# 1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UTEP Miners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at El Paso in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Don Haskins. The Miners finished 23–10 (10–6 in WAC) and reached the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1987* | | Simon Fraser | W 88–74 | 1–0 | Special Events Center (7,200) El Paso, Texas |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | St. Mary's | W 59–46 | 2–0 | Special Events Center (7,556) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | Northern Illinois UTEP Metromobile Invitational | W 67–55 | 3–0 | Special Events Center (7,251) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Howard UTEP Metromobile Invitational | W 73–56 | 4–0 | Special Events Center (9,524) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | New Mexico State | W 68–63 | 5–0 | Special Events Center (11,193) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | vs. Morehead State TCBY Classic | W 83–52 | 6–0 | Barton Coliseum (2,400) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 10, 1987* | | at Arkansas-Little Rock TCBY Classic | L 65–68 | 6–1 | Barton Coliseum (2,800) Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at New Mexico State | L 57–58 | 6–2 | Pan American Center (12,947) Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Dec 17, 1987* | | Lamar | W 87–56 | 7–2 | Special Events Center (9,324) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 21, 1987* | | Rider | W 84–74 | 8–2 | Special Events Center (8,210) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | Boston College Sun Carnival Classic Tournament | W 93–60 | 9–2 | Special Events Center (10,562) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | Alabama-Birmingham Sun Carnival Classic Tournament | W 72–58 | 10–2 | Special Events Center (11,287) El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 31, 1987* | | Texas State | W 88–68 | 11–2 | Special Events Center (7,150) El Paso, Texas |
| WAC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 8, 1988 | | No. 5 Wyoming | W 68–62 | 12–2 (1–0) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | Air Force | W 71–45 | 13–2 (2–0) | Special Events Center (11,821) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1988 | | at Hawaii | W 69–64 | 14–2 (3–0) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (1,473) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at San Diego State | W 75–53 | 15–2 (4–0) | San Diego Sports Arena (4,077) San Diego, California |
| Jan 21, 1988 | No. 18 | No. 12 BYU | L 71–81 | 15–3 (4–1) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 23, 1988 | No. 18 | Utah | W 56–53 | 16–3 (5–1) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1988 | No. 18 | Colorado State | W 53–51 | 17–3 (6–1) | Special Events Center (11,624) El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1988 | No. 18 | New Mexico | L 69–70 | 17–4 (6–2) | Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1988 | | at Wyoming | L 59–73 | 17–5 (6–3) | Arena-Auditorium (12,337) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Colorado State | L 63–77 | 17–6 (6–4) | Moby Arena (7,219) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 12, 1988 | | Hawaii | W 65–48 | 18–6 (7–4) | Special Events Center (10,349) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | San Diego State | W 68–61 | 19–6 (8–4) | Special Events Center (11,620) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at Air Force | W 72–66 | 20–6 (9–4) | Clune Arena (3,104) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 26, 1988 | | at New Mexico | L 63–74 | 20–7 (9–5) | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 3, 1988 | | at Utah | L 55–66 | 20–8 (9–6) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,105) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at No. 15 BYU | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (10–6) | Marriott Center (22,721) Provo, Utah |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1988* | (4) | vs. (5) New Mexico Quarterfinals | W 74–61 | 22–8 | Marriott Center (15,603) Provo, Utah |
| Mar 11, 1988* | (4) | at (1) No. 17 BYU Semifinals | W 66–63 | 23–8 | Marriott Center (16,032) Provo, Utah |
| Mar 12, 1988* | (4) | vs. (2) No. 14 Wyoming Championship | L 75–79 | 23–9 | Marriott Center (15,174) Provo, Utah |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Seton Hall First Round | L 64–80 | 23–10 | Pauley Pavilion (10,741) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||