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1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
Southern Conference
24–8 (14–2 SoCon)
Rick Huckabay (5th season)
Dan Bell
Henry Dickerson
John Lyles
Cam Henderson Center

The 1987–88 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fifth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–8, 14–2 in SoCon play to finish in first place. In the SoCon tournament, they were defeated by Chattanooga in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Thundering Herd received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to VCU.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 4, 1987*		Youngstown State Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 79–65	1–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 1987*		Eastern Kentucky Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 62–61	2–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 7, 1987*		at Ohio	W 91–77	3–0	Convocation Center Athens, OH
Dec 11, 1987*		vs. Idaho Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 65–58	4–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 12, 1987*		vs. Hartford Hawaii Tipoff Tournament	W 78–74	5–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 19, 1987*		Baylor	W 79–68	6–0	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1987*		at Middle Tennessee State	L 80–91	6–1	Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN
Dec 27, 1987*		West Virginia rivalry	W 82–72	7–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 1987*		Kent State	W 82–67	8–1	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 2, 1988*		at Nevada	L 76–77	8–2	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Jan 4, 1988*		at Pepperdine	L 90–99	8–3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
Jan 9, 1988*		at Morehead State	W 89–87	9–3	Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
Jan 11, 1988*		at Virginia Tech	L 74–90	9–4	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Jan 16, 1988		at Appalachian State	W 88–80	10–4(1–0)	Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC
Jan 18, 1988		at East Tennessee State	L 74–84	10–5(1–1)	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN
Jan 21, 1988		at VMI	W 64–62	11–5(2–1)	Camron Hall Lexington, VA
Jan 23, 1988		The Citadel	W 87–67	12–5(3–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 1988		Furman	W 88–68	13–5(4–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Jan 30, 1988		at Chattanooga	W 95–94 OT	14–5(5–1)	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Feb 1, 1988		Western Carolina	W 103–74	15–5(6–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 4, 1988		VMI	W 95–91 OT	16–5(7–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 6, 1988		East Tennessee State	W 77–72	17–5(8–1)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 8, 1988		at Davidson	L 76–79	17–6(8–2)	Johnston Gym Davidson, NC
Feb 13, 1988		at Furman	W 70–69 OT	18–6(9–2)	Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC
Feb 15, 1988		The Citadel	W 105–78	19–6(10–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 20, 1988		Davidson	W 83–71	20–6(11–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 22, 1988		Appalachian State	W 101–72	21–6(12–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Feb 27, 1988		at Western Carolina	W 86–73	22–6(13–2)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC
Feb 29, 1988		Chattanooga	W 93–77	23–6(14–2)	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
Mar 4, 1988	(1)	vs. (8) The Citadel Quarterfinals	W 121–78	24–6	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Mar 5, 1988	(1)	vs. (5) Chattanooga Semifinals	L 70–71	24–7	Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC
Mar 16, 1988*		VCU First Round	L 80–81	24–8	Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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