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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 30â€“5 overall and 14â€“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, 84â€“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 Great Alaska Shootout W 91 - 81 Attendance: 4,369
11/29/1986	#10 Iowa vs #17 North Carolina State Great Alaska Shootout W 90 - 89 OT Attendance: 3,780
11/30/1986	#10 Iowa vs Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout W 103 - 80 Attendance: 3,780
12/3/1986	#5 Iowa vs Missouri-St Louis W 89 - 64 Attendance: 15,341
12/5/1986	#5 Iowa vs Delaware W 95 - 47 Attendance: 8,340
12/6/1986	#5 Iowa vs Loyola Marymount W 103 - 80 Attendance: 9,225
12/9/1986	#5 Iowa vs Brigham Young W 86 - 75 Attendance: 15,416
12/13/1986	#4 Iowa @ Drake W 69 - 62 Attendance: 12,125
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 Anteater Classic (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA) W 84 - 65
12/29/1986	#3 Iowa vs UC-Irvine Anteater Classic (Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA) 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 Attendance: 16,104
1/14/1987	#2 Iowa @ #8 Illinois W 91 - 88 OT Attendance: 16,666
1/19/1987	#2 Iowa @ #6 Purdue W 70 - 67 Attendance: 14,123
1/22/1987	#1 Iowa vs #3 Indiana W 101 - 88 Attendance: 15,570
1/24/1987	#1 Iowa vs Ohio State L 76 - 80 Attendance: 15,500
1/29/1987	#2 Iowa @ Michigan State W 89 - 75 Attendance: 10,004
1/31/1987	#2 Iowa @ Michigan L 92 - 100 Attendance: 13,609
2/4/1987	#4 Iowa vs Minnesota W 78 - 47 Attendance: 15,500
2/7/1987	#4 Iowa @ Arizona W 89 - 80 Attendance: 13,337
2/12/1987	#4 Iowa vs #7 Purdue L 73 - 80 Attendance: 15,500
2/14/1987	#4 Iowa vs #11 Illinois W 66 - 61 Attendance: 15,500
2/18/1987	#7 Iowa @ Ohio State W 82 - 80 Attendance: 13,541
2/21/1987	#7 Iowa @ #2 Indiana L 75 - 84 Attendance: 17,343
2/26/1987	#7 Iowa vs Michigan State W 93 - 64 Attendance: 15,500
2/28/1987	#7 Iowa vs Michigan W 95 - 85 Attendance: 15,500
3/5/1987	#6 Iowa @ Northwestern W 103 - 76 Attendance: 8,117
3/8/1987	#6 Iowa @ Wisconsin W 81 - 71 Attendance: 11,866
3/13/1987	#6 Iowa vs Santa Clara NCAA Tournament 1st Round (McKale Center, Tucson, AZ) W 99 - 76
3/15/1987	#6 Iowa vs Texas-El Paso NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (McKale Center, Tucson, AZ) W 84 - 82 Attendance: 13,214
3/20/1987	#6 Iowa vs Oklahoma NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals W 93 - 91 OT Attendance: 22,035
3/22/1987	#6 Iowa vs #1 Nevada-Las Vegas NCAA Tournament Regional Finals L 81 - 84 Attendance: 22,914