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1986-87 Men's Big Ten Conference Schedule and Results

1985-86 Big Ten 1987-88 Big Ten

Record: 189-121, .610 W-L% (3rd of 33) (Records do not reflect forfeits and vacated games)

SRS: 11.38 (3rd of 33)

SOS: 8.55 (2nd of 33)

Regular Season Champion: Indiana and Purdue

Player of the Year: Dennis Hopson

Coach of the Year: Tom Davis

Conference Tournament Champion: None

NCAA Tournament: 6 teams (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Purdue)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 teams (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Purdue)

Ranked in Final AP Poll: 4 teams (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Purdue)

90 Games

Conference games only

90 Games Table
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 3, 1987	Michigan	84	Illinois	95
Sat, Jan 3, 1987	Northwestern	44	Iowa	80
Sat, Jan 3, 1987	Wisconsin	67	Minnesota	69
Sat, Jan 3, 1987	Michigan State	72	Purdue	87
Sun, Jan 4, 1987	Indiana	92	Ohio State	80
Mon, Jan 5, 1987	Michigan State	72	Illinois	79
Mon, Jan 5, 1987	Wisconsin	63	Iowa	78
Mon, Jan 5, 1987	Northwestern	53	Minnesota	60
Mon, Jan 5, 1987	Michigan	77	Purdue	89
Thu, Jan 8, 1987	Ohio State	92	Michigan	107
Thu, Jan 8, 1987	Indiana	79	Michigan State	60
Thu, Jan 8, 1987	Purdue	85	Northwestern	67
Thu, Jan 8, 1987	Illinois	68	Wisconsin	66
Sat, Jan 10, 1987	Ohio State	80	Michigan State	90
Sat, Jan 10, 1987	Iowa	78	Minnesota	57
Sat, Jan 10, 1987	Illinois	76	Northwestern	69
Sat, Jan 10, 1987	Purdue	57	Wisconsin	48
Mon, Jan 12, 1987	Indiana	85	Michigan	84
Wed, Jan 14, 1987	Iowa	91	Illinois	88
Wed, Jan 14, 1987	Minnesota	59	Purdue	86
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Thu, Jan 15, 1987	Wisconsin	65	Indiana	103
Thu, Jan 15, 1987	Michigan State	70	Michigan	74
Thu, Jan 15, 1987	Northwestern	59	Ohio State	87
Sat, Jan 17, 1987	Minnesota	58	Illinois	80
Sat, Jan 17, 1987	Northwestern	43	Indiana	95
Sat, Jan 17, 1987	Wisconsin	66	Ohio State	81
Mon, Jan 19, 1987	Iowa	70	Purdue	67
Wed, Jan 21, 1987	Ohio State	93	Minnesota	78
Wed, Jan 21, 1987	Michigan	87	Northwestern	73
Thu, Jan 22, 1987	Indiana	88	Iowa	101
Thu, Jan 22, 1987	Illinois	86	Purdue	87
Thu, Jan 22, 1987	Michigan State	81	Wisconsin	78
Sat, Jan 24, 1987	Ohio State	80	Iowa	76
Sat, Jan 24, 1987	Indiana	77	Minnesota	53
Sat, Jan 24, 1987	Michigan	84	Wisconsin	78
Wed, Jan 28, 1987	Illinois	66	Indiana	69
Wed, Jan 28, 1987	Michigan State	65	Northwestern	67
Thu, Jan 29, 1987	Minnesota	78	Michigan	84
Thu, Jan 29, 1987	Iowa	89	Michigan State	75
Thu, Jan 29, 1987	Purdue	75	Ohio State	73
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Jan 31, 1987	Purdue	77	Indiana	88
Sat, Jan 31, 1987	Iowa	92	Michigan	100
Sat, Jan 31, 1987	Minnesota	60	Michigan State	72
Sat, Jan 31, 1987	Wisconsin	62	Northwestern	57
Mon, Feb 2, 1987	Illinois	82	Ohio State	65
Wed, Feb 4, 1987	Michigan State	80	Indiana	84
Wed, Feb 4, 1987	Minnesota	47	Iowa	78
Thu, Feb 5, 1987	Northwestern	43	Illinois	72
Thu, Feb 5, 1987	Michigan	87	Ohio State	95
Thu, Feb 5, 1987	Wisconsin	62	Purdue	70
Sat, Feb 7, 1987	Wisconsin	74	Illinois	99
Sat, Feb 7, 1987	Northwestern	60	Purdue	86
Sun, Feb 8, 1987	Michigan	67	Indiana	83
Mon, Feb 9, 1987	Michigan State	72	Ohio State	90
Wed, Feb 11, 1987	Indiana	77	Northwestern	75
Thu, Feb 12, 1987	Purdue	80	Iowa	73
Thu, Feb 12, 1987	Illinois	79	Minnesota	67
Thu, Feb 12, 1987	Ohio State	83	Wisconsin	69
Sat, Feb 14, 1987	Illinois	61	Iowa	66
Sat, Feb 14, 1987	Purdue	81	Minnesota	73
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sat, Feb 14, 1987	Ohio State	75	Northwestern	60
Sun, Feb 15, 1987	Michigan	81	Michigan State	90
Mon, Feb 16, 1987	Indiana	86	Wisconsin	85	3OT
Wed, Feb 18, 1987	Wisconsin	64	Michigan	77
Wed, Feb 18, 1987	Iowa	82	Ohio State	80
Thu, Feb 19, 1987	Minnesota	70	Indiana	72
Thu, Feb 19, 1987	Northwestern	71	Michigan State	96
Sat, Feb 21, 1987	Iowa	75	Indiana	84
Sat, Feb 21, 1987	Northwestern	73	Michigan	101
Sat, Feb 21, 1987	Wisconsin	65	Michigan State	63
Sat, Feb 21, 1987	Minnesota	73	Ohio State	88
Mon, Feb 23, 1987	Purdue	76	Illinois	75
Wed, Feb 25, 1987	Ohio State	70	Illinois	93
Wed, Feb 25, 1987	Michigan	95	Minnesota	70
Thu, Feb 26, 1987	Michigan State	64	Iowa	93
Thu, Feb 26, 1987	Indiana	64	Purdue	75
Sat, Feb 28, 1987	Michigan	85	Iowa	95
Sat, Feb 28, 1987	Michigan State	77	Minnesota	67
Sat, Feb 28, 1987	Ohio State	73	Purdue	87
Sun, Mar 1, 1987	Indiana	67	Illinois	69
Date	Visitor/Neutral	PTS	Home/Neutral	PTS	OT	Notes
Sun, Mar 1, 1987	Northwestern	59	Wisconsin	76
Wed, Mar 4, 1987	Illinois	89	Michigan	75
Wed, Mar 4, 1987	Purdue	69	Michigan State	59
Thu, Mar 5, 1987	Iowa	103	Northwestern	76
Thu, Mar 5, 1987	Minnesota	52	Wisconsin	69
Sat, Mar 7, 1987	Ohio State	81	Indiana	90
Sat, Mar 7, 1987	Purdue	68	Michigan	104
Sat, Mar 7, 1987	Illinois	77	Michigan State	64
Sat, Mar 7, 1987	Minnesota	71	Northwestern	72
Sun, Mar 8, 1987	Iowa	81	Wisconsin	71

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