1987-88 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1987-88 Ohio State Buckeyes went 20-13 (9-9 in the Big Ten) under head coach Gary Williams. Simple Rating System: 8.95.

Game-by-game results (32 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1987-12-01vs Western Michigan BroncosW 94–79St. John Arena
1987-12-04neutral Ball State CardinalsW 64–42
1987-12-05at Nebraska CornhuskersW 72–63Bob Devaney Sports Center
1987-12-16at Florida GatorsL 69–102Stephen C. O''Connell Center
1987-12-19vs Dayton FlyersL 80–81St. John Arena
1987-12-22vs UMBC RetrieversW 77–68St. John Arena
1987-12-26neutral Long Beach State BeachW 93–86
1987-12-27at New Mexico LobosL 65–74University Arena
1988-01-02vs Central Michigan ChippewasW 85–83St. John Arena
1988-01-07at Purdue BoilermakersL 77–84Mackey Arena
1988-01-09at Wisconsin BadgersL 63–64Wisconsin Field House
1988-01-14vs Iowa HawkeyesW 87–83St. John Arena
1988-01-18vs Michigan WolverinesW 70–68St. John Arena
1988-01-23at Minnesota Golden GophersW 85–76Williams Arena
1988-01-27vs Indiana HoosiersL 71–75St. John Arena
1988-02-01at Michigan State SpartansL 64–76Jenison Field House
1988-02-04vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 64–60St. John Arena
1988-02-06at Northwestern WildcatsW 65–59Welsh–Ryan Arena
1988-02-10at Iowa HawkeyesL 75–92Carver-Hawkeye Arena
1988-02-13vs Wisconsin BadgersW 78–53St. John Arena
1988-02-17at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 86–118Assembly Hall
1988-02-20vs Northwestern WildcatsW 77–69St. John Arena
1988-02-27vs Michigan State SpartansL 77–78St. John Arena
1988-03-02vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 77–74St. John Arena
1988-03-05at Indiana HoosiersL 77–85Assembly Hall
1988-03-09vs Purdue BoilermakersW 71–60St. John Arena
1988-03-12at Michigan WolverinesL 76–95Crisler Arena
1988-03-16vs Old Dominion MonarchsW 86–73St. John Arena
1988-03-22vs Cleveland State VikingsW 86–80St. John Arena
1988-03-25at New Mexico LobosW 68–65University Arena
1988-03-29neutral Colorado State RamsW 64–62Madison Square Garden (IV)
1988-03-30neutral UConn HuskiesL 67–72Madison Square Garden (IV)

Game recaps

1987-12-05: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Nebraska Cornhuskers 72–63 as Jay Burson scored a team-high 28. Derrick Vick had 18 for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

1987-12-16: Florida Gators blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 102–69 as Vernon Maxwell scored a team-high 25. Jay Burson had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1987-12-26: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Long Beach State 93–86 as Perry Carter scored a team-high 22. Morlon Wiley had 30 for Long Beach State.

1987-12-27: New Mexico Lobos beat Ohio State Buckeyes 74–65. Hunter Greene led the winners with 28 points. Jay Burson had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Charlie Thomas grabbed 15 rebounds.

1988-01-02: Behind Burson, Jay's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Central Michigan Chippewas 85–83. Johnson, Tommie had 45 for Central Michigan Chippewas.

1988-01-07: Purdue Boilermakers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 84–77. Troy Lewis led the winners with 22 points. Jay Burson had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1988-01-09: Wisconsin Badgers edged Ohio State Buckeyes 64–63. Trent Jackson led the winners with 21 points. Jerry Francis had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1988-01-14: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Iowa Hawkeyes 87–83 as Jay Burson scored a team-high 23. B.J. Armstrong had 22 for Iowa Hawkeyes.

1988-01-18: Behind Jay Burson's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Michigan Wolverines 70–68. Rumeal Robinson had 19 for Michigan Wolverines.

1988-02-01: Behind Ken Redfield's 20 points, Michigan State Spartans pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 76–64. Jerry Francis had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1988-02-04: Behind Jay Burson's 20 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Illinois 64–60. Nick Anderson had 17 for Illinois.

1988-02-06: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Northwestern Wildcats 65–59. Tony White led the winners with 16 points. Shon Morris had 19 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1988-02-27: Michigan State Spartans edged Ohio State Buckeyes 78–77. Steve Smith led the winners with 22 points. Jerry Francis had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1988-03-09: Behind Jerry Francis's 14 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Purdue Boilermakers 71–60. Troy Lewis had 20 for Purdue Boilermakers.

1988-03-12: Michigan Wolverines handled Ohio State Buckeyes 95–76. Glen Rice led the winners with 29 points. Jay Burson had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Loy Vaught grabbed 16 rebounds.

1988-03-16: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Old Dominion 86–73. Perry Carter led the winners with 25 points. Garrick Davis had 17 for Old Dominion.

1988-03-25: Ohio State Buckeyes survived New Mexico Lobos 68–65 as Jay Burson scored a team-high 20. Jimmy Rogers had 18 for New Mexico Lobos.

1988-03-29: Behind Jay Burson's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Colorado State 64–62. Trent Shippen had 28 for Colorado State.

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