# 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7. They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | No. 4 | Robert Morris | W 96–70 | 1–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 2, 1987* | No. 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 88–70 | 2–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 7, 1987* | No. 2 | Chicago State | W 89–63 | 3–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| December 12, 1987* | No. 2 | at West Virginia | W 70–64 | 4–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| December 21, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Akron | W 67–63 | 5–0 | Richfield Coliseum Richfield, Ohio |
| Dec 26, 1987* | No. 3 | at Jacksonville | W 81–67 | 6–0 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 28, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Florida State | W 72–71 | 7–0 | Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Alabama | W 87–51 | 8–0 | Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida |
| January 2, 1988* CBS | No. 3 | No. 8 Florida | W 80-68 | 9-0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| January 6, 1988 ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 14 Georgetown | L 57–62 | 9–1 (0–1) | Capital Centre (13,970) Landover, Maryland |
| January 9, 1988 Big East TV | No. 2 | No. 20 St. John's | W 81–70 | 10–1 (1–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| January 11, 1988* | No. 6 | Duquesne | W 85–58 | 11–1 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| January 13, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | Connecticut | W 61–58 | 12–1 (2–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| January 16, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | Villanova | W 85–73 | 13–1 (3–1) | Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| January 23, 1988* CBS | No. 6 | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 83–86 | 13–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big East regular season ||||||
| January 25, 1988 ESPN | No. 11 | Providence | W 90–56 | 14–2 (4–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| January 30, 1988 Big East TV | No. 11 | at Boston College | W 73–67 | 15–2 (5–1) | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| February 3, 1988 ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 20 St. John's | W 88–71 | 16–2 (6–1) | Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York |
| February 10, 1988 ESPN | No. 5 | No. 11 Syracuse | L 75–84 | 16–3 (6–2) | Civic Arena (16,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 13, 1988 Big East TV | No. 5 | at No. 20 Villanova | W 87–75 | 17–3 (7–2) | John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| February 16, 1988 Big East TV | No. 8 | at Providence | W 87–86 | 18–3 (8–2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| February 20, 1988 CBS | No. 8 | No. 18 Georgetown | W 64–58 | 19–3 (9–2) | Civic Arena (16,721) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| February 22, 1988 ESPN | No. 6 | at Seton Hall | L 72–89 | 19–4 (9–3) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| February 27, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | at Connecticut | W 74–69 | 20–4 (10–3) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| March 1, 1988 Big East TV | No. 7 | Boston College | W 87–79 | 21–4 (11–3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| March 2, 1988 | No. 7 | Seton Hall | L 79–83 | 21–5 (11–4) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| March 6, 1988 CBS | No. 7 | at No. 12 Syracuse | W 85–84 | 22–5 (12–4) | Carrier Dome (32,492) Syracuse, New York |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1988* Big East TV | (1) No. 5 | vs. (9) Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal | W 75–58 | 23–5 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York |
| March 12, 1988* Big East TV | (1) No. 5 | vs. (4) Villanova Big East tournament semifinal | L 69–72 | 23–6 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 1988* ESPN NCAA Productions | (2 MW) No. 8 | vs. (15 MW) Eastern Michigan NCAA tournament first round | W 108–90 | 24–6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| March 20, 1988* CBS | (2 MW) No. 8 | vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt NCAA Tournament second round | L 74–80 $^{OT}$ | 24–7 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||