1986-87 UNLV Rebels Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 37-2 (18-0, 1st in PCAA MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Jerry Tarkanian

PS/G: 92.6 (1st of 290)

PA/G: 75.5 (207th of 290)

SRS: 23.11 (2nd of 290)

SOS: 6.09 (44th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in West)
Won West First Round (95-70) versus #16 Idaho State
Won West Second Round (80-61) versus #9 Kansas State
Won West Regional Semifinal (92-78) versus #12 Wyoming
Won West Regional Final (84-81) versus #2 Iowa
Lost National Semifinal (97-93) versus #1 Indiana

PCAA Reg Season Champ
PCAA Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1986-87 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
UNLV	5	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 21, 1986	REG		Arizona (19)	Pac-10	13.49	W	92	87		1	0	W 1	Thomas & Mack Center
2	Sat, Nov 22, 1986	REG		Oklahoma (7)	Big 8	16.80	W	90	81		2	0	W 2	Thomas & Mack Center
3	Sun, Nov 23, 1986	REG	N	Temple	A-10	13.18	W	78	76		3	0	W 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
4	Mon, Nov 24, 1986	REG	N	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	12.91	W	96	95	2OT	4	0	W 4	Madison Square Garden (IV)
5	Fri, Dec 5, 1986	REG	@	Memphis	Metro	13.89	W	80	77		5	0	W 5	Mid-South Coliseum
6	Sat, Dec 13, 1986	REG	@	Nevada	Big Sky	-0.89	W	99	88		6	0	W 6	Lawlor Events Center
7	Wed, Dec 17, 1986	REG		Nevada	Big Sky	-0.89	W	115	83		7	0	W 7	Thomas & Mack Center
8	Fri, Dec 19, 1986	REG		Ohio	MAC	-4.07	W	105	81		8	0	W 8	Thomas & Mack Center
9	Sat, Dec 20, 1986	REG		Louisiana Tech	Southland	7.02	W	79	75		9	0	W 9	Thomas & Mack Center
10	Sat, Dec 27, 1986	REG		Old Dominion	Sun Belt	-2.98	W	103	83		10	0	W 10	Thomas & Mack Center
11	Mon, Dec 29, 1986	REG		Navy (9)	CAA	8.83	W	104	79		11	0	W 11	Thomas & Mack Center
12	Sat, Jan 3, 1987	REG		UC Irvine	PCAA	3.65	W	114	72		12	0	W 12	Thomas & Mack Center
13	Thu, Jan 8, 1987	REG		San Jose State	PCAA	6.56	W	89	77		13	0	W 13	Thomas & Mack Center
14	Sat, Jan 10, 1987	REG		Utah State	PCAA	1.63	W	114	94		14	0	W 14	Thomas & Mack Center
15	Thu, Jan 15, 1987	REG	@	UC Santa Barbara	PCAA	6.73	W	88	74		15	0	W 15	The Thunderdome
16	Sat, Jan 17, 1987	REG	@	Oklahoma (16)	Big 8	16.80	L	88	89		15	1	L 1	Lloyd Noble Center
17	Mon, Jan 19, 1987	REG	@	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	8.32	W	73	65		16	1	W 1	Titan Gym
18	Thu, Jan 22, 1987	REG		Long Beach State	PCAA	1.23	W	104	74		17	1	W 2	Thomas & Mack Center
19	Sat, Jan 24, 1987	REG		New Mexico State	PCAA	4.74	W	85	58		18	1	W 3	Thomas & Mack Center
20	Mon, Jan 26, 1987	REG		Fresno State	PCAA	-3.35	W	106	58		19	1	W 4	Thomas & Mack Center
21	Thu, Jan 29, 1987	REG	@	UC Irvine	PCAA	3.65	W	114	103		20	1	W 5	Bren Events Center
22	Sun, Feb 1, 1987	REG	@	Auburn (18)	SEC	13.88	W	104	85		21	1	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
23	Thu, Feb 5, 1987	REG	@	Utah State	PCAA	1.63	W	113	78		22	1	W 7	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
24	Sat, Feb 7, 1987	REG	@	San Jose State	PCAA	6.56	W	83	74		23	1	W 8	San Jose Civic Auditorium
25	Mon, Feb 9, 1987	REG	@	Pacific	PCAA	-2.15	W	73	59		24	1	W 9	Alex G. Spanos Center
26	Thu, Feb 12, 1987	REG		Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	8.32	W	74	64		25	1	W 10	Thomas & Mack Center
27	Sat, Feb 14, 1987	REG		UC Santa Barbara	PCAA	6.73	W	86	76		26	1	W 11	Thomas & Mack Center
28	Thu, Feb 19, 1987	REG	@	Long Beach State	PCAA	1.23	W	86	66		27	1	W 12	The Gold Mine
29	Sat, Feb 21, 1987	REG	@	New Mexico State	PCAA	4.74	W	80	69		28	1	W 13	Pan American Center
30	Thu, Feb 26, 1987	REG		Pacific	PCAA	-2.15	W	82	55		29	1	W 14	Thomas & Mack Center
31	Sun, Mar 1, 1987	REG	@	Fresno State	PCAA	-3.35	W	70	59		30	1	W 15	Selland Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
32	Thu, Mar 5, 1987	CTOURN	N	Long Beach State	PCAA	1.23	W	105	70		31	1	W 16	The Forum
33	Fri, Mar 6, 1987	CTOURN	N	Cal State Fullerton	PCAA	8.32	W	99	65		32	1	W 17	The Forum
34	Sat, Mar 7, 1987	CTOURN	N	San Jose State	PCAA	6.56	W	94	69		33	1	W 18	The Forum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
35	Thu, Mar 12, 1987	NCAA	N	Idaho State	Big Sky	-1.17	W	95	70		34	1	W 19	Jon M. Huntsman Center
36	Sat, Mar 14, 1987	NCAA	N	Kansas State	Big 8	10.59	W	80	61		35	1	W 20	Jon M. Huntsman Center
37	Fri, Mar 20, 1987	NCAA	N	Wyoming	WAC	7.90	W	92	78		36	1	W 21	Kingdome
38	Sun, Mar 22, 1987	NCAA	N	Iowa (6)	Big Ten	20.59	W	84	81		37	1	W 22	Kingdome
39	Sat, Mar 28, 1987	NCAA	N	Indiana (3)	Big Ten	20.69	L	93	97		37	2	L 1	Louisiana Superdome