# 1986–87 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1986–87 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (1st season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
They finished with a record of 21–12 overall and 7–7 in Big Eight Conference play. They played in the 1987 National Invitation Tournament, reaching the NIT Final Four and finishing 3rd place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | | at UC Irvine | L 101-109 | 0-1 | Crawford Hall (1,458) Irvine, CA |
| Dec 1, 1986* | | Oregon | W 76-60 | 1-1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | at Creighton | L 66-78 | 1-2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| Dec 10, 1986* | | at Southern Illinois | W 87-85 | 2-2 | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 14, 1986* | | at Texas A&M | L 64-66 | 2-3 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX |
| Dec 20, 1986* | | Wyoming | W 62-61 | 3-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 22, 1986* | | Detroit | W 71-55 | 4-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 27, 1986* | | Missouri–St. Louis | W 89-63 | 5-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Dec 29, 1986* | | vs. Butler Rochester Classic | W 67-56 | 6-3 | Rochester, NY |
| Dec 30, 1986* | | vs. San Francisco Rochester Classic | W 66-60 | 7-3 | Rochester, NY |
| Jan 3, 1987* | | Creighton | W 70-65 $^{OT}$ | 8-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 5, 1987* | | NW Missouri State | W 105-64 | 9-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 7, 1987* | | Brooklyn | W 62-46 | 10-3 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | at Kansas State | L 82-114 | 10-4 (0-1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | Colorado | W 86-66 | 11-4 (1-1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 20, 1987 7:00 p.m., Big Eight | | at Iowa State | L 75-91 | 11-5 (1-2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Jan 22, 1987 | | at Kansas | L 65-86 | 11-6 (1-3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 28, 1987 | | Missouri | L 71-87 | 11-7 (1-4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 1, 1987 | | Oklahoma State | W 73-66 | 12-7 (2-4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 4, 1987 | | No. 8 Oklahoma | L 66-80 | 12-8 (2-5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | at Colorado | W 68-65 | 13-8 (3-5) | Coors Event Center Boulder, CO |
| Feb 11, 1987 7:35 p.m., Score | | Iowa State | W 66-65 | 14-8 (4-5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | at Kansas State | W 78-76 | 15-8 (5-5) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 18, 1987 | | at Missouri | L 64-80 | 15-9 (5-6) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | at No. 13 Oklahoma | L 97-133 | 15-10 (5-7) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| Feb 25, 1987 | | at Oklahoma State | W 79-77 $^{2OT}$ | 16-10 (6-7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 28, 1987 | | No. 16 Kansas | W 83-81 $^{OT}$ | 17-10 (7-7) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987 | (5) | vs. (4) Kansas State Quarterfinals | L 45-47 | 17-11 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1987 | | Marquette First Round | W 78-76 | 18-11 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 17, 1987 | | Arkansas Second Round | W 78-71 | 19-11 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 21, 1987 | | Washington Quarterfinals | W 81-76 | 20-11 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Mar 24, 1987 | | vs. Southern Miss Semifinals | L 75-82 | 20-12 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 26, 1987 | | Arkansas–Little Rock Third Place Game | W 76-67 $^{OT}$ | 21-12 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||