# 1987–88 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Eastern Michigan Hurons men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurons, led by head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at Bowen Field House and were members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 14–2 in MAC play. They were MAC Regular season and MAC tournament champions, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the Midwest region. Making the first NCAA Tournament appearance in school history, the Hurons fell to No. 2 seed Pittsburgh in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W 71–67 | 1–0 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Nov 30, 1987* | | Oakland | W 117–107 | 2–0 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | vs. Alcorn State Wadsworth Show-Me Classic | W 75–61 | 3–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at No. 8 Missouri Wadsworth Show-Me Classic | L 75–77 $^{2OT}$ | 3–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | Detroit Mercy | W 79–66 | 4–1 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at No. 15 Michigan | L 63–115 | 4–2 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec 17, 1987* | | Michigan State | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at Chicago State | L 80–83 | 5–3 | Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec 23, 1987* | | at Cleveland State | L 88–103 | 5–4 | Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | at Valparaiso | L 57–59 | 5–5 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 6, 1988 | | at Central Michigan | W 72–65 | 6–5 (1–0) | Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | Bowling Green | W 81–66 | 7–5 (2–0) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 13, 1988 | | Toledo | W 82–54 | 8–5 (3–0) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 16, 1988* | | St. Mary's | W 101–77 | 9–5 | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | Kent State | W 75–70 | 10–5 (4–0) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Ball State | W 72–71 | 11–5 (5–0) | Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | Miami (OH) | W 81–69 | 12–5 (6–0) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Western Michigan | L 78–81 | 12–6 (6–1) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | Ohio | W 109–92 | 13–6 (7–1) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Bowling Green | W 78–64 | 14–6 (8–1) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | at Toledo | W 81–66 | 15–6 (9–1) | Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | at Kent State | L 76–83 | 15–7 (9–2) | MAC Center Kent, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Ball State | W 77–68 | 16–7 (10–2) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | at Miami (OH) | W 69–52 | 17–7 (11–2) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | Western Michigan | W 96–82 | 18–7 (12–2) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Mar 2, 1988 | | at Ohio | W 102–101 | 19–7 (13–2) | Convocation Center Athens, Ohio |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | Central Michigan | W 79–64 | 20–7 (14–2) | Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1988* | | vs. Western Michigan Semifinals | W 95–88 | 21–7 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Mar 10, 1988* | | vs. Ohio Championship game | W 94–80 | 22–7 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* ESPN NCAA Productions | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Pittsburgh First Round | L 90–108 | 22–8 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||