| December 4, 1986 | vs Texas Tech Red Raiders | W 73-72 |
| December 6, 1986 | vs Texas State | W 98-83 |
| December 9, 1986 | vs Creighton Bluejays | W 81-64 |
| December 13, 1986 | vs Wichita State Shockers | L 60-63 |
| December 19, 1986 | vs Illinois State | W 87-86 |
| December 20, 1986 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | L 72-79 |
| December 23, 1986 | vs Northern Illinois | W 81-79 |
| December 27, 1986 | vs North Carolina Tar Heels | L 62-81 |
| January 7, 1987 | vs Marquette Golden Eagles | W 85-84 |
| January 10, 1987 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 114-82 |
| January 12, 1987 | vs Wichita State Shockers | W 79-67 |
| January 17, 1987 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 68-65 |
| January 21, 1987 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 92-61 |
| January 24, 1987 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 78-81 |
| January 28, 1987 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 88-77 |
| February 1, 1987 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 64-68 |
| February 4, 1987 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | L 75-80 |
| February 7, 1987 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 87-75 |
| February 11, 1987 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 74-56 |
| February 14, 1987 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | L 76-78 |
| February 17, 1987 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 81-60 |
| February 19, 1987 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | L 67-84 |
| February 25, 1987 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 75-80 |
| February 27, 1987 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | W 90-89 |
| March 6, 1987 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 47-45 |
| March 7, 1987 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 69-72 |
| March 12, 1987 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | W 82-79 |
| March 14, 1987 | vs UNLV Rebels | L 61-80 |
