Overall: 20-11, .645 W-L% (76th of 290)
Conference: 10-8, 5th in SEC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: C.M. Newton (20-11)
PS/G: 78.7 (64th of 290) ▪ PA/G: 72.8 (136th of 290)
SRS: 13.88 (27th of 290) ▪ SOS: 7.94 (32nd of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (80-77) versus #10 Utah State
Won Midwest Second Round (80-74) versus #2 Pittsburgh
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (77-64) versus #6 Kansas
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 27, 1987 | REG | Hawaii | WAC | W | 91 | 62 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Mon, Nov 30, 1987 | REG | Lehigh | ECC | W | 102 | 91 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | REG | North Carolina | ACC | W | 78 | 76 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Dec 8, 1987 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 61 | 63 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 93 | 77 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Dec 21, 1987 | REG | Morehead State | OVC | W | 81 | 73 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | REG | East Carolina | CAA | W | 99 | 63 | 6 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Dec 29, 1987 | REG | Cornell | Ivy | W | 95 | 79 | 7 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 9 | Thu, Dec 31, 1987 | REG | @ | Kentucky | SEC | L | 74 | 81 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 39 | 51 | 7 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | L | 72 | 80 | 7 | 4 | L 3 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | W | 60 | 57 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Alabama | SEC | W | 76 | 60 | 9 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | Georgia | SEC | W | 92 | 77 | 10 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | W | 75 | 71 | 11 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | Kentucky | SEC | W | 83 | 66 | 12 | 4 | W 5 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | Florida | SEC | W | 92 | 65 | 13 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 82 | 66 | 14 | 4 | W 7 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 79 | 94 | 14 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 10, 1988 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | W | 90 | 62 | 15 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 93 | 68 | 16 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | L | 77 | 88 | 16 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Georgia | SEC | W | 77 | 71 | 17 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | Auburn | SEC | L | 68 | 81 | 17 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 75 | 66 | 18 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | L | 65 | 81 | 18 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 68 | 73 | 18 | 9 | L 2 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 80 | 87 | 18 | 10 | L 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | NCAA | N | Utah State | PCAA | W | 80 | 77 | 19 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 20, 1988 | NCAA | N | Pittsburgh | Big East | W | 80 | 74 | OT | 20 | 10 | W 2 |
| 31 | Fri, Mar 25, 1988 | NCAA | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 64 | 77 | 20 | 11 | L 1 |