| November 28, 1986 | vs Northeastern | L 84-88 |
| November 29, 1986 | vs Washington Huskies | L 54-69 |
| November 30, 1986 | vs Texas Longhorns | L 70-74 |
| December 6, 1986 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 98-86 |
| December 8, 1986 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82-74 |
| December 10, 1986 | vs Western Kentucky | W 60-58 |
| December 13, 1986 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | L 68-75 |
| December 23, 1986 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | L 58-67 |
| December 27, 1986 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | L 51-85 |
| January 3, 1987 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | W 79-49 |
| January 5, 1987 | vs Nevada | W 92-77 |
| January 7, 1987 | vs Florida State Seminoles | W 73-64 |
| January 10, 1987 | vs Wyoming | W 67-64 |
| January 14, 1987 | vs Southern Mississippi | L 69-76 |
| January 18, 1987 | vs Purdue Boilermakers | L 73-88 |
| January 20, 1987 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | W 84-62 |
| January 22, 1987 | vs Cincinnati Bearcats | W 81-69 |
| January 28, 1987 | vs Memphis Tigers | L 48-64 |
| January 31, 1987 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | L 58-62 |
| February 2, 1987 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 90-62 |
| February 5, 1987 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | W 90-71 |
| February 7, 1987 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | W 87-75 |
| February 11, 1987 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 59-55 |
| February 14, 1987 | vs Syracuse Orange | L 72-99 |
| February 16, 1987 | vs Southern Mississippi | W 85-84 |
| February 18, 1987 | vs Florida State Seminoles | W 87-71 |
| February 22, 1987 | vs Memphis Tigers | L 57-58 |
| February 25, 1987 | vs Cincinnati Bearcats | W 81-69 |
| February 28, 1987 | vs UCLA Bruins | L 86-99 |
| March 7, 1987 | vs Southern Mississippi | W 78-71 |
| March 8, 1987 | vs Memphis Tigers | L 52-75 |
