Men's Basketball

1984-1988 game-by-game record of Coach Larry Brown
Seasons86-87 | 85-86 | 84-85 | 83-84

1987-88 Record: 27-11
Coach: Larry Brown
NCAA Champions
Chaminade W 89-62 Nov. 27 Maui, Hawaii
Iowa L 81-100 Nov. 28 Maui, Hawaii
Illinois L 75-81 Nov. 29 Maui, Hawaii
Pomona-Pitzer W 94-38 Dec. 1 Lawrence
Western Carolina W 68-63 Dec. 3 Cullowhee, N.C.
St. John’s W 63-54 Dec. 5 Lawrence
Appalachian State W 73-62 Dec. 7 Lawrence
Rider W 110-72 Dec. 12 Lawrence
North Carolina State W 74-67 Dec. 19 Raleigh, N.C.
Memphis State W 64-62 Dec. 28 New York, N.Y.
St. John’s L 56-70 Dec. 30 New York, N.Y.
Washington W 67-57 Jan. 4 Seattle, Wash.
American W 90-69 Jan. 6 Lawrence
Missouri W 78-74 Jan. 9 Lawrence
Iowa State L 78-88 Jan. 13 Ames, Iowa
Hampton W 95-69 Jan. 16 Lawrence
Notre Dame L 76-80 Jan. 23 South Bend, Ind.
Nebraska L 68-70 Jan. 27 Lincoln, Neb.
Kansas State L 61-72 Jan. 30 Lawrence
Oklahoma L 65-73 Feb. 3 Lawrence
Colorado W 73-62 Feb. 6 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 78-68 Feb. 10 Stillwater, Okla.
Iowa State W 82-72 Feb. 13 Lawrence
Nebraska W 70-48 Feb. 16 Lawrence
Kansas State W 64-63 Feb. 18 Manhattan, Kan.
Duke L 70-74 Feb. 20 Lawrence
Oklahoma L 87-95 Feb. 24 Norman, Okla.
Missouri W 82-77 Feb. 27 Columbia, Mo.
Colorado W 85-64 Mar. 2 Boulder, Colo.
Oklahoma State W 75-57 Mar. 5 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 74-58 Mar. 11 Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas State L 54-69 Mar. 12 Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
Xavier W 85-72 Mar. 18 Lincoln, Neb.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Murray State W 61-58 Mar. 20 Lincoln, Neb.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Vanderbilt W 77-64 Mar. 25 Pontiac, Mich.
(NCAA Midwest Regional)
Kansas State W 71-58 Mar. 27 Pontiac, Mich.
(NCAA Midwest Regional)
Duke W 66-59 Apr. 2 Kansas City, Mo.
(NCAA Semifinals)
Oklahoma W 83-79 Apr. 4 Kansas City, Mo.
(NCAA Finals)
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1986-87 Record: 25-11
Coach: Larry Brown
NCAA Regional Semifinals
Ranked: #20 (AP)
Tennessee-Martin W 88-69 Nov. 29 Lawrence
Southern W 87-69 Dec. 1 Lawrence
Washington W 82-68 Dec. 4 Lawrence
Arkansas L 86-103 Dec. 6 Fayetteville, Ark.
Colorado W 59-56 Dec. 13 Lawrence
Texas Tech W 82-52 Dec. 20 Lawrence
The Citadel W 74-71 Dec. 22 Lawrence
Pittsburgh L 76-79 Dec. 28 Honolulu, Hawaii
Ohio State L 78-79 Dec. 29 Honolulu, Hawaii
Hawaii W 81-80 Dec. 30 Honolulu, Hawaii
Wichita State L 49-54 Jan. 6 Wichita, Kan.
Temple W 67-64 Jan. 8 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 66-63 Jan. 11 Stillwater, Okla.
Oklahoma L 74-76 Jan. 15 Norman, Okla.
Miami W 82-47 Jan. 17 Lawrence
Missouri W 71-70 Jan. 20 Lawrence
Nebraska W 86-65 Jan. 22 Lawrence
North Carolina State W 74-60 Jan. 25 Kansas City, Mo.
Iowa State W 72-48 Jan. 27 Lawrence
Louisville W 62-58 Jan. 31 Louisville, Ky.
Kansas State W 80-75 Feb. 4 Manhattan, Kan.
Oklahoma State W 88-63 Feb. 7 Lawrence
Notre Dame W 70-60 Feb. 8 Lawrence
Missouri L 60-63 Feb. 11 Columbia, Mo.
Oklahoma W 86-84 Feb. 14 Lawrence
Iowa State L 86-95 Feb. 17 Ames, Iowa
Kansas State W 84-67 Feb. 19 Lawrence
St. John’s W 62-60 Feb. 21 New York City, NY
Colorado L 56-66 Feb. 25 Boulder, Colo.
Nebraska L 81-83 Feb. 28 Lincoln, Neb.
Oklahoma State W 67-58 Mar. 6 Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma W 82-77 Mar. 7 Kansas City, Mo.
Missouri L 65-67 Mar. 8 Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
Houston W 66-65 Mar. 13 Atlanta, Ga.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
SW Missouri State W 67-63 Mar. 15 Atlanta, Ga.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Georgetown L 57-70 Mar. 20 Louisville, Ky.
(NCAA Regional)
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1985-86 Record: 35-4
Coach: Larry Brown  
NCAA Midwest Regional Champions/Final Four Big Eight Conference Champions
Big Eight Tournament Champions
Ranked: #2 (AP), #2 (UPI)
Pepperdine W 67-61 Nov. 22 Denver, Colo.
Washington W 69-64 Nov. 24 Denver, Colo.
Louisville W 83-78 Nov. 29 New York, NY
Duke L 86-92 Dec. 1 New York, NY
SIU-Edwardsville W 86-71 Dec. 3 Lawrence
Western Carolina W 101-79 Dec. 4 Lawrence
North Carolina St. W 71-56 Dec. 7 Greensboro, N.C.
South Alabama W 72-48 Dec. 9 Lawrence
Kentucky W 83-66 Dec. 14 Lawrence
Arkansas W 89-78 Dec. 21 Lawrence
George Washington W 94-71 Dec. 23 Lawrence
Louisiana Tech W 81-59 Dec. 27 Kansas City, Mo.
Wichita State W 81-56 Dec. 28 Kansas City, Mo.
Memphis State* L 80-83 Jan. 4 Memphis, Tenn.
Detroit W 60-51 Jan. 6 Detroit, Mich.
Southern Methodist W 72-56 Jan. 11 Lawrence
Nebraska W 81-70 Jan. 15 Lincoln, Neb.
Oklahoma State W 95-72 Jan. 18 Lawrence
Oklahoma W 98-92 Jan. 21 Lawrence
Missouri W 81-77 Jan. 23 Columbia, Mo.
Louisville W 71-69 Jan. 25 Lawrence
Iowa State L 77-74 Jan. 27 Ames, Iowa
Kansas State W 64-50 Feb. 1 Manhattan, Kan.
Colorado W 100-64 Feb. 5 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 85-69 Feb. 8 Stillwater, Okla.
Missouri W 100-66 Feb. 11 Lawrence
Nebraska W 79-61 Feb. 15 Lawrence
Colorado W 79-74 Feb. 19 Boulder, Colo.
Kansas State W 84-69 Feb. 22 Lawrence
Oklahoma W 87-80 Feb. 24 Norman, Okla.
Iowa State W 90-70 Mar. 1 Lawrence
Kansas State W 74-51 Mar. 7 Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma W 72-70 Mar. 8 Kansas City, Mo.
Iowa State W 73-71 Mar. 9 Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
No. Carolina A&T W 71-46 Mar. 13 Dayton, Ohio
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Temple W 65-43 Mar. 15 Dayton, Ohio
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Michigan State* W 96-86 Mar. 21 Kansas City, Mo.
(NCAA Regional)
No. Carolina State W 75-67 Mar. 23 Kansas City, Mo.
(NCAA Regional Final)
Duke L 67-71 Mar. 29 Dallas, Texas
(NCAA Final Four)
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1984-85 Record: 26-8
Coach:Larry Brown
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Maryland W 58-56 Nov. 23 Anchorage, Alaska
Oregon W 66-49 Nov. 24 Anchorage, Alaska
Ala.-Birmingham L 46-50 Nov. 25 Anchorage, Alaska
Detroit W 86-64 Dec. 1 Lawrence
South Dakota State W 85-72 Dec. 4 Lawrence
Abilene Christian W 84-72 Dec. 8 Lawrence
South Carolina St. W 81-54 Dec. 10 Lawrence
Houston W 87-75 Dec. 15 Lawrence
Geo. Washington W 76-70 Dec. 22 Washington, D.C.
Kentucky L 89-92 Dec. 31 Louisville, Ky.
Texas Southern W 78-74 Jan. 3 Lawrence
Wichita State W 90-83 Jan. 5 Kansas City, Mo.
Western Carolina W 79-62 Jan. 7 Lawrence
South Alabama W 90-81 Jan. 11 Mobile, Ala.
Iowa State W 76-72 Jan. 17 Lawrence
Oklahoma L 76-87 Jan. 19 Norman, Okla.
Missouri W 70-68 Jan. 22 Lawrence
Colorado W 70-68 Jan. 26 Boulder, Colo.
Michigan L 77-96 Jan. 27 Ann Arbor, Mich.
Kansas State W 75-57 Jan. 30 Manhattan, Kan.
Nebraska W 91-80 Feb. 2 Lincoln, Neb.
Colorado W 88-69 Feb. 4 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 84-72 Feb. 6 Lawrence
Memphis State W 75-71 Feb. 9 Lawrence
Missouri L 55-62 Feb. 12 Columbia, Mo.
Iowa State L 70-72 Feb. 16 Ames, Iowa
Kansas State W 75-64 Feb. 20 Lawrence
Oklahoma W 82-76 Feb. 24 Lawrence
Nebraska W 70-65 Feb. 28 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 88-79 Mar. 2 Stillwater, Okla.
Nebraska W 74-69 Mar. 5 Lawrence
Iowa State L 59-75 Mar. 9 Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
Ohio W 49-38 Mar. 14 South Bend, Ind.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Auburn L 64-66 Mar. 16 South Bend, Ind.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
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1983-84 Record: 22-10
Coach: Larry Brown
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Big Eight Tournament Champions
Houston L 91-76 Nov. 26 Houston, Texas
St. Louis W 67-63 Dec.1 St. Louis
Morehead State W 75-57 Dec. 3 Lawrence
Jackson State W 89-57 Dec. 5 Lawrence
Kentucky L 50-72 Dec. 10 Lawrence
Fla. Southern W 85-73 Dec. 17 Lawrence
Oral Roberts W 65-64 Dec. 19 Lawrence
Ohio State L 74-79 Dec. 22 Columbus, Ohio
Tulane W 67-64 Dec. 28 New Orleans, La.
S.W. Louisiana L 45-54 Dec. 29 New Orleans, La.
Fla. International W 99-47 Jan. 7 Lawrence
Texas Southern W 101-64 Jan. 11 Lawrence
Colorado W 53-48 Jan. 14 Lawrence
Missouri W 73-56 Jan. 18 Lawrence
Iowa State L 56-61 Jan. 21 Ames, Iowa
Nebraska W 77-61 Jan. 25 Lawrence
Kansas State W 65-54 Jan. 28 Lawrence
Oklahoma L 84-103 Jan. 31 Norman, Okla.
Wichita State W 79-69 Feb. 5 Lawrence
Oklahoma State L 61-71 Feb. 8 Stillwater, Okla.
Iowa State W 80-72 Feb. 11 Lawrence
Nebraska W 67-66 Feb. 15 Lincoln, Neb.
Missouri W 72-62 Feb. 18 Columbia, Mo.
Oklahoma L 82-92 Feb. 22 Lawrence
Kansas State W 63-61 Feb. 25 Manhattan, Kan.
Colorado L 85-89 Feb. 29 Boulder, Colo.
Oklahoma State W 91-70 Mar. 3 Lawrence
Oklahoma State W 75-58 Mar. 6 Lawrence
Kansas State W 70-59 Mar. 9 Kansas City, Mo.
Oklahoma W 79-78 Mar. 10 Kansas City, Mo.
NCAA Tournament
Alcorn State W 57-56 Mar. 16 Lincoln, Neb.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
Wake Forest L 59-69 Mar. 18 Lincoln, Neb.
(NCAA Sub-Regional)
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