# 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

The 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by ninth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 3, 1987* | No. 4 | UCLA | W 103–57 | 1–0 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Dec 5, 1987* | No. 4 | vs. No. 6 Iowa NIU Fastbreak Festival | L 75–82 | 1–1 | Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| Dec 6, 1987* | No. 4 | vs. UNC Charlotte NIU Fastbreak Festival | W 94–56 | 2–1 | Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| Dec 11, 1987* | No. 7 | Toledo Long Beach Dial Classic | W 95–53 | 3–1 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 12, 1987* | No. 7 | No. 3 Auburn Long Beach Dial Classic | L 76–87 | 3–2 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Dec 18, 1987* | No. 9 | No. 1 Texas | L 85–99 | 3–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1988 | | at UC Irvine | W 91–68 | 4–3 (1–0) | Bren Events Center Irvine, California |
| Jan 4, 1988 | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 70–44 | 5–3 (2–0) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 7, 1988 | | San Jose State | W 96–33 | 6–3 (3–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | Fresno State | W 72–56 | 7–3 (4–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at UNLV | W 100–74 | 8–3 (5–0) | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 20, 1988* | | at Georgia | L 64–74 | 8–4 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 22, 1988* | | at Old Dominion | L 76–85 | 8–5 | ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia |
| Jan 28, 1988 | | Pacific | W 106–52 | 9–5 (6–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 83–48 | 10–5 (7–0) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Feb 4, 1988 | | at Fresno State | W 79–64 | 11–5 (8–0) | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at San Jose State | W 82–51 | 12–5 (9–0) | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Feb 11, 1988 | | UC Irvine | W 101–41 | 13–5 (10–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | UNLV | W 82–78 | 14–5 (11–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 16, 1988* | | at USC | W 82–78 | 15–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Feb 18, 1988 | | San Diego State | W 96–76 | 16–5 (12–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 80–43 | 17–5 (13–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 25, 1988 | | Hawaii | W 77–65 | 18–5 (14–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Pacific | W 98–57 | 19–5 (15–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Mar 1, 1988 | | at San Diego State | W 90–65 | 20–5 (16–0) | Peterson Gym San Diego, California |
| Mar 3, 1988 | | UC Santa Barbara | W 91–64 | 21–5 (17–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | Hawaii | W 108–77 | 22–5 (18–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| PCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1988* | (1) No. 7 | Pacific Quarterfinals | W 77–50 | 23–5 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Mar 11, 1988* | (1) No. 7 | vs. San Diego State Semifinals | W 94–78 | 24–5 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Mar 12, 1988* | (1) No. 7 | vs. UNLV Championship game | W 79–58 | 25–5 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1988* | (2 W) No. 7 | (7 W) Colorado Second round | W 103–64 | 26–5 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Mar 24, 1988* | (2 W) No. 7 | (3 W) No. 11 Washington Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 104–78 | 27–5 | Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California |
| Mar 26, 1988* | (2 W) No. 7 | (1 W) No. 2 Iowa Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 98–78 | 28–5 | Long Beach Arena (2,179) Long Beach, California |
| April 1, 1988 | (2 W) No. 7 | vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Auburn National semifinal – Final Four | L 55–68 | 28–6 | Tacoma Dome (8,449) Tacoma, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 4 |