# 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1986–87 college basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| November 21 | | Bulgaria Exhibition | W 104–73 | | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| November 28* | No. 4 | vs. Stetson | W 97–65 | 1-0 | – | – | – | Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 1* | | Illinois State | W 96–64 | 2-0 | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 6* | No. 4 | at Connecticut | W 88–70 | 3-0 | – | – | – | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| December 8* | No. 3 | Wichita State | W 77–61 | 4-0 | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 13* | No. 3 | at Detroit | W 89–65 | 5-0 | – | – | – | Detroit, MI |
| December 20* | No. 2 | Tampa | W 79–48 | 6-0 | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| December 22* | No. 2 | at Toledo | W 89–67 | 7-0 | – | – | – | Toledo, OH |
| December 29* | No. 2 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Dallas Morning News Classic | L 81–94 | 7-1 | – | – | – | Dallas, TX |
| December 30* | No. 2 | vs. Towson State Dallas Morning News Classic | W 94–58 | 8-1 | – | – | – | Dallas, TX |
| January 3 | No. 2 | Michigan State | W 87–72 | 9-1 (1-0) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 5 | No. 2 | Michigan | W 89–77 | 10-1 (2-0) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 8 | No. 6 | at Northwestern | W 85–67 | 11-1 (3-0) | – | – | – | Evanston, IL |
| January 10 | No. 6 | at Wisconsin | W 57–48 | 12-1 (4-0) | – | – | – | Madison, WI |
| January 14 | No. 6 | Minnesota | W 86–59 | 13-1 (5-0) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 18* | No. 6 | Louisville | W 88–73 | 14-1 | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 19 | No. 6 | No. 2 Iowa | L 67–70 | 14-2 (5-1) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 22 | No. 5 | No. 9 Illinois | W 87–86 $^{OT}$ | 15-2 (6-1) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| January 29 | No. 4 | Ohio State | W 75–73 | 16-2 (7-1) | – | – | – | Columbus, OH |
| January 31 | No. 4 | at Indiana Indiana–Purdue rivalry | L 77–88 | 16-3 (7-2) | – | – | – | Bloomington, IN |
| February 5 | No. 7 | Wisconsin | W 70–62 | 17-3 (8-2) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 7 | No. 7 | Northwestern | W 86–60 | 18-3 (9-2) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 12 | No. 7 | at No. 4 Iowa | W 80–73 | 19-3 (10-2) | – | – | – | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| February 14 | No. 7 | at Minnesota | W 81–73 | 20-3 (11-2) | – | – | – | Minneapolis, MN |
| February 23 | No. 6 | at No. 14 Illinois | W 76–75 $^{OT}$ | 21-3 (12-2) | – | – | – | Champaign, IL |
| February 26 | No. 6 | No. 3 Indiana | W 75–64 | 22-3 (13-2) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| February 28 | No. 6 | Ohio State | W 87–73 | 23-3 (14-2) | – | – | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| March 4 | No. 3 | at Michigan State | W 69–59 | 24-3 (15-2) | – | – | – | East Lansing, MI |
| March 7 | No. 3 | at Michigan | L 68–104 | 24-4 (15-3) | – | – | – | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| March 13* | (3) No. 7 | vs. (14) Northeastern NCAA tournament • First Round | W 104–95 | 25-4 | 29 – Lee | – | – | Syracuse, NY |
| March 15* | (3) No. 7 | vs. (6) Florida NCAA Tournament • Second Round | L 66–85 | 25-5 | 17 – Lewis/Stephens | – | – | Syracuse, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 35 | Doug Lee | Houston Rockets |