# 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 4, 1987* | | Youngstown State Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 79–65 | 1–0 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Eastern Kentucky Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 62–61 | 2–0 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | at Ohio | W 91–77 | 3–0 | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| Dec 11, 1987* | | vs. Idaho Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 65–58 | 4–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | vs. Hartford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament | W 78–74 | 5–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | Baylor | W 79–68 | 6–0 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | at Middle Tennessee State | L 80–91 | 6–1 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN |
| Dec 27, 1987* | | West Virginia rivalry | W 82–72 | 7–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Kent State | W 82–67 | 8–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | at Nevada | L 76–77 | 8–2 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | at Pepperdine | L 90–99 | 8–3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Jan 9, 1988* | | at Morehead State | W 89–87 | 9–3 | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY |
| Jan 11, 1988* | | at Virginia Tech | L 74–90 | 9–4 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at Appalachian State | W 88–80 | 10–4 (1–0) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC |
| Jan 18, 1988 | | at East Tennessee State | L 74–84 | 10–5 (1–1) | Memorial Center Johnson City, TN |
| Jan 21, 1988 | | at VMI | W 64–62 | 11–5 (2–1) | Camron Hall Lexington, VA |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | The Citadel | W 87–67 | 12–5 (3–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 25, 1988 | | Furman | W 88–68 | 13–5 (4–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Chattanooga | W 95–94 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (5–1) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 1, 1988 | | Western Carolina | W 103–74 | 15–5 (6–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 4, 1988 | | VMI | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (7–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | East Tennessee State | W 77–72 | 17–5 (8–1) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | at Davidson | L 76–79 | 17–6 (8–2) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at Furman | W 70–69 $^{OT}$ | 18–6 (9–2) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | The Citadel | W 105–78 | 19–6 (10–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Davidson | W 83–71 | 20–6 (11–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | Appalachian State | W 101–72 | 21–6 (12–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Western Carolina | W 86–73 | 22–6 (13–2) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| Feb 29, 1988 | | Chattanooga | W 93–77 | 23–6 (14–2) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1988 | (1) | vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals | W 121–78 | 24–6 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC |
| Mar 5, 1988 | (1) | vs. (5) Chattanooga Semifinals | L 70–71 | 24–7 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC |
| NIT ||||||
| Mar 16, 1988* | | VCU First Round | L 80–81 | 24–8 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||