# 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1987–88 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season title. Southwest Missouri State lost to UNLV in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 23, 1987* | | Windsor | W 107–48 | | Hammons Student Center (5,790) Springfield, Missouri |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | | San Francisco Mazzio’s Pizza Classic | W 80–57 | 1–0 | Hammons Student Center (7,782) Springfield, Missouri |
| Nov 29, 1987* | | SMU Mazzio’s Pizza Classic | L 58–69 | 1–1 | Hammons Student Center (7,594) Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | Northern Michigan | W 82–69 | 2–1 | Hammons Student Center (5,698) Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at Arkansas | L 47–53 | 2–2 | Barnhill Arena (8,610) Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 8, 1987* | | at Kansas State | W 82–80 | 3–2 | Ahearn Field House (10,800) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 10, 1987* | | Alabama State | W 75–71 | 4–2 | Hammons Student Center (6,741) Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at Southern Illinois | L 74–77 | 4–3 | SIU Arena (4,152) Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | Texas State | W 71–56 | 5–3 | Hammons Student Center (8,395) Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 1987* | | Arkansas State | W 65–57 | 6–3 | Hammons Student Center (6,722) Springfield, Missouri |
| Dec 27, 1987* | | vs. Southern Miss First Tulsa Classic | L 82–89 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Tulsa Convention Center (7,725) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | vs. Grambling State First Tulsa Classic | W 77–60 | 7–4 | Tulsa Convention Center (7,955) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | Wichita State | W 58–56 | 8–4 | Hammons Student Center (8,483) Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 7, 1988* | | at Saint Louis | W 64–49 | 9–4 | Kiel Auditorium (7,402) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Jan 9, 1988* | | Lincoln | W 82–54 | 10–4 | Hammons Student Center (8,372) Springfield, Missouri |
| AMCU-8 Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Northern Iowa | W 75–67 | 11–4 (1–0) | Hammons Student Center (8,158) Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 18, 1988 | | at Western Illinois | L 44–70 | 11–5 (1–1) | Western Hall (4,613) Macomb, Illinois |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | Cleveland State | W 89–84 | 12–5 (2–1) | Hammons Student Center (9,154) Springfield, Missouri |
| Jan 25, 1988 | | at Eastern Illinois | W 57–55 | 13–5 (3–1) | Lantz Arena (1,685) Charleston, Illinois |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Valparaiso | W 72–44 | 14–5 (4–1) | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,857) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 1, 1988 | | Illinois-Chicago | W 80–51 | 15–5 (5–1) | Hammons Student Center (8,052) Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Wisconsin–Green Bay | W 77–65 | 16–5 (6–1) | Brown County Arena (5,536) Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | at Northern Iowa | W 93–78 | 17–5 (7–1) | UNI-Dome (1,430) Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | Western Illinois | W 84–70 | 18–5 (8–1) | Hammons Student Center (8,922) Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | at Cleveland State | L 53–75 | 18–6 (8–2) | Woodling Gym (3,262) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Eastern Illinois | W 76–56 | 19–6 (9–2) | Hammons Student Center (9,129) Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | Valparaiso | W 80–65 | 20–6 (10–2) | Hammons Student Center (7,028) Springfield, Missouri |
| Feb 25, 1988 | | at Illinois-Chicago | W 88–66 | 21–6 (11–2) | UIC Pavilion (1,824) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | Wisconsin–Green Bay | W 70–52 | 22–6 (12–2) | Hammons Student Center (9,170) Springfield, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (13 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 12 UNLV First Round | L 50–54 | 22–7 | Pauley Pavilion (11,175) Los Angeles, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||