AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/30 |
12/7 |
12/14 |
12/21 |
12/28 |
1/4 |
1/11 |
1/18 |
1/25 |
2/1 |
2/8 |
2/15 |
2/22 |
2/29 |
3/7 |
Final |
| Southern Illinois | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Mon, Nov 30, 1987 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | 4.61 | W | 77 | 70 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Racer Arena |
| 2 | Wed, Dec 2, 1987 | REG | | Evansville | MW Coll | 8.21 | L | 69 | 72 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | SIU Arena |
| 3 | Fri, Dec 4, 1987 | REG | N | South Carolina | Metro | 8.36 | L | 77 | 83 | | 1 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | REG | N | Colgate | ECACN | -21.73 | W | 105 | 78 | | 2 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 8, 1987 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3.30 | W | 80 | 76 | | 3 | 2 | W 2 | SIU Arena |
| 6 | Thu, Dec 10, 1987 | REG | @ | Eastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | 0.21 | L | 63 | 67 | | 3 | 3 | L 1 | Lantz Arena |
| 7 | Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | REG | | Missouri State | Mid-Cont | 7.38 | W | 77 | 74 | | 4 | 3 | W 1 | SIU Arena |
| 8 | Mon, Dec 21, 1987 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | -0.27 | L | 73 | 84 | | 4 | 4 | L 1 | E. A. Diddle Arena |
| 9 | Wed, Dec 30, 1987 | REG | @ | Stetson | TAAC | -1.86 | L | 96 | 98 | | 4 | 5 | L 2 | Edmunds Center |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | @ | Evansville | MW Coll | 8.21 | L | 77 | 91 | | 4 | 6 | L 3 | Roberts Stadium |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 4, 1988 | REG | | Missouri | Big 8 | 17.80 | L | 66 | 86 | | 4 | 7 | L 4 | SIU Arena |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | 2.21 | L | 86 | 99 | | 4 | 8 | L 5 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium |
| 13 | Mon, Jan 11, 1988 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | -3.37 | W | 102 | 98 | | 5 | 8 | W 1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 21, 1988 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | 3.88 | L | 98 | 102 | | 5 | 9 | L 1 | Horton Field House |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | 12.99 | L | 93 | 99 | | 5 | 10 | L 2 | Carver Arena |
| 16 | Mon, Jan 25, 1988 | REG | | Indiana State | MVC | -6.71 | W | 82 | 72 | | 6 | 10 | W 1 | SIU Arena |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 30, 1988 | REG | | Creighton | MVC | -3.37 | L | 82 | 87 | | 6 | 11 | L 1 | SIU Arena |
| 18 | Mon, Feb 1, 1988 | REG | | Drake | MVC | 2.21 | W | 99 | 98 | | 7 | 11 | W 1 | SIU Arena |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Tulsa | MVC | 1.19 | L | 74 | 93 | | 7 | 12 | L 1 | Tulsa Convention Center |
| 20 | Mon, Feb 8, 1988 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | 7.49 | L | 87 | 89 | | 7 | 13 | L 2 | Levitt Arena |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | | Wichita State | MVC | 7.49 | L | 81 | 83 | | 7 | 14 | L 3 | SIU Arena |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 15, 1988 | REG | | Tulsa | MVC | 1.19 | W | 77 | 56 | | 8 | 14 | W 1 | SIU Arena |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 18, 1988 | REG | | Northern Illinois | Ind | -7.80 | W | 92 | 84 | | 9 | 14 | W 2 | SIU Arena |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 22, 1988 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | -6.71 | W | 90 | 87 | | 10 | 14 | W 3 | Hulman Center |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 27, 1988 | REG | | Illinois State | MVC | 3.88 | W | 68 | 67 | | 11 | 14 | W 4 | SIU Arena |
| 26 | Tue, Mar 1, 1988 | REG | | Bradley (14) | MVC | 12.99 | L | 102 | 113 | | 11 | 15 | L 1 | SIU Arena |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Creighton | MVC | -3.37 | L | 87 | 89 | | 11 | 16 | L 2 | Carver Arena |
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