# 1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | Sam Houston State | W 85–71 | 1–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at Pan American | W 65–59 | 2–0 | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | Arkansas State | W 80–72 | 3–0 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | No. 17 UNLV | L 69–89 | 3–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Dec 17, 1987* | | at Minnesota | L 60–65 | 3–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 20, 1987* | | vs. Drexel Spindletop Classic | W 91–88 | 4–2 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1987* | | at Lamar Spindletop Classic | W 71–67 | 5–2 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1988 | | at Texas | L 63–65 | 5–3 (0–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | at New Orleans | L 64–71 | 5–4 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | Texas Tech | W 72–67 | 6–4 (1–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 13, 1988* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | L 101–102 $^{2OT}$ | 6–5 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at TCU | W 77–57 | 7–5 (2–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1988 | | SMU | L 65–69 | 7–6 (2–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | Texas A&M | W 67–63 | 8–6 (3–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | at Baylor | L 59–77 | 8–7 (3–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Arkansas | L 62–71 | 8–8 (3–4) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | Rice | W 84–67 | 9–8 (4–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 6, 1988* | | at Louisville | L 69–73 | 9–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 7, 1988* | | Virginia | W 81–58 | 10–9 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | at Texas Tech | W 72–68 | 11–9 (5–4) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | Texas | W 62–51 | 12–9 (6–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | TCU | W 68–47 | 13–9 (7–4) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at SMU | L 84–87 | 13–10 (7–5) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | at Texas A&M | W 73–70 | 14–10 (8–5) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | Baylor | L 73–88 | 14–11 (8–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 3, 1988 | | Arkansas | W 82–77 | 15–11 (9–6) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at Rice | W 81–65 | 16–11 (10–6) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | (5) | vs. (4) Texas Quarterfinals | W 72–57 | 17–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 12, 1988* | (5) | vs. (1) SMU Semifinals | L 76–98 | 17–12 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | | Fordham First round | W 69–61 | 18–12 | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Mar 22, 1988* | | at Colorado State Second round | L 61–71 | 18–13 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||