GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1986-1987 Season

1986-1987 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/29/1986 North Dakota State W 70-53
12/01/1986 @ Houston L 72-86
12/04/1986 Eastern Michigan W 75-59
12/13/1986 Chapman College W 69-67
12/15/1986 @ Oklahoma State L 66-77
12/18/1986 Austin Peay L 64-73
12/20/1986 @ Detroit W 76-68
12/22/1986 Wichita State W 91-66
12/27/1986 Tennessee Tech W 92-69
12/30/1986 Murray State W 78-64
01/03/1987 Wisconsin W 69-67
01/05/1987 Northwestern W 60-53
01/10/1987 Iowa L 57-78
01/14/1987 @ Purdue L 59-86
01/17/1987 @ Illinois L 58-80
01/21/1987 Ohio State L 78-93
01/24/1987 Indiana L 53-77
01/29/1987 @ Michigan L 65-92
01/31/1987 @ Michigan State L 60-72
02/04/1987 @ Iowa L 47-78
02/12/1987 Illinois L 67-79
02/14/1987 Purdue L 73-81
02/19/1987 @ Indiana L 70-72
02/21/1987 @ Ohio State L 73-88
02/25/1987 Michigan L 70-95
02/28/1987 Michigan State L 67-77
03/05/1987 @ Wisconsin L 52-69
03/07/1987 @ Northwestern L 71-72

1986-1987 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Indiana 15 3 .833 30 4 .882
Purdue 15 3 .833 25 5 .833
Iowa 14 4 .778 30 5 .857
Illinois 13 5 .722 23 8 .742
Michigan 10 8 .556 20 12 .625
Ohio State 9 9 .500 20 13 .606
Michigan State 6 12 .333 11 17 .393
Wisconsin 4 14 .222 14 17 .452
Minnesota 2 16 .111 9 19 .321
Northwestern 2 16 .111 7 21 .250

Season notes:

Coached by Clem Haskins (1st season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1986-1987 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. UNLV
2. North Carolina
3. Indiana
4. Georgetown
5. DePaul
6. Iowa
7. Purdue
8. Temple
9. Alabama
10. Syracuse
11. Illinois
12. Pittsburgh
13. Clemson
14. Missouri
15. UCLA
16. New Orleans
17. Duke
18. Notre Dame
19. Texas Christian
20. Kansas
1. UNLV
2. Indiana
3. North Carolina
4. Georgetown
5. DePaul
6. Purdue
7. Iowa
8. Temple
9. Alabama
10. Syracuse
11. Illinois
12. Pittsburgh
13. UCLA
14. Missouri
15. Clemson
16. Texas Christian
17. Wyoming
18. Notre Dame
19. New Orleans
19. Oklahoma
19. Texas-El Paso


1986-1987 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Florida State 107, Rhode Island 92
Vanderbilt 74, Jacksonville 72
St. Louis 76, St. Peter's 60
Southern Mississippi 93, Mississippi 75
Nebraska 78, Marquette 76
Boise State 62, Utah 61
Washington 98, Montana State 90
Arkansas 67, Arkansas State 64 OT 		La Salle 86, Villanova 84
Cleveland State 92, Tennessee-Chattanooga 73
Illinois State 79, Akron 72
Niagara 74, Seton Hall 65
Arkansas-Little Rock 42, Baylor 41
Stephen F. Austin 70, James Madison 63
Oregon State 85, New Mexico 82
California 72, Cal State Fullerton 68


Second Round
Vanderbilt 109, Florida State 92
Southern Mississippi 83, St. Louis 78
Washington 73, Boise State 68
Nebraska 78, Arkansas 71 		Illinois State 79, Cleveland State 77
La Salle 89, Niagara 81
Arkansas-Little Rock 54, Stephen F. Austin 48
California 65, Oregon State 62


Quarterfinals
Southern Mississippi 95, Vanderbilt 88
Nebraska 81, Washington 76 		La Salle 70, Illinois State 50
Arkansas-Little Rock 80, California 73


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Southern Mississippi 82, Nebraska 75
La Salle 92, Arkansas-Little Rock 73 		Southern Mississippi 84, La Salle 80


1986-1987 NCAA Tournament


First Round
West Midwest
#1 UNLV 95, #16 Idaho State 70
#9 Kansas State 82, #8 Georgia 79 (OT)
#12 Wyoming 64, #5 Virginia 60
#4 UCLA 92, #13 Central Michigan 73
#6 Oklahoma 74, #11 Tulsa 69
#3 Pittsburgh 93, #14 Marist 68
#7 Texas-El Paso 98, #10 Arizona 91 (OT)
#2 Iowa 99, #15 Santa Clara 76 		#1 Indiana 92, #16 Fairfield 58
#8 Auburn 62, #9 San Diego 61
#5 Duke 58, #12 Texas A&M 51
#13 Xavier (OH) 70, #4 Missouri 69
#6 St. John's (NY) 57, #11 Wichita State 55
#3 DePaul 76, #14 Louisiana Tech 62
#10 Louisiana State 85, #7 Georgia Tech 79
#2 Temple 75, #15 Southern (LA) 56
Southeast East
#1 Georgetown 75, #16 Bucknell 53
#9 Ohio State 91, #8 Kentucky 77
#5 Kansas 60, #12 Houston 55
#13 SW Missouri State 65, #4 Clemson 60
#6 Providence 90, #11 Alabama-Birmingham 68
#14 Austin Peay 68, #3 Illinois 67
#7 New Orleans 83, #10 Brigham Young 79
#2 Alabama 88, #15 North Carolina A&T 71 		#1 North Carolina 113, #16 Penn 82
#9 Michigan 97, #8 Navy 82
#5 Notre Dame 84, #12 Middle Tennessee State 71
#4 Texas Christian 76, #13 Marshall 60
#6 Florida 82, #11 North Carolina State 70
#3 Purdue 104, #14 Northeastern 95
#10 Western Kentucky 64, #7 West Virginia 62
#2 Syracuse 79, #15 Georgia Southern 73


Second Round
West Midwest
#1 UNLV 80, #9 Kansas State 61
#12 Wyoming 78, #4 UCLA 68
#6 Oklahoma 96, #3 Pittsburgh 93
#2 Iowa 84, #7 Texas-El Paso 82 		#1 Indiana 107, #8 Auburn 90
#5 Duke 65, #13 Xavier (OH) 60
#3 DePaul 83, #6 St. John's (NY) 75 (OT)
#10 Louisiana State 72, #2 Temple 62
Southeast East
#1 Georgetown 82, #9 Ohio State 79
#5 Kansas 67, #13 SW Missouri State 63
#6 Providence 90, #14 Austin Peay 87 (OT)
#2 Alabama 101, #7 New Orleans 76 		#1 North Carolina 109, #9 Michigan 97
#5 Notre Dame 58, #4 Texas Christian 57
#6 Florida 85, #3 Purdue 66
#2 Syracuse 104, #10 Western Kentucky 86


Sweet Sixteen
West Midwest
#1 UNLV 92, #12 Wyoming 78
#2 Iowa 93, #6 Oklahoma 91 (OT) 		#10 Louisiana State 63, #3 DePaul 58
#1 Indiana 88, #5 Duke 82
Southeast East
#6 Providence 103, #2 Alabama 82
#1 Georgetown 70, #5 Kansas 57 		#2 Syracuse 87, #6 Florida 81
#1 North Carolina 74, #5 Notre Dame 68


Elite Eight
West Midwest
#1 UNLV 84, #2 Iowa 81 #1 Indiana 77, #10 Louisiana State 76
Southeast East
#6 Providence 88, #1 Georgetown 73 #2 Syracuse 79, #1 North Carolina 75


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Syracuse 77, Providence 63
Indiana 97, UNLV 93 		Indiana 74, Syracuse 73

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