Overall: 19-13, .594 W-L% (89th of 290)
Conference: 7-5, 3rd in MW Coll (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Pete Gillen (19-13)
PS/G: 76.4 (72nd of 290) ▪ PA/G: 74.4 (182nd of 290)
SRS: 1.76 (114th of 290) ▪ SOS: -0.17 (145th of 290)
NCAA Tournament: (#13 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (70-69) versus #4 Missouri
Lost Midwest Second Round (65-60) versus #5 Duke
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 28, 1986 | REG | N | Tulsa | MVC | L | 60 | 70 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 29, 1986 | REG | N | American | CAA | L | 90 | 92 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Mon, Dec 8, 1986 | REG | @ | Pittsburgh | Big East | L | 76 | 99 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 13, 1986 | REG | Creighton | MVC | L | 73 | 74 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | ||
| 5 | Sat, Dec 20, 1986 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 73 | 55 | 1 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 23, 1986 | REG | Colgate | ECACN | W | 84 | 68 | 2 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 27, 1986 | REG | @ | Dayton | Ind | L | 65 | 69 | 2 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 30, 1986 | REG | Duquesne | A-10 | W | 78 | 67 | 3 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 3, 1987 | REG | Coastal Carolina | Big South | W | 75 | 69 | 4 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 10, 1987 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 72 | 59 | 5 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 12, 1987 | REG | @ | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | L | 79 | 81 | 5 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 17, 1987 | REG | Saint Louis | MW Coll | W | 77 | 69 | 6 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 19, 1987 | REG | Evansville | MW Coll | W | 77 | 70 | 7 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 24, 1987 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | MW Coll | L | 62 | 82 | 7 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Thu, Jan 29, 1987 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | Metro | L | 73 | 75 | 7 | 8 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 31, 1987 | REG | @ | Butler | MW Coll | L | 84 | 86 | 7 | 9 | L 3 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 2, 1987 | REG | @ | Rutgers | A-10 | L | 69 | 83 | 7 | 10 | L 4 | |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 7, 1987 | REG | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 80 | 58 | 8 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Mon, Feb 9, 1987 | REG | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | W | 80 | 72 | 9 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 14, 1987 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | MW Coll | L | 71 | 76 | 9 | 11 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Mon, Feb 16, 1987 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW Coll | L | 93 | 95 | 9 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 19, 1987 | REG | Butler | MW Coll | W | 69 | 67 | 10 | 12 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 21, 1987 | REG | Oral Roberts | MW Coll | W | 81 | 73 | 11 | 12 | W 2 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 24 | Thu, Feb 26, 1987 | CTOURN | N | Butler | MW Coll | W | 104 | 98 | 12 | 12 | W 3 | |
| 25 | Fri, Feb 27, 1987 | CTOURN | N | Loyola (IL) | MW Coll | W | 82 | 74 | 13 | 12 | W 4 | |
| 26 | Sat, Feb 28, 1987 | CTOURN | N | Saint Louis | MW Coll | W | 81 | 69 | 14 | 12 | W 5 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 12, 1987 | NCAA | N | Missouri | Big 8 | W | 70 | 69 | 15 | 12 | W 6 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 14, 1987 | NCAA | N | Duke | ACC | L | 60 | 65 | 15 | 13 | L 1 |