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1986-87 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-8 (13-5, 4th in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 11th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Lou Henson

PS/G: 80.3 (43rd of 290)

PA/G: 70.4 (113th of 290)

SRS: 18.05 (8th of 290)

SOS: 8.66 (13th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Southeast)
Lost Southeast First Round (68-67) versus #14 Austin Peay

AP Poll Summary

1986-87 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	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	3/2	Final
Illinois	14	9	6	5	9	16	12	8	9	12	14	11	14	14	12	11

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 28, 1986	REG	N	New Mexico State	PCAA	4.74	W	67	65		1	0	W 1
2	Sat, Nov 29, 1986	REG	N	Duke	ACC	16.82	W	69	62		2	0	W 2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center
3	Thu, Dec 4, 1986	REG		Chicago State	Ind	-7.49	W	92	78		3	0	W 3	Assembly Hall
4	Sat, Dec 6, 1986	REG	@	Pittsburgh (12)	Big East	16.60	W	99	97		4	0	W 4	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
5	Mon, Dec 8, 1986	REG		Eastern Illinois	Mid-Cont	-10.76	W	85	51		5	0	W 5	Assembly Hall
6	Fri, Dec 12, 1986	REG		Baylor	SWC	4.92	W	92	68		6	0	W 6	Assembly Hall
7	Sat, Dec 13, 1986	REG		Princeton	Ivy	-4.35	W	81	55		7	0	W 7	Assembly Hall
8	Sat, Dec 20, 1986	REG	@	North Carolina (4)	ACC	24.48	L	77	90		7	1	L 1	Dean Smith Center
9	Tue, Dec 23, 1986	REG	N	Missouri	Big 8	11.31	W	92	74		8	1	W 1	St. Louis Arena
10	Sun, Dec 28, 1986	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	3.35	L	82	83		8	2	L 1	UIC Pavilion
11	Sat, Jan 3, 1987	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	15.04	W	95	84		9	2	W 1	Assembly Hall
12	Mon, Jan 5, 1987	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	6.20	W	79	72		10	2	W 2	Assembly Hall
13	Thu, Jan 8, 1987	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	4.98	W	68	66		11	2	W 3	Wisconsin Field House
14	Sat, Jan 10, 1987	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	-5.56	W	76	69		12	2	W 4	Welsh-Ryan Arena
15	Wed, Jan 14, 1987	REG		Iowa (2)	Big Ten	20.59	L	88	91		12	3	L 1	Assembly Hall
16	Sat, Jan 17, 1987	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	0.99	W	80	58		13	3	W 1	Assembly Hall
17	Thu, Jan 22, 1987	REG	@	Purdue (5)	Big Ten	18.14	L	86	87		13	4	L 1	Mackey Arena
18	Sat, Jan 24, 1987	REG		Arizona	Pac-10	13.49	W	67	63		14	4	W 1	Assembly Hall
19	Wed, Jan 28, 1987	REG	@	Indiana (4)	Big Ten	20.69	L	66	69		14	5	L 1	Assembly Hall
20	Sat, Jan 31, 1987	REG		Colorado	Big 8	1.35	W	69	65		15	5	W 1	Assembly Hall
21	Mon, Feb 2, 1987	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	14.67	W	82	65		16	5	W 2	St. John Arena
22	Thu, Feb 5, 1987	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	-5.56	W	72	43		17	5	W 3	Assembly Hall
23	Sat, Feb 7, 1987	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	4.98	W	99	74		18	5	W 4	Assembly Hall
24	Thu, Feb 12, 1987	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	0.99	W	79	67		19	5	W 5	Williams Arena
25	Sat, Feb 14, 1987	REG	@	Iowa (4)	Big Ten	20.59	L	61	66		19	6	L 1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
26	Mon, Feb 23, 1987	REG		Purdue (6)	Big Ten	18.14	L	75	76		19	7	L 2	Assembly Hall
27	Wed, Feb 25, 1987	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	14.67	W	93	70		20	7	W 1	Assembly Hall
28	Sun, Mar 1, 1987	REG		Indiana (3)	Big Ten	20.69	W	69	67		21	7	W 2	Assembly Hall
29	Wed, Mar 4, 1987	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	15.04	W	89	75		22	7	W 3	Crisler Arena
30	Sat, Mar 7, 1987	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	6.20	W	77	64		23	7	W 4	Jenison Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 12, 1987	NCAA	N	Austin Peay	OVC	2.58	L	67	68		23	8	L 1	BJCC Coliseum