# 1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

The 1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. There, they defeated Notre Dame to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #2 seed Duke, 94–79.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| November 28* | | vs. James Madison | W 121–89 | 1–0 | |
| November 29* | | at Missouri State Mazzio's Pizza Classic | W 69–58 | 2–0 | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| December 3* | | No. 7 Florida | W 82–76 | 3–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 5* | | Alabama State | W 90–66 | 4–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 8* | | Prairie View | W 91–75 | 5–0 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 12* | | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 74–90 | 5–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| December 14* | | at South Florida | W 87–66 | 6–1 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| December 19* | | Alcorn State | W 116–85 | 7–1 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 21* | | Santa Clara | W 78–70 | 8–1 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| December 27* | | vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic | L 79–87 | 8–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| December 28* | | vs. Creighton | W 88–51 | 9–2 | |
| December 29* | | vs. Texas A&M | W 89–66 | 10–2 | |
| January 2* | | Morgan State | W 96–65 | 11–2 | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| SWC Regular Season ||||||
| January 6 | | at Texas A&M | L 53–58 | 11–3 (0–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| January 9 | | Baylor | W 97–93 $^{3OT}$ | 12–3 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 13 | | Arkansas | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–4 (1–2) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 16 | | at Rice | W 72–60 | 13–4 (2–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| January 19 | | at Houston | W 69–65 | 14–4 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| January 23 | | Texas Tech | W 80–75 | 15–4 (4–2) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 27 | | Texas | W 75–70 | 16–4 (5–2) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| January 30 | | at TCU | W 51–48 | 17–4 (6–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| February 6 | | Texas A&M | W 94–71 | 18–4 (7–2) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 10 | | at Baylor | L 57–71 | 18–5 (7–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| February 13 | | at Arkansas | W 73–63 | 19–5 (8–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 17 | | Rice | W 86–68 | 20–5 (9–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 20 | | Houston | W 87–84 | 21–5 (10–3) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| February 24 | | at Texas Tech | W 82–80 | 22–5 (11–3) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| February 27 | | at Texas | L 69–76 | 22–6 (11–4) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| March 2 | | TCU | W 87–54 | 23–6 (12–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| March 5* | | Chicago State | W 83–66 | 24–6 (12–4) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| March 11 | | vs. TCU | W 86–66 | 25–6 (12–4) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| March 12 | | vs. Houston | W 98–76 | 26–6 (12–4) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| March 13 | | vs. Baylor Championship game | W 75–64 | 27–6 (12–4) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| 1988 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 17* | (7 E) | vs. (10 E) Notre Dame First round | W 83–75 | 28–6 (12–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| March 19* CBS | | vs. No. 5 Duke Second round | L 79–94 | 28–7 (12–4) | Dean Smith Center (20,505) Chapel Hill, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||