# 1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1987–88 season.
Led by Ralph Miller, in his 18th season at Oregon State, the Beavers would finish with a record of 20–11 (12–6 Pac-10). The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Louisville.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | vs. Clemson | L 54–69 | 0–1 | Chinese Culture and Sports Center Taipei, Taiwan |
| Dec 3, 1987* | | at UC-Santa Barbara | L 70–71 | 0–2 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | vs. Portland | W 74–62 | 1–2 | |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | Loyola Marymount | W 84–69 | 2–2 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | U.S. International | W 85–57 | 3–2 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | Wichita State | L 57–60 | 3–3 | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Dec 26, 1987* | | vs. TCU Far West Classic | W 63–49 | 4–3 | Portland, OR |
| Dec 27, 1987* | | vs. Lamar Far West Classic | W 62–44 | 5–3 | Portland, OR |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | vs. Oregon Far West Classic | W 62–51 | 6–3 | Portland, OR |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1988 | | at UCLA | W 65–64 | 7–3 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (7,721) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at USC | W 80–77 | 8–3 (2–0) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 14, 1988 | | No. 1 Arizona | L 48–70 | 8–4 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Arizona State | W 76–68 | 9–4 (3–1) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 21, 1988 | | at Washington | L 59–63 | 9–5 (3–2) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Washington State | L 49–56 | 9–6 (3–3) | Friel Court Pullman, WA |
| Jan 28, 1988 | | Stanford | L 65–78 | 9–7 (3–4) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | California | W 82–46 | 10–7 (4–4) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 4, 1988 | | USC | W 84–57 | 11–7 (5–4) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 7, 1988 | | UCLA | W 73–68 | 12–7 (6–4) | Gill Coliseum (7,612) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 11, 1988 | | at Arizona State | W 78–75 | 13–7 (7–4) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| Feb 14, 1988 | | at No. 3 Arizona | L 62–77 | 13–8 (7–5) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Feb 18, 1988 | | Washington State | W 62–48 | 14–8 (8–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Washington | W 69–57 | 15–8 (9–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 25, 1988 | | at California | W 65–54 | 16–8 (10–5) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Stanford | W 63–61 | 17–8 (11–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| Mar 3, 1988 | | Oregon | W 59–47 | 18–8 (12–5) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at Oregon | L 61–62 | 18–9 (12–6) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| Pacific-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* 7:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. Washington Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal | W 80–61 | 19–9 | McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar 12, 1988* 3:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. Washington State Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal | W 74–68 $^{2OT}$ | 20–9 | McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar 13, 1988* | (2) | at (1) No. 3 Arizona Pac-10 tournament championship | L 67–83 | 20–10 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (12 SE) | vs. (5 SE) Louisville First round | L 61–70 | 20–11 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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