| November 21, 1986 | vs TCU Horned Frogs | L 74-83 |
| December 4, 1986 | vs Arkansas State | W 73-61 |
| December 6, 1986 | vs McNeese State | W 77-62 |
| December 13, 1986 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | W 52-49 |
| December 16, 1986 | vs Florida Gators | L 75-96 |
| December 19, 1986 | vs Hardin-Simmons | W 77-71 |
| December 20, 1986 | vs New Orleans | L 71-82 |
| December 22, 1986 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | L 61-63 |
| December 30, 1986 | vs Illinois-Chicago | W 117-84 |
| January 5, 1987 | vs Ole Miss Rebels | L 63-73 |
| January 7, 1987 | vs Tennessee Volunteers | W 79-78 |
| January 10, 1987 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | L 63-64 |
| January 12, 1987 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 85-94 |
| January 14, 1987 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide | L 65-69 |
| January 18, 1987 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | W 76-41 |
| January 21, 1987 | vs Florida Gators | L 51-75 |
| January 24, 1987 | vs Western Kentucky | W 67-62 |
| January 25, 1987 | vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | W 52-50 |
| January 28, 1987 | vs Auburn Tigers | W 75-73 |
| January 31, 1987 | vs Vanderbilt Commodores | L 65-66 |
| February 4, 1987 | vs Ole Miss Rebels | W 82-75 |
| February 7, 1987 | vs Tennessee Volunteers | W 60-58 |
| February 9, 1987 | vs Northern Arizona | W 70-58 |
| February 11, 1987 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | L 57-63 |
| February 14, 1987 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide (10) | L 52-60 |
| February 21, 1987 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | W 65-52 |
| February 25, 1987 | vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | W 55-46 |
| March 1, 1987 | vs Auburn Tigers | L 62-100 |
| March 5, 1987 | vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | W 68-54 |
| March 6, 1987 | vs Florida Gators | W 72-66 |
| March 7, 1987 | vs Georgia Bulldogs | W 89-88 |
| March 8, 1987 | vs Alabama Crimson Tide | L 62-69 |
| March 13, 1987 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | W 85-79 |
| March 15, 1987 | vs Temple | W 72-62 |
| March 20, 1987 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | W 63-58 |
| March 22, 1987 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | L 76-77 |
