Overall: 22-8, .733 W-L% (32nd of 290)
Conference: 11-3, 1st in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: J.D. Barnett (22-8)
PS/G: 69.8 (178th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 63.5 (15th of 290)
SRS: 9.52 (46th of 290) ▪ SOS: 3.15 (88th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#11 seed in West)
Lost West First Round (74-69) versus #6 Oklahoma
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | REG | N | Xavier | MW Coll | W | 70 | 60 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | REG | @ | Providence | Big East | W | 80 | 74 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Dec 2, 1986 | REG | Oral Roberts | MW Coll | W | 71 | 44 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Thu, Dec 4, 1986 | REG | California-Irvine | PCAA | W | 84 | 66 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 6, 1986 | REG | @ | Baylor | SWC | W | 84 | 74 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Mon, Dec 8, 1986 | REG | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | L | 65 | 71 | 5 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 79 | 70 | 6 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 18, 1986 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 69 | 68 | 7 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | L | 51 | 53 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Mon, Dec 29, 1986 | REG | William & Mary | CAA | W | 79 | 60 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | REG | Colorado State | WAC | W | 68 | 61 | 9 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 5, 1987 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | MW Coll | L | 55 | 59 | 9 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 51 | 49 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Jan 15, 1987 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 74 | 64 | 11 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 17, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | W | 69 | 48 | 12 | 3 | W 3 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 22, 1987 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | W | 71 | 69 | 13 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | L | 83 | 92 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 72 | 58 | 14 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 72 | 58 | 15 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 7, 1987 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 55 | 53 | 16 | 4 | W 3 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 12, 1987 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 71 | 57 | 17 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 70 | 75 | 17 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 73 | 54 | 18 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | Bradley | MVC | W | 74 | 70 | 19 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 25 | Mon, Feb 23, 1987 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 85 | 74 | 20 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 61 | 63 | 20 | 6 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Sun, Mar 1, 1987 | CTOURN | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 61 | 56 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Mon, Mar 2, 1987 | CTOURN | Wichita State | MVC | L | 74 | 79 | OT | 21 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Wed, Mar 4, 1987 | REG | @ | Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 55 | 51 | 22 | 7 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Fri, Mar 13, 1987 | NCAA | N | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 69 | 74 | 22 | 8 | L 1 |