1987–88_NC_State_Wolfpack_men's_basketball_team

1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 14
Record	24–8 (10–4 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Valvano (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Ray Martin (8th season); Dick Stewart (2nd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1987–88 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. It was Jim Valvano's 8th season as head coach.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 30*		Vermont	W 108–58	1–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 2*		Tampa	W 85–60	2–0	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 19*		No. 17 Kansas	L 67–74	2–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 21*		Winthrop	W 93–59	3–1	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
December 23*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 78–96	3–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 27*		vs. Creighton Rainbow Classic	W 86–55	4–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 28*		vs. Louisville Rainbow Classic	W 80–75	5–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
December 29*		vs. Arizona State Rainbow Classic	W 83–71	6–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
January 3*		Cornell	W 95–72	7–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 6		Clemson	W 70–61	8–2 (1–0)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 12*		Morgan State	W 103–54	9–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 16		Georgia Tech	W 76–74	10–2 (2–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA
January 20	No. 20	at Wake Forest	L 67–71	10–3 (2–1)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 24	No. 20	No. 2 North Carolina	L 73–77	10–4 (2–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
January 27		at Maryland	W 83–81	11–4 (3–2)	Cole Field House College Park, MD
January 31		DePaul	W 71–66	12–4	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 3		Virginia	W 75–69	13–4 (4–2)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 6		at No. 4 Duke	W 77–74	14–4 (5–2)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
February 8		Charleston Southern	W 116–68	15–4	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 11	No. 16	No. 6 North Carolina	L 73–75	15–5 (5–3)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 13*	No. 16	Louisville	W 101–89	16–5	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 15*	No. 16	Maryland–Baltimore County	W 99–77	17–5	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 18	No. 14	at Clemson	W 88–63	18–5 (6–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
February 20	No. 14	Georgia Tech	L 84–87	18–6 (6–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 24		No. 5 Duke	W 89–78	19–6 (7–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
February 27		at Virginia	W 64–63	20–6 (8–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, VA
February 29		UNC Asheville	W 87–76	21–6	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
March 3	No. 16	Maryland	W 74–68	22–6 (9–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
March 6	No. 16	Wake Forest	W 86–82	23–6 (10–4)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
ACC Tournament
March 11*	(2) No. 11	vs. (7) Clemson Quarterfinals	W 79–72	24–6	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
March 12*	(2) No. 11	vs. (3) No. 8 Duke Semifinals	L 71–73	24–7	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC
NCAA Tournament
March 18* CBS	(3 MW) No. 14	vs. (14 MW) Murray State First Round	L 75–78^[1]	24–8	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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"Murray State Beats Odds, N.C. State". Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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"NC State Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). NC State Athletic Department. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	16	14	—	16	11	14	14
Coaches	Not released	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	14	18	12	11	11	13