# 1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

The 1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987–88 basketball season. Led by head coach LaDell Andersen, the Cougars compiled a record of 26–6 (13–3 WAC) to finish atop the WAC regular season standings. The team played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, and took an unblemished record at home into the regular season finale (15–0) before losing to UTEP. BYU opened the season with 17 consecutive victories and rose to No. 3 in the AP poll. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, BYU defeated UNC Charlotte in overtime before losing to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32, 97–76.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | Montana State | W 90–89 | 1–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | at Utah State | W 96–92 | 2–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 3, 1987* | | at Washington State | W 60–54 | 3–0 | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at UCLA | W 87–80 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 11, 1987* | | Weber State | W 104–71 | 5–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | Chicago State | W 91–60 | 6–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | Utah State | W 121–112 | 7–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | La Salle | W 95–82 | 8–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | Central Connecticut State | W 109–76 | 9–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 7, 1988 | | Hawaii | W 97–66 | 10–0 (1–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | San Diego State | W 92–65 | 11–0 (2–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Jan 15, 1988 | | at No. 12 Wyoming | W 83–67 | 12–0 (3–0) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 21, 1988 | No. 12 | at No. 18 UTEP | W 81–71 | 13–0 (4–0) | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 23, 1988 | No. 12 | at New Mexico | W 89–82 | 14–0 (5–0) | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 29, 1988 | No. 7 | Air Force | W 95–75 | 15–0 (6–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 1, 1988* | No. 3 | Tulsa | W 72–57 | 16–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 4, 1988 | No. 3 | Utah | W 82–64 | 17–0 (7–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 6, 1988* | No. 3 | at Alabama-Birmingham | L 83–102 | 17–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 1988* | No. 8 | Miami (FL) | W 99–86 | 18–1 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 12, 1988 | No. 8 | No. 18 Wyoming | W 78–69 | 19–1 (8–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 13, 1988* | No. 8 | Colorado State | W 86–80 | 20–1 (9–0) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Feb 18, 1988 | No. 7 | at San Diego State | L 80–82 | 20–2 (9–1) | San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California |
| Feb 20, 1988 | No. 7 | at Hawaii | W 72–70 | 21–2 (10–1) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 23, 1988 | No. 11 | at Colorado State | W 75–67 | 22–2 (11–1) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Feb 25, 1988 | No. 11 | at Air Force | W 76–62 | 23–2 (12–1) | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Feb 27, 1988 | No. 11 | at Utah | L 60–62 | 23–3 (12–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 3, 1988 | No. 15 | New Mexico | W 89–82 | 24–3 (13–2) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Mar 5, 1988 | No. 15 | UTEP | L 80–83 | 24–4 (13–3) | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| WAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1988* | (1) No. 17 | (9) Hawaii Quarterfinals | W 76–74 | 25–4 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Mar 11, 1988* | (1) No. 17 | (4) UTEP Semifinals | L 63–66 | 25–5 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (4 SE) No. 19 | vs. (13 SE) UNC Charlotte First round | W 98–92 $^{OT}$ | 26–5 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 19, 1988* | (4 SE) No. 19 | vs. (5 SE) Louisville Second round | L 76–97 | 26–6 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||