32 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | OT | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/28/1986 | N | Northeastern | 2 | L | 84 | 88 | OT | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5,057 | Anchorage | Alaska | George M. Sullivan Arena | 1986 Great Alaska Shootout | |
| 11/29/1986 | N | Washington | 2 | L | 54 | 69 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3,255 | Anchorage | Alaska | George M. Sullivan Arena | 1986 Great Alaska Shootout | ||
| 11/30/1986 | N | Texas | 2 | L | 70 | 74 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2,502 | Anchorage | Alaska | George M. Sullivan Arena | 1986 Great Alaska Shootout | ||
| 12/06/1986 | H | Eastern Kentucky | W | 98 | 86 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 19,179 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/08/1986 | H | Fairleigh Dickinson | W | 82 | 74 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 18,991 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/10/1986 | A | 8 | Western Kentucky | W | 60 | 58 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 13,700 | Bowling Green | Ky. | Diddle Arena | |||
| 12/13/1986 | H | DePaul | L | 68 | 75 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 19,198 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/17/1986 | H | Tampa | W | 68 | 60 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 19,090 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/23/1986 | A | 8 | Indiana | L | 58 | 67 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 17,253 | Bloomington | Ind. | Assembly Hall | |||
| 12/27/1986 | H | 18 | Kentucky | L | 51 | 85 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 19,513 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 01/03/1987 | H | Rutgers | W | 79 | 49 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 19,323 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/05/1987 | H | Nevada-Reno | W | 92 | 77 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 19,227 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/07/1987 | A | Florida State | W | 73 | 64 | 7-6 | 1-0 | 12,879 | Tallahassee | Fla. | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | ||||
| 01/10/1987 | A | Wyoming | W | 67 | 64 | 8-6 | 1-0 | 15,028 | Laramie | Wyo. | Arena-Auditorium | ||||
| 01/14/1987 | A | Southern Mississippi | L | 69 | 76 | 8-7 | 1-1 | 7,473 | Hattiesburg | Miss. | Reed Green Coliseum | ||||
| 01/18/1987 | A | 6 | Purdue | L | 73 | 88 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 14,123 | West Lafayette | Ind. | Mackey Arena | |||
| 01/20/1987 | H | Virginia Tech | W | 84 | 62 | 9-8 | 2-1 | 19,213 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/22/1987 | H | Cincinnati | W | 81 | 69 | 10-8 | 3-1 | 19,286 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/28/1987 | H | Memphis | L | 48 | 64 | 10-9 | 3-2 | 19,327 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/31/1987 | H | 20 | Kansas | L | 58 | 62 | 10-10 | 3-2 | 19,428 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 02/02/1987 | H | South Carolina | W | 90 | 62 | 11-10 | 4-2 | 19,158 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/05/1987 | A | Virginia Tech | W | 90 | 71 | 12-10 | 5-2 | 9,806 | Blacksburg | Va. | Cassell Coliseum | ||||
| 02/07/1987 | H | North Carolina State | W | 87 | 75 | 13-10 | 5-2 | 19,322 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/11/1987 | A | South Carolina | W | 59 | 55 | 14-10 | 6-2 | 10,138 | Columbia | S.C. | Carolina Coliseum | ||||
| 02/14/1987 | A | 9 | Syracuse | L | 72 | 99 | 14-11 | 6-2 | 30,616 | Syracuse | N.Y. | Carrier Dome | |||
| 02/16/1987 | H | Southern Mississippi | W | 85 | 84 | OT | 15-11 | 7-2 | 15,617 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 02/18/1987 | H | Florida State | W | 87 | 71 | 16-11 | 8-2 | 19,341 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/22/1987 | A | Memphis | L | 57 | 58 | 16-12 | 8-3 | 11,200 | Memphis | Tenn. | Mid-South Coliseum | ||||
| 02/25/1987 | A | Cincinnati | W | 81 | 69 | 17-12 | 9-3 | 10,440 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Riverfront Coliseum | ||||
| 02/28/1987 | A | UCLA | L | 86 | 99 | 17-13 | 9-3 | 11,578 | Los Angeles | La. | Pauley Pavilion | ||||
| 03/07/1987 | H | Southern Mississippi | W | 78 | 71 | 18-13 | 9-3 | 17,356 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 1987 Metro Tournament Semifinal | |||
| 03/08/1987 | H | Memphis | L | 52 | 75 | 18-14 | 9-3 | 18,142 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 1987 Metro Tournament Final |