1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. There, they defeated Notre Dame to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #2 seed Duke, 94–79.

1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
SWC tournament champions
SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 79–94 vs. Duke
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record28–7 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coachPaul Graham (6th season)
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
Seasons
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SMU 12 4   .750 28 7   .800
Arkansas 11 5   .688 21 9   .700
Baylor 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Houston 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Texas 10 6   .625 16 13   .552
Texas A&M 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Texas Tech 4 12   .250 9 19   .321
TCU 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
Rice 3 13   .188 6 21   .222
1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 28*
vs. James Madison W 121–89  1–0
 
 
November 29*
at Missouri State
Mazzio's Pizza Classic
W 69–58  2–0
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
December 3*
No. 7 Florida W 82–76  3–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 5*
Alabama State W 90–66  4–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 8*
Prairie View W 91–75  5–0
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 12*
at No. 5 North Carolina L 74–90  5–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
December 14*
at South Florida W 87–66  6–1
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
December 19*
Alcorn State W 116–85  7–1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 21*
Santa Clara W 78–70  8–1
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
December 27*
vs. Louisville
Rainbow Classic
L 79–87  8–2
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
December 28*
vs. Creighton W 88–51  9–2
 
 
December 29*
vs. Texas A&M W 89–66  10–2
 
 
January 2*
Morgan State W 96–65  11–2
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
SWC Regular Season
January 6
at Texas A&M L 53–58  11–3
(0–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
January 9
Baylor W 97–93 3OT 12–3
(1–1)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 13
Arkansas L 83–85 OT 12–4
(1–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 16
at Rice W 72–60  13–4
(2–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
January 19
at Houston W 69–65  14–4
(3–2)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
January 23
Texas Tech W 80–75  15–4
(4–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 27
Texas W 75–70  16–4
(5–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
January 30
at TCU W 51–48  17–4
(6–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
February 6
Texas A&M W 94–71  18–4
(7–2)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 10
at Baylor L 57–71  18–5
(7–3)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum 
Waco, Texas
February 13
at Arkansas W 73–63  19–5
(8–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 17
Rice W 86–68  20–5
(9–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 20
Houston W 87–84  21–5
(10–3)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
February 24
at Texas Tech W 82–80  22–5
(11–3)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
February 27
at Texas L 69–76  22–6
(11–4)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
March 2
TCU W 87–54  23–6
(12–4)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
March 5*
Chicago State W 83–66  24–6
(12–4)
Moody Coliseum 
University Park, Texas
SWC tournament
March 11
vs. TCU W 86–66  25–6
(12–4)
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
March 12
vs. Houston W 98–76  26–6
(12–4)
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
March 13
vs. Baylor
Championship game
W 75–64  27–6
(12–4)
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
1988 NCAA tournament
March 17*
(7 E) vs. (10 E) Notre Dame
First round
W 83–75  28–6
(12–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
March 19*
 CBS
vs. No. 5 Duke
Second round
L 79–94  28–7
(12–4)
Dean Smith Center (20,505)
Chapel Hill, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1987–88 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.