1987-88 Men's Basketball
28-7 overall · 9-5 ACC Coach: Mike Krzyzewski ACC Champs Final #5 AP · #5 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | Appalachian State | #15 / — | W 110-74 | 1-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Nov 30 | East Carolina | #15 / — | W 94-45 | 2-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Dec 3 | at Northwestern | #13 / — | W 79-57 | 3-0 | — | Welsh-Ryan Arena, Evanston, Ill. | 6,814 | |
| Dec 9 | at Davidson | #10 / — | W 105-71 | 4-0 | — | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 6,513 | |
| Dec 21 | Harvard | #10 / — | W 121-62 | 5-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Fiesta Bowl Classic | ||||||||
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. Florida | #9 / #8 | W 93-70 | 6-0 | — | McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz. | 13,284 |
| Dec 30 | RST | at Arizona | #9 / #1 | L 85-91 | 6-1 | — | McKale Center, Tucson, Ariz. | 13,270 |
| Jan 4 | William & Mary | #9 / — | W 101-70 | 7-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 6 | Miami | #9 / — | W 107-69 | 8-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 9 | ★ | at Virginia | #9 / — | W 77-59 | 9-1 | — | University Hall, Charlottesville, Va. | 8,005 |
| Jan 14 | St. Louis | #7 / — | W 69-53 | 10-1 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 16 | ★ | Maryland | #7 / — | L 69-72 | 10-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 21 | ★ | at North Carolina | #9 / #2 | W 70-69 | 11-2 | — | Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 21,444 |
| Jan 23 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #9 / — | W 103-70 | 12-2 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 12,200 |
| Jan 25 | at Stetson | #9 / — | W 81-78 | 13-2 | — | Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Fla. | 6 | |
| Feb 1 | ★ | Clemson | #5 / — | W 101-63 | 14-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 3 | ★ | Georgia Tech | #4 / — | W 78-65 | 15-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 6 | ★ | N.C. State | #4 / — | L 74-77 | 15-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 7 | Notre Dame | #4 / — | W 70-61 | 16-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 | |
| Feb 11 | ★ | Wake Forest | #8 / — | W 98-67 | 17-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 13 | ★ | at Maryland | #8 / — | W 90-83 | 18-3 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14 |
| Feb 17 | ★ | Virginia | #6 / — | W 73-54 | 19-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8 |
| Feb 20 | at Kansas | #6 / — | W 74-70 OT | 20-3 | — | Allen Field House, Lawrence, Kan. | 15 | |
| Feb 24 | ★ | at N.C. State | #5 / #18 | L 78-89 | 20-4 | — | Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 12 |
| Feb 28 | ★ | at Georgia Tech | #5 / #20 | L 87-91 | 20-5 | — | Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Ga. | 9 |
| Mar 2 | ★ | at Clemson | #9 / — | L 77-79 | 20-6 | — | Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 7 |
| Mar 6 | ★ | North Carolina | #9 / #6 | W 96-81 | 21-6 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 11 | ACT | vs. Virginia | #8 / — | W 60-48 | 22-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16,500 |
| Mar 12 | ACT | vs. N.C. State | #8 / #11 | W 73-71 | 23-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16,500 |
| Mar 13 | ACT | vs. North Carolina | #8 / #9 | W 65-61 | 24-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 16 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 17 | NCAA | vs. Boston University | #5 / — | W 85-69 | 25-6 | ESPN | Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 18 |
| Mar 19 | NCAA | vs. Southern Methodist | #5 / — | W 94-79 | 26-6 | ESPN | Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 20 |
| Mar 24 | NCAA | vs. Rhode Island | #5 / — | W 73-72 | 27-6 | CBS | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19,591 |
| Mar 26 | NCAA | vs. Temple | #5 / #1 | W 63-53 | 28-6 | CBS | Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. | 19 |
| Apr 2 | NCAA | vs. Kansas | #5 / — | L 59-66 | 28-7 | CBS | Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Mo. | 16 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Fiesta Bowl Classic