# 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 18–12 (13–5 Pac-10) and reached the NCAA tournament, but lost in the opening round for the third consecutive year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1986* | No. 19 | at No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT | L 87–92 | 0–1 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 4, 1986* | No. 20 | at San Diego State | W 110–78 | 1–1 | Peterson Gym San Diego, CA |
| Dec 6, 1986* | No. 20 | Utah | L 67–68 | 1–2 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 8, 1986* | No. 20 | at Northern Arizona | W 76–69 | 2–2 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| Dec 10, 1986* | | Hawaii Pacific | W 105–85 | 3–2 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 13, 1986* | | at No. 13 Georgetown | L 74–82 | 3–3 | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| Dec 27, 1986* | | St. Bonaventure Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 70–64 | 4–3 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 28, 1986* | | Texas Tech Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 53–40 | 5–3 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 1987 | | at Oregon State | W 54–48 | 6–3 (1–0) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 4, 1987 | | at Oregon | L 54–55 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 (1–1) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| Jan 8, 1987 | | USC | W 78–44 | 7–4 (2–1) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | UCLA Rivalry | L 83–84 | 7–5 (2–2) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 15, 1987 | | at Washington State | W 96–59 | 8–5 (3–2) | Friel Court Pullman, WA |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | at Washington | W 73–72 | 9–5 (4–2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| Jan 19, 1987 | | Stanford | W 77–70 | 10–5 (5–2) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 22, 1987 | | California | L 81–82 $^{2OT}$ | 10–6 (5–3) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Jan 24, 1987* | | at No. 9 Illinois | L 63–67 | 10–7 | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Jan 29, 1987 | | at Arizona State Rivalry | W 82–67 | 11–7 (6–3) | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ |
| Feb 3, 1987 | | Arizona State Rivalry | W 66–54 | 12–7 (7–3) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 5, 1987 | | Oregon | W 68–53 | 13–7 (8–3) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 7, 1987* | | No. 4 Iowa | L 80–89 | 13–8 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 12, 1987 | | at UCLA Rivalry | L 65–81 | 13–9 (8–4) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | Oregon State | W 71–61 | 14–9 (9–4) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 17, 1987 | | at USC | W 73–61 | 15–9 (10–4) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 19, 1987 | | Washington State | W 84–58 | 16–9 (11–4) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | Washington | W 81–70 | 17–9 (12–4) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 26, 1987 | | at Stanford | L 73–75 | 17–10 (12–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Mar 1, 1987 | | at California | W 70–51 | 18–10 (13–5) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* | (2) | vs. (7) Oregon Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal | L 63–72 | 18–11 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1987* | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) UTEP First round | L 91–98 | 18–12 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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