| November 28, 1986 | vs New Mexico State | W 67-65 |
| November 29, 1986 | vs Duke Blue Devils | W 69-62 |
| December 4, 1986 | vs Chicago State | W 92-78 |
| December 6, 1986 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | W 99-97 |
| December 8, 1986 | vs Eastern Illinois | W 85-51 |
| December 12, 1986 | vs Baylor Bears | W 92-68 |
| December 13, 1986 | vs Princeton | W 81-55 |
| December 20, 1986 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels | L 77-90 |
| December 23, 1986 | vs Missouri Tigers | W 92-74 |
| December 28, 1986 | vs Loyola (IL) | L 82-83 |
| January 3, 1987 | vs Michigan Wolverines | W 95-84 |
| January 5, 1987 | vs Michigan State Spartans | W 79-72 |
| January 8, 1987 | vs Wisconsin Badgers | W 68-66 |
| January 10, 1987 | vs Northwestern Wildcats | W 76-69 |
| January 14, 1987 | vs Iowa Hawkeyes | L 88-91 |
| January 17, 1987 | vs Minnesota Golden Gophers | W 80-58 |
| January 22, 1987 | vs Purdue Boilermakers | L 86-87 |
| January 24, 1987 | vs Arizona Wildcats | W 67-63 |
| January 28, 1987 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | L 66-69 |
| January 31, 1987 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 69-65 |
| February 2, 1987 | vs Ohio State Buckeyes | W 82-65 |
| February 5, 1987 | vs Northwestern Wildcats | W 72-43 |
| February 7, 1987 | vs Wisconsin Badgers | W 99-74 |
| February 12, 1987 | vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (9) | W 79-67 |
| February 14, 1987 | vs Iowa Hawkeyes (5) | L 61-66 |
| February 23, 1987 | vs Purdue Boilermakers | L 75-76 |
| February 25, 1987 | vs Ohio State Buckeyes | W 93-70 |
| March 1, 1987 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | W 69-67 |
| March 4, 1987 | vs Michigan Wolverines | W 89-75 |
| March 7, 1987 | vs Michigan State Spartans | W 77-64 |
| March 12, 1987 | vs Austin Peay | L 67-68 |
