1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
Seasons
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse† 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Villanova 9 – 7   .563 24 – 13   .649
St. John's 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
Boston College 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
Providence 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Connecticut 4 – 12   .250 20 – 14   .588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7.[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1987*
 No. 4 Robert Morris W 96–70  1–0
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 2, 1987*
 No. 4 Saint Francis (PA) W 88–70  2–0
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1987*
 No. 2 Chicago State W 89–63  3–0
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 12, 1987*
 No. 2 at West Virginia W 70–64  4–0
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
December 21, 1987*
 No. 3 vs. Akron W 67–63  5–0
 Richfield Coliseum 
Richfield, Ohio
Dec 26, 1987*
 No. 3 at Jacksonville W 81–67  6–0
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 28, 1987*
 No. 3 vs. Florida State W 72–71  7–0
 Orange County Civic Center 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 29, 1987*
 No. 3 vs. Alabama W 87–51  8–0
 Orange County Civic Center 
Orlando, Florida
January 2, 1988*
 CBS 		No. 3 No. 8 Florida W 80-68  9-0
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Big East regular season
January 6, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 2 at No. 14 Georgetown L 57–62  9–1
(0–1) 		Capital Centre (13,970)
Landover, Maryland
January 9, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 2 No. 20 St. John's W 81–70  10–1
(1–1) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 11, 1988*
 No. 6 Duquesne W 85–58  11–1
 Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Big East regular season
January 13, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 6 Connecticut W 61–58  12–1
(2–1) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 6 Villanova W 85–73  13–1
(3–1) 		Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 23, 1988*
 CBS 		No. 6 at No. 11 Oklahoma L 83–86  13–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big East regular season
January 25, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 11 Providence W 90–56  14–2
(4–1) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 30, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 11 at Boston College W 73–67  15–2
(5–1) 		Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 3, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 9 at No. 20 St. John's W 88–71  16–2
(6–1) 		Alumni Hall 
Jamaica, New York
February 10, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 5 No. 11 Syracuse L 75–84  16–3
(6–2) 		Civic Arena (16,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 5 at No. 20 Villanova W 87–75  17–3
(7–2) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 16, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 8 at Providence W 87–86  18–3
(8–2) 		Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
February 20, 1988
 CBS 		No. 8 No. 18 Georgetown W 64–58  19–3
(9–2) 		Civic Arena (16,721)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 6 at Seton Hall L 72–89  19–4
(9–3) 		Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
February 27, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 6 at Connecticut W 74–69  20–4
(10–3) 		Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 1, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 7 Boston College W 87–79  21–4
(11–3) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 2, 1988
 No. 7 Seton Hall L 79–83  21–5
(11–4) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 6, 1988
 CBS 		No. 7 at No. 12 Syracuse W 85–84  22–5
(12–4) 		Carrier Dome (32,492)
Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV 		(1) No. 5 vs. (9) Connecticut
Big East tournament Quarterfinal 		W 75–58  23–5
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 Big East TV 		(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East tournament semifinal 		L 69–72  23–6
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1988*
 ESPN
NCAA Productions 		(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (15 MW) Eastern Michigan
NCAA tournament first round 		W 108–90  24–6
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375)
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 20, 1988*
 CBS 		(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament second round 		L 74–80 OT 24–7
 Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433)
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1987-88 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
  3. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-18.