# 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

The 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by eighth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Texas USC Classic | L 86–100 | 0–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Nov 29, 1986* | No. 7 | vs. No. 12 Old Dominion USC Classic | W 94–61 | 1–1 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Dec 2, 1986* | No. 7 | Arizona State | W 106–69 | 2–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Dec 5, 1986* | No. 7 | at Oregon | W 82–69 | 3–1 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Dec 7, 1986* | No. 7 | at Oregon State | W 73–62 | 4–1 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Dec 12, 1986* | No. 7 | Arkansas LBSU Dial Soap Classic | W 76–58 | 5–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Dec 13, 1986* | No. 7 | Texas A&M LBSU Dial Soap Classic | W 97–71 | 6–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Dec 15, 1986* | No. 7 | at UCLA | W 100–65 | 7–1 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 3, 1987* | No. 7 | Fairfield | W 78–53 | 8–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 5, 1987 | No. 7 | at UNLV | W 117–84 | 9–1 (1–0) | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 8, 1987 | No. 7 | at San Diego State | W 80–59 | 10–1 (2–0) | Peterson Gym San Diego, California |
| Jan 10, 1987 | No. 7 | at UC Irvine | W 104–55 | 11–1 (3–0) | Crawford Hall Irvine, California |
| Jan 12, 1987 | No. 7 | at Cal State Fullerton | W 91–61 | 12–1 (4–0) | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Jan 14, 1987* | No. 7 | No. 6 Louisiana Tech | W 99–95 $^{OT}$ | 13–1 | Gold Mine (1,769) Long Beach, California |
| Jan 17, 1987 | No. 7 | Fresno State | W 114–70 | 14–1 (5–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 22, 1987 | No. 5 | San Jose State | W 120–53 | 15–1 (6–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 24, 1987 | No. 5 | Pacific | W 114–65 | 16–1 (7–0) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 26, 1987* | No. 5 | USC | W 87–69 | 17–1 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Jan 29, 1987 | No. 5 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 105–25 | 18–1 (8–0) | UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 31, 1987 | No. 5 | at Fresno State | W 79–78 | 19–1 (9–0) | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Feb 5, 1987 | No. 4 | at Hawaii | W 67–51 | 20–1 (10–0) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 7, 1987 | No. 4 | at Hawaii | L 66–67 $^{OT}$ | 20–2 (10–1) | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 12, 1987 | No. 6 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 115–50 | 21–2 (11–1) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 14, 1987 | No. 6 | at Pacific | W 99–46 | 22–2 (12–1) | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California |
| Feb 16, 1987 | No. 6 | at San Jose State | W 149–69 | 23–2 (13–1) | Spartan Gym San Jose, California |
| Feb 19, 1987 | No. 5 | UNLV | W 86–63 | 24–2 (14–1) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 21, 1987 | No. 5 | San Diego State | W 109–73 | 25–2 (15–1) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 26, 1987 | No. 5 | UC Irvine | W 87–54 | 26–2 (16–1) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Feb 28, 1987 | No. 5 | Cal State Fullerton | W 107–63 | 27–2 (17–1) | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| PCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1987* | (1) No. 4 | Pacific Quarterfinals | W 123–65 | 28–2 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Mar 6, 1987* | (1) No. 4 | vs. San Diego State Semifinals | W 108–74 | 29–2 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| Mar 7, 1987* | (1) No. 4 | vs. UNLV Championship game | W 98–57 | 30–2 | The Forum Inglewood, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1987* | (1 W) No. 4 | (8 W) Washington Second round | W 72–57 | 31–2 | Gold Mine Long Beach, California |
| Mar 20, 1987* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (4 W) Ole Miss Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 94–55 | 32–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 22, 1987* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (2 W) No. 10 Ohio State Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 102–82 | 33–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 27, 1987* | (1 W) No. 4 | vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four | L 64–74 | 33–3 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AP | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | Not released |
| Coaches | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |