Front Row (l-r): Lincoln Minor, Jeff Gueldner, Milt Newton, Kevin Pritchard, Otis Livingston, Scooter Barry, Keith Harris, Mike Maddox
Back Row (l-r):Mark Randall, Sean Alvarado, Mike Masucci, Marvin Branch, Danny Manning, Chris Piper, Archie Marshall, Mgr. Bill Pope
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| LARRY BROWN | DANNY MANNING | KANSAS |
| Location: Kemper Areana | Kansas City, Missouri | |
| April 4, 1988 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Kansas | |||||
| Newton | 6-6 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Piper | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| Manning | 13-24 | 5-7 | 18 | 3 | 31 |
| Pritchard | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Gueidner | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Barry | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Normore | 3-3 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Harris | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Minor | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Maddox | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 35-55 | 9-14 | 36 | 16 | 83 |
| Oklahoma | |||||
| Grant | 6-14 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Sieger | 7-15 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| King | 7-14 | 3-3 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Blaylock | 6-13 | 0-1 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| Grace | 4-14 | 3-4 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Mullins | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 30-70 | 9-13 | 31 | 18 | 79 |