# 1987–88 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

1987–88 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season.
The Sycamores were led by third year head coach Ron Greene and finished the season with an overall record of 7-21, while going 3-11 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

## Roster

The team lost 8 of the 15 players from the previous season. A notable addition to the team was Eddie Bird, younger brother of former Sycamores' player Larry Bird.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 28* | Fredonia State | W 68–56 | 1–0 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| November 30* | Ball State | L 69–72 | 1–1 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 3* | at Boston University | L 67–81 | 1–2 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| December 5* | Eastern Illinois | W 64–63 | 2–2 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 8* | at Butler | L 65–84 | 2–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 11* | vs. Washington State | L 61–73 | 2–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 12* | vs. James Madison | L 63–65 | 2–5 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 19* | Butler | L 44–64 | 2–6 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 21* | at St. Louis | L 58–74 | 2–7 | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| December 30* | Evansville | L 68–74 | 2–8 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 2* | St. Ambrose | W 87–74 | 3–8 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 7 | at Drake | L 54–63 | 3–9 (0–1) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| January 9* | Missouri Valley College | W 76–56 | 4–9 (0–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 14 | Bradley | L 68–79 | 4–10 (0–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 16 | at Southern Illinois | L 72–82 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (0–3) | The SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| January 20 | at Illinois State | L 64–72 | 4–12 (0–4) | Horton Field House Normal, Illinois |
| January 22 | at Creighton | L 63–85 | 4–13 (0–5) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| January 28 | Drake | W 84–78 | 5–13 (1–5) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 30 | Creighton | L 71–75 | 5–14 (1–6) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 2* | DePaul | L 56–64 | 5–15 (1–6) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 6 | at Wichita State | L 70–102 | 5–16 (1–7) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| February 8 | at Tulsa | L 67–70 | 5–17 (1–8) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| February 11 | Wichita State | W 63–62 | 6–17 (2–8) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 13 | Tulsa | W 93–88 $^{2OT}$ | 7–17 (3–8) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 17 | Illinois State | L 59–69 | 7–18 (3–9) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 24 | Southern Illinois | L 87–90 $^{OT}$ | 6–19 (3–10) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 27 | at No. 14 Bradley | L 74–95 | 7–20 (3–11) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| MVC Tournament ||||||
| March 5 | vs. No. 14 Bradley | L 74–93 | 7–21 (3–11) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||