1986-87 Men's Basketball
24-9 overall · 9-5 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski Final #17 AP · NR Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic | ||||||||
| Nov 28 | RST | vs. BYU Hawaii | — | W 85-68 | 1-0 | — | Cannon Activities Center, Laie, Hawaii | 2,127 |
| Nov 29 | RST | vs. Illinois | — / #14 | L 62-69 | 1-1 | — | Cannon Activities Center, Laie, Hawaii | 1,887 |
| Dec 3 | East Carolina | — | W 103-65 | 2-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Dec 6 | Vanderbilt | — | W 78-66 | 3-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Dec 8 | Davidson | — | W 95-65 | 4-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Dec 13 | vs. Alabama | — / #18 | W 76-67 | 5-1 | — | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 7,674 | |
| Dec 22 | at Miami | — | W 74-67 | 6-1 | — | James L. Knight Center, Miami, Fla. | 3 | |
| Dec 29 | Appalachian State | — | W 80-50 | 7-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Dec 30 | Northwestern | #20 / — | W 106-55 | 8-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Jan 3 | ★ | at Virginia | #20 / — | W 70-63 | 9-1 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 7,700 |
| Jan 5 | William & Mary | #20 / — | W 82-46 | 10-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 7 | St. Josephs | #17 / — | W 93-83 | 11-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Jan 10 | ★ | North Carolina | #17 / #3 | L 77-85 | 11-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 14 | ★ | at Maryland | #14 / — | W 85-61 | 12-2 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 12 |
| Jan 17 | ★ | Wake Forest | #14 / — | W 69-49 | 13-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Jan 21 | ★ | at N.C. State | #12 / #20 | L 74-87 | 13-3 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Jan 24 | ★ | at Clemson | #12 / #10 | W 105-103 OT | 14-3 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 11 |
| Jan 26 | Cornell | #12 / — | W 85-59 | 15-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 5 | |
| Jan 29 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #13 / — | L 66-75 | 15-4 | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 7 |
| Jan 31 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #13 / — | W 62-60 OT | 16-4 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 2 | Stetson | #13 / — | W 62-59 | 17-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 6 | |
| Feb 4 | ★ | Virginia | #16 / — | W 75-61 | 18-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 7 | ★ | Maryland | #16 / — | W 76-67 | 19-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 10 | at Harvard | #15 / — | W 98-86 | 20-4 | — | Briggs AC, Cambridge, Mass. | 3 | |
| Feb 15 | at Notre Dame | #15 / — | L 66-70 OT | 20-5 | — | Athletic and Convocation Cente, South Bend, Ind. | 11 | |
| Feb 19 | ★ | N.C. State | #17 / — | W 66-50 | 21-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 21 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #17 / — | L 72-79 | 21-6 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 26 | ★ | at North Carolina | #17 / #2 | L 71-77 | 21-7 | — | Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21 |
| Feb 28 | ★ | Clemson | #17 / #13 | W 65-59 | 22-7 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 6 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #14 / — | L 64-71 OT | 22-8 | — | Capital Centre, Landover, Md. | 19 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 12 | NCAA | vs. Texas A&M | #17 / — | W 58-51 | 23-8 | ESPN | Indiana Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Ind. | 25 |
| Mar 14 | NCAA | vs. Xavier | #17 / — | W 65-60 | 24-8 | ESPN | Indiana Hoosier Dome, Indianapolis, Ind. | 34 |
| Mar 20 | NCAA | vs. Indiana | #17 / #3 | L 82-88 | 24-9 | ESPN | The Crown, Cincinnati, Ohio | 16 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — BYU-Hawaii Thanksgiving Classic