# 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Tigers were upset by Rhode Island, 87–80, in the opening round and finished with an overall record of 19–11 (7–7 Big Eight).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Dec 4, 1987* | No. 8 | North Texas Wadsworth Show-Me Classic | W 64–56 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 5, 1987* | No. 8 | Eastern Michigan Wadsworth Show-Me Classic | W 77–75 $^{2OT}$ | 2–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 8, 1987* | No. 9 | at Drake | W 76–74 | 3–0 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Dec 12, 1987* | No. 9 | at No. 20 Memphis State | L 68–76 | 3–1 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 15, 1987* | No. 16 | Virginia Tech | W 105–96 | 4–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 22, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 63–75 | 4–2 | St. Louis Arena (18,224) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | San Jose State | W 85–61 | 5–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Alabama State | W 129–64 | 6–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | Tulsa | W 92–48 | 7–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | at Southern Illinois | W 86–66 | 8–2 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | Maryland | W 93–85 | 9–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at No. 18 Kansas Border War | L 74–78 | 9–3 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at Nebraska | L 68–70 | 9–4 (0–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 23, 1988 1:10 pm, Big Eight | | No. 10 Iowa State | W 119–93 | 11–4 (1–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Oklahoma State | W 86–72 | 12–4 (2–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | Colorado | W 99–69 | 13–4 (3–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 6, 1988 1:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 7 Oklahoma | L 101–120 | 13–5 (3–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 9, 1988 | | No. 14 Kansas State | W 79–75 | 14–5 (4–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 11, 1988 | | Nebraska | W 92–67 | 15–5 (5–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 13, 1988* | | at No. 7 UNLV | W 81–79 | 16–5 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 17, 1988 9:10 pm, ESPN | No. 15 | at Iowa State | L 89–102 | 16–6 (5–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 21, 1988 | No. 15 | Oklahoma State | W 92–70 | 17–6 (6–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 24, 1988 | No. 15 | at Colorado | L 78–81 | 17–7 (6–5) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 27, 1988 | No. 15 | Kansas Border War | L 77–82 | 17–8 (6–6) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 3, 1988 6:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 4 Oklahoma | W 93–90 | 18–8 (7–6) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at Kansas State | L 82–92 | 18–9 (7–7) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big Eight Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* 12:10 pm, Raycom | (4) | vs. (5) Iowa State Big Eight tournament quarterfinals | W 90–80 | 19–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 12, 1988* 1:00 pm, Raycom | (4) | vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinals | L 99–102 | 19–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (6 E) | vs. (11 E) Rhode Island East Regional – First Round | L 80–87 | 19–11 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central. ||||||

## 1988 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 16 | Derrick Chievous | Houston Rockets |