# 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 12th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–9 (11–5) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1987* | No. 1 | vs. No. 3 North Carolina Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic | L 93–96 | 0–1 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Nov 27, 1987 | No. 1 | at Alaska-Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout | W 95–79 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 28, 1987* | No. 1 | vs. UAB Great Alaska Shootout | W 79–63 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Nov 30, 1987* | No. 1 | vs. No. 17 Arizona Great Alaska Shootout | L 69–80 | 2–2 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| Dec 4, 1987* | No. 3 | South Florida Carrier Classic | W 111–65 | 3–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 5, 1987* | No. 3 | TCU Carrier Classic | W 87–58 | 4–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 7, 1987* | No. 3 | Cornell | W 95–59 | 5–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 12, 1987* | No. 8 | at Canisius | W 92–77 | 6–2 | Koessler Center Buffalo, New York |
| Dec 17, 1987* | No. 9 | St. Bonaventure | W 111–68 | 7–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 21, 1987* | No. 7 | UTSA | W 108–84 | 8–2 | Carrier Dome (26,222) Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 28, 1987* | No. 7 | Morehead State | W 110–69 | 9–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 2, 1988* | No. 7 | Siena | W 123–72 | 10–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 5, 1988 | No. 7 | at Boston College | W 80–67 | 11–2 (1–0) | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 9, 1988 | No. 7 | Seton Hall | W 84–82 | 12–2 (2–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 11, 1988 ESPN | No. 7 | at Villanova | L 78–80 | 12–3 (2–1) | The Spectrum (16,284) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 1988 WTXX | No. 9 | Connecticut Rivalry | L 50–51 | 12–4 (2–2) | Carrier Dome (29,898) Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 18, 1988 | No. 14 | Boston College | W 90–60 | 13–4 (3–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 24, 1988 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 | No. 15 Georgetown | L 68–69 | 13–5 (3–3) | Carrier Dome (32,419) Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 27, 1988 | No. 17 | at Seton Hall | W 87–76 | 14–5 (4–3) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 31, 1988 | No. 17 | No. 8 Michigan | W 89–71 | 15–5 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Feb 2, 1988 | No. 12 | Providence | W 92–71 | 16–5 (5–3) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 6, 1988 | No. 12 | at No. 20 St. John's | W 79–62 | 17–5 (6–3) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 10, 1988 ESPN | No. 11 | at No. 5 Pittsburgh | W 84–75 | 18–5 (7–3) | Civic Arena (16,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 13, 1988 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 | at Georgetown | L 69–71 | 18–6 (7–4) | Capital Centre (19,025) Landover, Maryland |
| Feb 17, 1988 | No. 12 | St. John's | W 82–68 | 19–6 (8–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 20, 1988 NESN | No. 12 | at Connecticut Rivalry | W 73–71 | 20–6 (9–4) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 25, 1988 | No. 10 | at Providence | W 91–73 | 21–6 (10–4) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Feb 28, 1988* | No. 10 | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 58–62 | 21–7 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Big East Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Mar 1, 1988 Big East TV | No. 12 | Villanova | W 71–69 | 22–7 (11–4) | Carrier Dome (16,284) Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 6, 1988 CBS | No. 12 | No. 7 Pittsburgh | L 84–85 | 22–8 (11–5) | Carrier Dome (32,492) Syracuse, New York |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1988* Big East TV | (2) No. 13 | vs. (7) Boston College Big East Tournament Quarterfinal | W 67–53 | 23–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York |
| March 12, 1988* CBS | (2) No. 13 | vs. (6) Seton Hall Big East Tournament Semifinal | W 68–63 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York |
| March 13, 1988* CBS | (2) No. 13 | vs. (4) Villanova Big East Tournament Championship | W 85–68 | 25–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (3 E) No. 9 | vs. (14 E) North Carolina A&T First round | W 69–55 | 26–8 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Mar 19, 1988* | (3 E) No. 9 | vs. No. 11 E Rhode Island Second round | L 94–97 | 26–9 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||