# 1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–9.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 28, 1986* | | at BYU-Hawaii BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic | W 85–68 | 1–0 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| November 29, 1986* | | vs. No. 14 Illinois BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic | L 62–69 | 1–1 | Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 3, 1986* | | East Carolina | W 103–65 | 2–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 6, 1986* | | Vanderbilt | W 78–66 | 3–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 8, 1986* | | Davidson | W 95–65 | 4–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, Nc |
| December 13, 1986* | | vs. No. 18 Alabama | W 76–67 | 5–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| December 22, 1986* | | at Miami (FL) | W 74–67 | 6–1 | Knight Center Miami, FL |
| December 29, 1986* | | Appalachian State | W 80–50 | 7–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| December 30, 1986* | No. 20 | Northwestern | W 106–55 | 8–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 3, 1987 | No. 20 | at Virginia | W 70–63 | 9–1 | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| January 5, 1987* | No. 20 | William & Mary | W 82–46 | 10–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 7, 1987 | No. 17 | St. Joseph’s | W 93–83 | 11–1 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 10, 1987 | No. 17 | No. 3 North Carolina Rivalry | L 77–85 | 11–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 14, 1987 | No. 14 | at Maryland | W 85–61 | 12–2 | Cole Field House College Park, MD |
| January 17, 1987 | No. 14 | Wake Forest | W 69–49 | 13–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 21, 1987 | No. 12 | at No. 20 NC State | L 74–87 | 13–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| January 24, 1987 | No. 12 | at No. 10 Clemson | W 105–103 $^{OT}$ | 14–3 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC |
| January 26, 1987* | No. 12 | Cornell | W 85–59 | 15–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| January 29, 1987 | No. 13 | at Georgia Tech | L 66–75 | 15–4 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| January 31, 1987 | No. 13 | at Wake Forest | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| February 2, 1987 | No. 13 | Stetson | W 62–59 | 17–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 4, 1987 | No. 16 | Virginia | W 75–61 | 18–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 7, 1987 | No. 16 | Maryland | W 76–67 | 19–4 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 10, 1987* | No. 15 | at Harvard | W 98–86 | 20–4 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| February 15, 1987* | No. 15 | at Notre Dame | L 66–70 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 19, 1987 | No. 17 | NC State | W 66–50 | 21–5 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 21, 1987 | No. 17 | Georgia Tech | L 72–79 | 21–6 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| February 26, 1987 | No. 17 | at No. 2 North Carolina Rivalry | L 71–77 | 21–7 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 28, 1987 | No. 17 | No. 13 Clemson | W 65–59 | 22–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1987 | No. 14 | vs. NC State Quarterfinals | L 64–71 $^{OT}$ | 22–8 | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. Texas A&M First Round | W 58–51 | 23–8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| March 14, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. Xavier Second Round | W 65–60 | 24–8 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| March 20, 1987* | No. 17 | vs. No. 3 Indiana Sweet Sixteen | L 82–88 | 24–9 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. Source: Duke media guide ||||||