# 1987–88 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball team represented Loyola Marymount University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lions were led by third-year head coach Paul Westhead. They played their home games at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles, California as members of the West Coast Conference.
LMU led the nation in scoring by averaging 110.3 points per game, and won a school-record 25 consecutive games before losing to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | | vs. Tennessee Tech Lapchick Tournament | W 114–78 | 1–0 | – | – | – | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, New York |
| Nov 29, 1987* | | at St. John's Lapchick Tournament | L 85–88 | 1–1 | – | – | – | Alumni Hall (6,008) Queens, New York |
| Dec 2, 1987* | | Westmont College | W 100–84 | 2–1 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (1,250) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Pacific | W 130–103 | 3–1 | – | – | 14 – Gaines | Gersten Pavilion (1,445) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | at Oregon State | L 69–84 | 3–2 | 23 – Gathers | 9 – Armstrong | 2 – Gaines | Gill Coliseum (5,210) Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 13, 1987* | | at Long Beach State | L 113–117 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 39 – Gathers | 12 – Gathers | 12 – Gaines | Gold Mine (1,727) Long Beach, CA |
| Dec 18, 1987* | | So. California College | W 140–106 | 4–3 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (1,125) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 23, 1987* | | Brooklyn College | W 123–72 | 5–3 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (1,025) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | Loyola-Chicago | W 99–89 | 6–3 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (2,760) Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Holy Cross | W 127–104 | 7–3 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (2,253) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | at Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 70–67 | 8–3 | – | – | – | Brown County Arena (5,235) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | at Marquette | W 102–98 | 9–3 | – | – | – | MECCA Arena (9,817) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 9, 1988* | | Azusa Pacific | W 113–89 | 10–3 | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (1,875) Los Angeles, California |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| Jan 15, 1988 | | San Diego | W 115–75 | 11–3 (1–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (3,150) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Saint Mary's | W 98–81 | 12–3 (2–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (3,780) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 21, 1988 | | at Portland | W 134–106 | 13–3 (3–0) | – | – | – | Chiles Center (1,024) Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Gonzaga | W 85–72 | 14–3 (4–0) | – | – | – | The Kennel (4,000) Spokane, Washington |
| Jan 29, 1988 | | Gonzaga | W 116–100 | 15–3 (5–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (3,575) Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | Portland | W 112–109 | 16–3 (6–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (2,880) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 5, 1988 | | at San Francisco | W 128–111 | 17–3 (7–0) | – | – | – | War Memorial Gymnasium (4,280) San Francisco, California |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Santa Clara | W 94–93 | 18–3 (8–0) | – | – | – | Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, California |
| Feb 12, 1988 | | Santa Clara | W 108–89 | 19–3 (9–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (4,156) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | San Francisco | W 118–109 | 20–3 (10–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (3,875) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 17, 1988 | No. 20 | at Pepperdine | W 107–95 | 21–3 (11–0) | – | – | – | Firestone Fieldhouse (3,318) Malibu, California |
| Feb 20, 1988 | No. 20 | Pepperdine | W 142–127 | 22–3 (12–0) | – | – | – | Gersten Pavilion (4,525) Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 25, 1988 | No. 19 | at Saint Mary's | W 96–94 | 23–3 (13–0) | – | – | – | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, California |
| Feb 27, 1988 | No. 19 | at San Diego | W 141–126 | 24–3 (14–0) | – | – | – | USD Sports Center (2,500) San Diego, California |
| WCC Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 5, 1988* | No. 18 | vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 110–104 | 25–3 | 33 – Gathers | 18 – Gathers | 8 – Gaines | Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, CA |
| Mar 6, 1988* | No. 18 | vs. Pepperdine WCC Tournament Semifinal | W 109–106 | 26–3 | 24 – Kimble | 13 – Armstrong, Gathers | 8 – Gaines | Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, CA |
| Mar 7, 1988* | No. 18 | vs. Santa Clara WCC tournament championship Game | W 104–96 | 27–3 | 24 – Gathers | 12 – Armstrong | 12 – Gaines | Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, CA |
| NCAA Tournament |||||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* CBS | (W10) No. 15 | vs. (W7) No. 13 Wyoming West Regional First Round | W 119–115 | 28–3 | 29 – Kimble | 12 – Gathers | 10 – Gaines | Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,062) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Mar 19, 1988* CBS | (W10) No. 15 | vs. (W2) No. 7 North Carolina West Regional Second Round | L 97–123 | 28–4 | 27 – Fryer | 12 – Gathers, Yoest | 10 – Gaines | Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,062) Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |||||||||
Sources

## Awards
### WCC Coach of the Year

* Paul Westhead

### WCC tournament MVP

* Hank Gathers