84 | 87 | 17 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | Duke | ACC | W | 89 | 78 | 18 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Virginia | ACC | W | 64 | 63 | 19 | 6 | W 2 | |
| 26 | Mon, Feb 29, 1988 | REG | North Carolina-Asheville | Big South | W | 87 | 76 | 20 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 3, 1988 | REG | Maryland | ACC | W | 74 | 68 | 21 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 28 | Sun, Mar 6, 1988 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 86 | 82 | 22 | 6 | W 5 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | Clemson | ACC | W | 79 | 72 | 23 | 6 | W 6 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Duke | ACC | L | 71 | 73 | 23 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | NCAA | N | Murray State | OVC | L | 75 | 78 | 23 | 8 | L 2 |