1986-1987 Season Summary for Iowa Hawkeyes | Basketball - Summary of Iowa football and basketball games

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1986-1987 Iowa Basketball Year in Review

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SUMMARY VIDEO

Summary: The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis, who took over a talented roster left by George Raveling. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.

Conference: Big Ten

Head Coach: Tom Davis

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RESULTS

Date	Opponent / Score	Hilites	Full Game
11/28/1986	#10 Iowa @ Alaska-Anchorage W 91 - 81
11/29/1986	#10 Iowa vs #17 North Carolina State W 90 - 89 OT
11/30/1986	#10 Iowa vs Northeastern W 103 - 80
12/3/1986	#5 Iowa vs Missouri-St Louis W 89 - 64
12/5/1986	#5 Iowa vs Delaware W 95 - 47
12/6/1986	#5 Iowa vs Loyola Marymount W 103 - 80
12/9/1986	#5 Iowa vs Brigham Young W 86 - 75
12/13/1986	#4 Iowa @ Drake W 69 - 62
12/20/1986	#4 Iowa vs Iowa State W 89 - 64
12/22/1986	#3 Iowa vs Rider W 104 - 71
12/28/1986	#3 Iowa vs Portland W 84 - 65
12/29/1986	#3 Iowa vs UC-Irvine W 105 - 103
1/3/1987	#3 Iowa vs Northwestern W 80 - 44
1/5/1987	#3 Iowa vs Wisconsin W 78 - 63
1/10/1987	#2 Iowa @ Minnesota W 78 - 57
1/14/1987	#2 Iowa @ #8 Illinois W 91 - 88 OT
1/19/1987	#2 Iowa @ #6 Purdue W 70 - 67
1/22/1987	#1 Iowa vs #3 Indiana W 101 - 88
1/24/1987	#1 Iowa vs Ohio State L 76 - 80
1/29/1987	#2 Iowa @ Michigan State W 89 - 75
1/31/1987	#2 Iowa @ Michigan L 92 - 100
2/4/1987	#4 Iowa vs Minnesota W 78 - 47
2/7/1987	#4 Iowa @ Arizona W 89 - 80
2/12/1987	#4 Iowa vs #7 Purdue L 73 - 80
2/14/1987	#4 Iowa vs #11 Illinois W 66 - 61
2/18/1987	#7 Iowa @ Ohio State W 82 - 80
2/21/1987	#7 Iowa @ #2 Indiana L 75 - 84
2/26/1987	#7 Iowa vs Michigan State W 93 - 64
2/28/1987	#7 Iowa vs Michigan W 95 - 85
3/5/1987	#6 Iowa @ Northwestern W 103 - 76
3/8/1987	#6 Iowa @ Wisconsin W 81 - 71
3/13/1987	#6 Iowa vs Santa Clara W 99 - 76
3/15/1987	#6 Iowa vs Texas-El Paso W 84 - 82
3/20/1987	#6 Iowa vs Oklahoma W 93 - 91 OT
3/22/1987	#6 Iowa vs #1 Nevada-Las Vegas L 81 - 84