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1987-88 Oklahoma Sooners Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 35-4 (12-2, 1st in Big 8 MBB)

Rank: 4th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Billy Tubbs

PS/G: 102.9 (2nd of 290)

PA/G: 81.0 (253rd of 290)

SRS: 29.48 (1st of 290)

SOS: 7.61 (35th of 290)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (94-66) versus #16 Chattanooga
Won Southeast Second Round (107-87) versus #8 Auburn
Won Southeast Regional Semifinal (108-98) versus #5 Louisville
Won Southeast Regional Final (78-59) versus #6 Villanova
Won National Semifinal (86-78) versus #1 Arizona
Lost National Final (83-79) versus #6 Kansas

Big 8 Reg Season Champ
Big 8 Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1987-88 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/30	12/7	12/14	12/21	12/28	1/4	1/11	1/18	1/25	2/1	2/8	2/15	2/22	2/29	3/7	Final
Oklahoma	19	18	16	14	12	10	8	3	11	10	7	4	4	4	4	4	4

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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	Sat, Nov 28, 1987	REG		Texas A&M	SWC	-1.31	W	104	80		1	0	W 1	Lloyd Noble Center
2	Tue, Dec 1, 1987	REG	@	Penn State	A-10	0.73	W	93	59		2	0	W 2	Rec Hall
3	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	REG		Loyola (IL)	MW Coll	-3.55	W	123	73		3	0	W 3	Lloyd Noble Center
4	Mon, Dec 7, 1987	REG		Sam Houston	Southland	-4.00	W	111	69		4	0	W 4	Lloyd Noble Center
5	Thu, Dec 10, 1987	REG	@	Florida State	Metro	11.81	W	89	87		5	0	W 5	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
6	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	REG		Centenary (LA)	TAAC	-8.22	W	152	84		6	0	W 6	Lloyd Noble Center
7	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	REG		Georgia State	TAAC	-4.90	W	124	81		7	0	W 7	Lloyd Noble Center
8	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	REG	N	Virginia	ACC	8.64	W	109	61		8	0	W 8	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
9	Thu, Dec 24, 1987	REG	N	Dayton	Ind	-3.22	W	151	99		9	0	W 9	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
10	Fri, Dec 25, 1987	REG	N	Georgia	SEC	10.52	W	93	90		10	0	W 10	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
11	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	REG	N	Oral Roberts	Ind	-11.50	W	144	93		11	0	W 11	Cox Center
12	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	REG	N	Illinois State	MVC	3.88	W	107	56		12	0	W 12	Cox Center
13	Mon, Jan 4, 1988	REG		Austin Peay	OVC	2.46	W	109	69		13	0	W 13	Lloyd Noble Center
14	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	REG		Oklahoma State	Big 8	6.61	W	108	80		14	0	W 14	Lloyd Noble Center
15	Mon, Jan 11, 1988	REG	N	Louisiana State	SEC	10.95	L	77	84		14	1	L 1	Kiefer Lakefront Arena
16	Sat, Jan 16, 1988	REG	@	Kansas State	Big 8	15.79	L	62	69		14	2	L 2	Ahearn Field House
17	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	REG	@	Colorado	Big 8	-0.63	W	96	76		15	2	W 1	Coors Events/Conference Center
18	Sat, Jan 23, 1988	REG		Pittsburgh (6)	Big East	16.96	W	86	83		16	2	W 2	Lloyd Noble Center
19	Wed, Jan 27, 1988	REG		Iowa State (12)	Big 8	12.68	W	109	86		17	2	W 3	Lloyd Noble Center
20	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	REG	@	Iowa State (12)	Big 8	12.68	W	96	91		18	2	W 4	James H. Hilton Coliseum
21	Wed, Feb 3, 1988	REG	@	Kansas	Big 8	15.71	W	73	65		19	2	W 5	Allen Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 6, 1988	REG		Missouri	Big 8	17.80	W	120	101		20	2	W 6	Lloyd Noble Center
23	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	REG	@	Nebraska	Big 8	1.49	W	92	77		21	2	W 7	Bob Devaney Sports Center
24	Sat, Feb 13, 1988	REG		Kansas State (14)	Big 8	15.79	W	112	95		22	2	W 8	Lloyd Noble Center
25	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	REG	@	Oklahoma State	Big 8	6.61	W	79	75		23	2	W 9	Gallagher-Iba Arena
26	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	REG		New Mexico	WAC	8.88	W	120	100		24	2	W 10	Lloyd Noble Center
27	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	REG		Kansas	Big 8	15.71	W	95	87		25	2	W 11	Lloyd Noble Center
28	Sat, Feb 27, 1988	REG		Colorado	Big 8	-0.63	W	134	84		26	2	W 12	Lloyd Noble Center
29	Thu, Mar 3, 1988	REG	@	Missouri	Big 8	17.80	L	90	93	OT	26	3	L 1	Hearnes Center
30	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	REG		Nebraska	Big 8	1.49	W	113	93		27	3	W 1	Lloyd Noble Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	CTOURN	N	Colorado	Big 8	-0.63	W	99	66		28	3	W 2	Kemper Arena
32	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	CTOURN	N	Missouri	Big 8	17.80	W	102	99		29	3	W 3	Kemper Arena
33	Sun, Mar 13, 1988	CTOURN	N	Kansas State	Big 8	15.79	W	88	83		30	3	W 4	Kemper Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Thu, Mar 17, 1988	NCAA	N	Chattanooga	Southern	-1.73	W	94	66		31	3	W 5	The Omni
35	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	NCAA	N	Auburn	SEC	14.07	W	107	87		32	3	W 6	The Omni
36	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	NCAA	N	Louisville	Metro	15.96	W	108	98		33	3	W 7	BJCC Coliseum
37	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	NCAA	N	Villanova	Big East	13.92	W	78	59		34	3	W 8	BJCC Coliseum
38	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	NCAA	N	Arizona (2)	Pac-10	28.95	W	86	78		35	3	W 9	Kemper Arena
39	Mon, Apr 4, 1988	NCAA	N	Kansas	Big 8	15.71	L	79	83		35	4	L 1	Kemper Arena