1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall20-130.606
Conference8-80.500
StreakL1
Home12-2
Away3-10
Neutral5-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Southwest Baptist | Hilo, Hawaii | W 95-90 | |
| Nov 28 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Hawaii-Hilo | Hilo, Hawaii | W 85-81 | |
| Dec 4 (Fri) | TBA | Home | UMBC | UTC Arena | W 78-67 | |
| Dec 5 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Tennessee State | UTC Arena | W 72-65 | |
| Dec 7 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Tennessee Tech | UTC Arena | W 95-89 | |
| Dec 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Middle Tennessee | Murfreesboro, Tenn. | L 76-92 | |
| Dec 15 (Tue) | TBA | Away | VCU | Richmond, Va. | L 69-74 | |
| Dec 21 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Texas | UTC Arena | W 71-70 | |
| Dec 29 (Tue) | TBA | Home | Yale | UTC Arena | W 72-54 | |
| Dec 30 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Louisiana-Lafayette | UTC Arena | W 83-72 | |
| Jan 2 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | UMKC | Birmingham. Ala. | W 64-55 | |
| Jan 3 (Sun) | TBA | Away | UAB | Birmingham. Ala. | L 67-81 | |
| Jan 9 (Sat) | TBA | Home | East Tennessee State | UTC Arena | W 88-63 | |
| Jan 11 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Appalachian State | UTC Arena | W 76-43 | |
| Jan 16 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Davidson | Davidson, N.C. | L 65-81 | |
| Jan 18 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Furman | Greenville, S.C. | L 62-77 | |
| Jan 21 (Thu) | TBA | Away | The Citadel | Charleston, S.C. | W 77-63 | |
| Jan 23 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Southern Miss | Hattiesburg, Miss. | L 84-98 | |
| Jan 28 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Western Carolina | UTC Arena | W 71-48 | |
| Jan 30 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Marshall | UTC Arena | L 94-95 | |
| Feb 1 (Mon) | TBA | Away | VMI | Lexington, Va. | L 61-68 | |
| Feb 6 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Western Carolina | Cullowhee, N.C. | W 65-56 | |
| Feb 11 (Thu) | TBA | Home | Davidson | UTC Arena | W 83-77 | |
| Feb 13 (Sat) | TBA | Away | East Tennessee State | Johnson City, Tenn. | L 80-83 | |
| Feb 15 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Appalachian State | Boone, N.C. | L 65-67 | |
| Feb 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Furman | UTC Arena | W 75-55 | |
| Feb 22 (Mon) | TBA | Home | The Citadel | UTC Arena | L 68-69 | |
| Feb 27 (Sat) | TBA | Home | VMI | UTC Arena | W 77-70 | |
| Feb 29 (Mon) | TBA | Away | Marshall | Huntington, W.Va. | L 77-93 | |
| Mar 4 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Davidson | Asheville, N.C. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 83-69 |
| Mar 5 (Sat) | TBA | Neutral | Marshall | Asheville, N.C. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 71-70 |
| Mar 6 (Sun) | TBA | Neutral | VMI | Asheville, N.C. | Southern Conference Tournament | W 75-61 |
| Mar 17 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Oklahoma | Atlanta, Ga. | NCAA Tournament | L 66-94 |