| November 29, 1986 | vs Illinois Fighting Illini | L 62-69 |
| December 3, 1986 | vs East Carolina Pirates | W 103-65 |
| December 6, 1986 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | W 78-66 |
| December 8, 1986 | vs Davidson Wildcats | W 95-65 |
| December 13, 1986 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide | W 76-67 |
| December 22, 1986 | vs Miami (FL) Hurricanes | W 74-67 |
| December 29, 1986 | vs Appalachian State | W 80-50 |
| December 30, 1986 | vs Northwestern Wildcats | W 106-55 |
| January 3, 1987 | vs Virginia Cavaliers | W 70-63 |
| January 5, 1987 | vs William & Mary | W 82-46 |
| January 7, 1987 | vs Saint Joseph's | W 93-83 |
| January 10, 1987 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels | L 77-85 |
| January 14, 1987 | vs Maryland Terrapins | W 85-61 |
| January 17, 1987 | vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons | W 69-49 |
| January 21, 1987 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 74-87 |
| January 24, 1987 | vs Clemson Tigers | W 105-100 |
| January 26, 1987 | vs Cornell | W 85-59 |
| January 29, 1987 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 66-75 |
| January 31, 1987 | vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons | W 62-60 |
| February 2, 1987 | vs Stetson | W 62-59 |
| February 4, 1987 | vs Virginia Cavaliers | W 75-61 |
| February 7, 1987 | vs Maryland Terrapins | W 76-67 |
| February 10, 1987 | vs Harvard | W 98-86 |
| February 15, 1987 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 66-70 |
| February 19, 1987 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | W 66-50 |
| February 21, 1987 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 72-79 |
| February 26, 1987 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels | L 71-77 |
| February 28, 1987 | vs Clemson Tigers | W 65-59 |
| March 6, 1987 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 64-71 |
| March 12, 1987 | vs Texas A&M Aggies | W 58-51 |
| March 14, 1987 | vs Xavier Musketeers | W 65-60 |
| March 20, 1987 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | L 82-88 |
