1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall23-80.742
Conference13-50.722
StreakL1
Home13-2
Away7-5
Neutral3-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 (Fri) | Neutral | New Mexico State | Laie, Hawaii | W 67-65 | ||
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Neutral | Duke | Laie, Hawaii | W 69-62 | ||
| Dec 4 (Thu) | Home | Chicago State | Assembly Hall | W 92-78 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Away | #12 Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, Pa. | W 99-97 | ||
| Dec 8 (Mon) | Home | Eastern Illinois | Assembly Hall | W 85-51 | ||
| Dec 12 (Fri) | Home | Baylor | Assembly Hall | W 92-68 | ||
| Dec 13 (Sat) | Home | Princeton | Assembly Hall | W 81-55 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Away | #4 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, N.C. | L 77-90 | ||
| Dec 23 (Tue) | Neutral | Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 92-74 | ||
| Dec 27 (Sat) | Away | Loyola-Chicago | Chicago, Ill. | L 82-83 | ||
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Home | Michigan | Assembly Hall | W 95-84 | ||
| Jan 5 (Mon) | Home | Michigan State | Assembly Hall | W 79-72 | ||
| Jan 8 (Thu) | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | W 68-66 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 76-69 | ||
| Jan 14 (Wed) | Home | #2 Iowa | Assembly Hall | L 88-91 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Home | Minnesota | Assembly Hall | W 80-58 | ||
| Jan 22 (Thu) | Away | #5 Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 86-87 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Home | Arizona | Assembly Hall | W 82-63 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Away | #4 Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 66-69 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | Colorado | Assembly Hall | W 69-65 | ||
| Feb 2 (Mon) | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 82-65 | ||
| Feb 5 (Thu) | Home | Northwestern | Assembly Hall | W 72-43 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Home | Wisconsin | Assembly Hall | W 99-74 | ||
| Feb 12 (Thu) | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 79-67 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Away | #4 Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 61-66 | ||
| Feb 23 (Mon) | Home | #6 Purdue | Assembly Hall | L 75-76 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | Ohio State | Assembly Hall | W 93-70 | ||
| Mar 1 (Sun) | Home | #3 Indiana | Assembly Hall | W 69-67 | ||
| Mar 4 (Wed) | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 89-75 | ||
| Mar 7 (Sat) | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 77-64 | ||
| Mar 12 (Thu) | Neutral | Austin Peay | Birmingham, Ala. | NCAA Tournament | L 67-68 |