GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1987-1988 Season

1987-1988 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/29/1987 Drake L 67-70
11/30/1987 Western Illinois W 84-52
12/02/1987 Toledo L 75-83
12/05/1987 @ Colorado State L 61-80
12/17/1987 Houston W 65-60
12/19/1987 @ Ball State W 75-67
12/22/1987 Marquette W 89-65
12/28/1987 Bethune-Cookman W 94-50
12/30/1987 Grambling W 106-82
01/02/1988 @ Wichita State L 68-78
01/07/1988 Illinois L 61-65 OT
01/09/1988 @ Michigan L 71-103
01/15/1988 Purdue L 74-82
01/20/1988 @ Northwestern L 61-65
01/23/1988 Ohio State L 76-85
01/27/1988 @ Michigan State W 59-56
01/30/1988 @ Iowa L 51-76
02/04/1988 @ Indiana L 63-92
02/08/1988 Wisconsin W 71-62
02/11/1988 @ Illinois L 50-86
02/13/1988 Northwestern W 82-67
02/17/1988 Michigan L 78-82
02/20/1988 Iowa L 86-107
02/28/1988 @ Wisconsin L 70-81
03/02/1988 @ Ohio State L 74-77
03/05/1988 Michigan State W 62-61
03/10/1988 Indiana L 85-91
03/12/1988 @ Purdue L 66-93

1987-1988 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Purdue 16 2 .889 29 4 .879
Michigan 13 5 .722 26 8 .765
Iowa 12 6 .667 24 10 .706
Illinois 12 6 .667 23 10 .697
Indiana 11 7 .611 19 10 .655
Ohio State 9 9 .500 20 13 .606
Wisconsin 6 12 .333 12 16 .429
Michigan State 5 13 .278 10 18 .357
Minnesota 4 14 .222 10 18 .357
Northwestern 2 16 .111 7 21 .250

Season notes:

Coached by Clem Haskins (2nd season). Tim Hanson and Richard Coffey were team co-captains.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1987-1988 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Temple
2. Arizona
3. Purdue
4. Oklahoma
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. North Carolina
8. Pittsburgh
9. Syracuse
10. Michigan
11. Bradley
12. UNLV
13. Wyoming
14. North Carolina State
15. Loyola Marymount
16. Illinois
17. Iowa
18. Xavier
19. Brigham Young
20. Kansas State
1. Temple
2. Arizona
3. Purdue
4. Oklahoma
5. Duke
6. Kentucky
7. Pittsburgh
8. North Carolina
9. Syracuse
10. Michigan
11. UNLV
12. Bradley
13. North Carolina State
14. Wyoming
15. Illinois
16. Loyola Marymount
17. Brigham Young
18. Iowa
19. Indiana
20. Kansas State


1987-1988 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Connecticut 62, West Virginia 57 OT
Louisiana Tech 66, Arkansas-Little Rock 56
Virginia Commonwealth 81, Marshall 80
Southern Mississippi 74, Clemson 69
Georgia 53, Georgia Southern 48
Evansville 66, Utah 55
Boston College 73, Siena 65
Middle Tennessee State 85, Tennessee 80 		Ohio State 86, Old Dominion 73
New Mexico 86, Pepperdine 75
Oregon 81, Santa Clara 65
Cleveland State 89, Illinois State 83 OT
Houston 69, Fordham 61
Arkansas State 70, NE Louisiana 54
Colorado State 63, New Orleans 54
Stanford 80, Long Beach State 77


Second Round
Connecticut 65, Louisiana Tech 59
Virginia Commonwealth 93, Southern Mississippi 89
Middle Tennessee State 69, Georgia 54
Boston College 86, Evansville 81 		Ohio State 86, Cleveland State 80
New Mexico 78, Oregon 59
Colorado State 71, Houston 61
Arkansas State 60, Stanford 59


Quarterfinals
Connecticut 69, Virginia Commonwealth 60
Boston College 78, Middle Tennessee State 69 		Ohio State 68, New Mexico 65
Colorado State 69, Arkansas State 49


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Connecticut 73, Boston College 67
Ohio State 64, Colorado State 62 		Connecticut 72, Ohio State 67


1987-1988 NCAA Tournament


First Round
Midwest East
#1 Purdue 94, #16 Fairleigh Dickinson 79
#9 Memphis State 75, #8 Baylor 60
#5 DePaul 83, #12 Wichita State 62
#4 Kansas State 66, #13 La Salle 53
#6 Kansas 85, #11 Xavier (OH) 72
#14 Murray State 78, #3 North Carolina State 75
#7 Vanderbilt 80, #10 Utah State 77
#2 Pittsburgh 108, #15 E. Michigan 90 		#1 Temple 87, #16 Lehigh 73
#8 Georgetown 66, #9 Louisiana State 63
#5 Georgia Tech 90, #12 Iowa State 78
#13 Richmond 72, #4 Indiana 69
#11 Rhode Island 87, #6 Missouri 80
#3 Syracuse 69, #14 North Carolina A&T 55
#7 Southern Methodist 83, #10 Notre Dame 75
#2 Duke 85, #15 Boston U 69
West Southeast
#1 Arizona 90, #16 Cornell 50
#8 Seton Hall 80, #9 Texas-El Paso 64
#5 Iowa 102, #12 Florida State 98
#4 UNLV 54, #13 SW Missouri State 50
#6 Florida 62, #11 St. John's (NY) 59
#3 Michigan 63, #14 Boise State 58
#10 Loyola Marymount 119, #7 Wyoming 115
#2 North Carolina 83, #15 North Texas 65 		#1 Oklahoma 94, #16 Tennessee-Chattanooga 66
#8 Auburn 90, #9 Bradley 86
#5 Louisville 70, #12 Oregon State 61
#4 Brigham Young 98, #13 North Carolina-Charlotte 92 (OT)
#6 Villanova 82, #11 Arkansas 74
#3 Illinois 81, #14 Texas-San Antonio 72
#7 Maryland 92, #10 California-Santa Barbara 82
#2 Kentucky 99, #15 Southern (LA) 84


Second Round
Midwest East
#1 Purdue 100, #9 Memphis State 73
#4 Kansas State 66, #5 DePaul 58
#6 Kansas 61, #14 Murray State 58
#7 Vanderbilt 80, #2 Pittsburgh 74 (OT) 		#1 Temple 74, #8 Georgetown 53
#13 Richmond 59, #5 Georgia Tech 55
#11 Rhode Island 97, #3 Syracuse 94
#2 Duke 94, #7 Southern Methodist 79
West Southeast
#1 Arizona 84, #8 Seton Hall 55
#5 Iowa 104, #4 UNLV 86
#3 Michigan 108, #6 Florida 85
#2 North Carolina 123, #10 Loyola Marymount 97 		#1 Oklahoma 107, #8 Auburn 87
#5 Louisville 97, #4 Brigham Young 76
#6 Villanova 66, #3 Illinois 63
#2 Kentucky 90, #7 Maryland 81


Sweet Sixteen
Midwest East
#4 Kansas State 73, #1 Purdue 70
#6 Kansas 77, #7 Vanderbilt 64 		#1 Temple 69, #13 Richmond 47
#2 Duke 73, #11 Rhode Island 72
West Southeast
#1 Arizona 99, #5 Iowa 79
#2 North Carolina 78, #3 Michigan 69 		#1 Oklahoma 108, #5 Louisville 98
#6 Villanova 80, #2 Kentucky 74


Elite Eight
Midwest East
#6 Kansas 71, #4 Kansas State 58 #2 Duke 63, #1 Temple 53
West Southeast
#1 Arizona 70, #2 North Carolina 52 #1 Oklahoma 78, #6 Villanova 59


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Kansas 66, Duke 59
Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78 		Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79

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