# 1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won Big Eight regular season and tournament titles, and were the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers were upset by Xavier, 70–69, in the opening round and finished with an overall record of 24–10 (11–3 Big Eight).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | | vs. Arkansas State Maui Invitational tournament | W 79–63 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 29, 1986* | | vs. Vanderbilt Maui Invitational Tournament | L 54–69 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 30, 1986* | | vs. Long Beach State Maui Invitational Tournament | W 71–68 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 2, 1986* | | at California | L 63–64 | 2–2 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California |
| Dec 5, 1986* | | SW Missouri State | W 57–53 | 3–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 9, 1986* | | Drake | W 63–59 | 4–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 15, 1986* | | Centenary | W 97–64 | 5–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 16, 1986* | | Austin Peay | W 79–73 | 6–2 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 23, 1986* | | vs. No. 9 Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 74–92 | 6–3 | St. Louis Arena (16,500) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 29, 1986* | | vs. Oral Roberts BMA Holiday Classic | W 84–57 | 7–3 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 1986* | | vs. Alabama BMA Holiday Classic | L 82–91 | 7–4 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 3, 1987* | | Memphis State | L 59–61 | 7–5 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 5, 1987* | | at St. Bonaventure | W 83–62 | 8–5 | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Jan 7, 1987* | | at Virginia | L 50–66 | 8–6 | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | No. 11 Oklahoma | W 87–83 | 9–6 (1–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 14, 1987* | | Old Dominion | W 78–66 | 10–6 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | Oklahoma State | W 87–77 | 11–6 (2–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 21, 1987 | | at Kansas Border War | L 70–71 | 11–7 (2–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 24, 1987 | | Colorado | W 77–56 | 12–7 (3–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 28, 1987 | | at Nebraska | W 87–71 | 13–7 (4–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 1, 1987 | | Kansas State | W 68–64 | 14–7 (5–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 4, 1987 | | at Iowa State | L 92–96 | 14–8 (5–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | at No. 8 Oklahoma | L 78–81 | 14–9 (5–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 11, 1987 | | No. 17 Kansas | W 63–60 | 15–9 (6–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | at Oklahoma State | W 69–68 | 16–9 (7–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 18, 1987 | | Nebraska | W 80–64 | 17–9 (8–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | at Colorado | W 76–68 | 18–9 (9–3) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 25, 1987 | | at Kansas State | W 80–75 | 19–9 (10–3) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 28, 1987 | | Iowa State | W 85–77 | 21–9 (11–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Big Eight Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* | No. 19 | vs. Colorado Quarterfinals | W 65–59 | 22–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1987* | No. 19 | vs. Kansas State Semifinals | W 72–69 | 23–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 8, 1987* | No. 19 | vs. Kansas Championship game | W 67–65 | 24–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (4 MW) No. 14 | vs. (13 MW) Xavier First round | L 69–70 | 24–10 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||