| December 5, 1987 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 54-69 |
| December 12, 1987 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | L 75-76 |
| December 16, 1987 | vs Cleveland State | W 93-79 |
| December 19, 1987 | vs Indiana Hoosiers | W 81-69 |
| December 21, 1987 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 87-69 |
| December 27, 1987 | vs Southern Methodist | W 87-79 |
| December 28, 1987 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 75-80 |
| December 29, 1987 | vs Mississippi State Bulldogs | W 86-62 |
| January 4, 1988 | vs South Alabama | W 80-69 |
| January 6, 1988 | vs Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | L 61-62 |
| January 9, 1988 | vs Florida State Seminoles | L 76-83 |
| January 16, 1988 | vs UCLA Bruins | W 92-79 |
| January 18, 1988 | vs Western Kentucky | W 84-71 |
| January 20, 1988 | vs Cincinnati Bearcats | W 91-89 |
| January 23, 1988 | vs Purdue Boilermakers | L 85-91 |
| January 26, 1988 | vs Dayton Flyers | W 90-59 |
| January 28, 1988 | vs Southern Mississippi | L 92-95 |
| January 30, 1988 | vs Memphis Tigers | L 68-72 |
| February 1, 1988 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | W 107-99 |
| February 3, 1988 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 68-53 |
| February 6, 1988 | vs Houston Cougars | W 73-69 |
| February 13, 1988 | vs North Carolina State Wolfpack | L 89-101 |
| February 15, 1988 | vs Cincinnati Bearcats | W 90-87 |
| February 17, 1988 | vs Florida State Seminoles | W 82-62 |
| February 20, 1988 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 98-88 |
| February 24, 1988 | vs Southern Mississippi | W 94-84 |
| February 27, 1988 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | W 87-82 |
| February 29, 1988 | vs Memphis Tigers | W 71-69 |
| March 2, 1988 | vs Austin Peay | W 84-78 |
| March 5, 1988 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | L 58-77 |
| March 12, 1988 | vs South Carolina Gamecocks | W 89-57 |
| March 13, 1988 | vs Memphis Tigers | W 81-73 |
| March 17, 1988 | vs Oregon State Beavers | W 70-61 |
| March 19, 1988 | vs BYU Cougars | W 97-76 |
| March 24, 1988 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 98-108 |
