1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball
SWC tournament champions SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 79–94 vs. Duke
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	28–7 (12–4 SWC)
Head coach	Dave Bliss (8th season)
Assistant coach	Paul Graham (6th season)
Home arena	Moody Coliseum
Seasons← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Schedule

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	12–3 (1–1)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
January 13		Arkansas	L 83–85	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.

References

"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.
"Results" (PDF). Southern Methodist University. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.

v t e SMU Mustangs men's basketball
Venues	Various sites (1916–1927) Old Gym (1927–1942) Perkins Gymnasium (1942–1956) Moody Coliseum (1956–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Peruna
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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