Overall: 24-9, .727 W-L% (34th of 293)
Conference: 8-4, 2nd in Metro (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Denny Crum (24-9)
PS/G: 82.2 (49th of 293) ▪ PA/G: 73.9 (110th of 293)
SRS: 17.59 (15th of 293) ▪ SOS: 9.28 (23rd of 293)
NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (76-71) versus #13 Arkansas-Little Rock
Won Midwest Second Round (93-84) versus #5 Arkansas
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (83-69) versus #1 Illinois
| Pre | 11/22 | 11/29 | 12/6 | 12/13 | 12/20 | 12/27 | 1/3 | 1/10 | 1/17 | 1/24 | 1/31 | 2/7 | 2/14 | 2/21 | 2/28 | 3/7 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 18, 1988 | REG | @ | Xavier | MW Coll | L | 83 | 85 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Wed, Nov 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 62 | 65 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 3, 1988 | REG | N | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 101 | 79 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | REG | Murray State | OVC | W | 83 | 51 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Dec 8, 1988 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | W | 81 | 69 | 3 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | REG | Dayton | MW Coll | W | 95 | 68 | 4 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 92 | 90 | 5 | 2 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Wed, Dec 21, 1988 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 76 | 40 | 6 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 9 | Sat, Dec 31, 1988 | REG | Kentucky | SEC | W | 97 | 75 | 7 | 2 | W 7 | ||
| 10 | Wed, Jan 4, 1989 | REG | Virginia | ACC | W | 74 | 71 | 8 | 2 | W 8 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | REG | DePaul | Ind | W | 81 | 67 | 9 | 2 | W 9 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 9, 1989 | REG | @ | Virginia Tech | Metro | W | 82 | 73 | 10 | 2 | W 10 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | REG | South Carolina | Metro | W | 75 | 52 | 11 | 2 | W 11 | ||
| 14 | Sun, Jan 15, 1989 | REG | @ | Georgia Tech | ACC | W | 67 | 65 | 12 | 2 | W 12 | |
| 15 | Sun, Jan 22, 1989 | REG | Nevada-Las Vegas | Big West | W | 92 | 74 | 13 | 2 | W 13 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 26, 1989 | REG | @ | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 95 | 76 | 14 | 2 | W 14 | |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 29, 1989 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 79 | 85 | 14 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Feb 1, 1989 | REG | Virginia Tech | Metro | W | 108 | 95 | 15 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 4, 1989 | REG | @ | Memphis | Metro | W | 101 | 85 | 16 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 20 | Mon, Feb 6, 1989 | REG | Florida State | Metro | L | 78 | 81 | 16 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 8, 1989 | REG | @ | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 69 | 66 | 17 | 4 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Sun, Feb 12, 1989 | REG | @ | UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 75 | 77 | 17 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 16, 1989 | REG | @ | Florida State | Metro | W | 78 | 77 | 18 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 20, 1989 | REG | Memphis | Metro | L | 67 | 72 | 18 | 6 | L 1 | ||
| 25 | Wed, Feb 22, 1989 | REG | Southern Mississippi | Metro | W | 96 | 83 | 19 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Feb 25, 1989 | REG | @ | South Carolina | Metro | L | 73 | 77 | 19 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Wed, Mar 1, 1989 | REG | Cincinnati | Metro | L | 71 | 77 | 19 | 8 | L 2 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 4, 1989 | REG | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 87 | 77 | 20 | 8 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 10, 1989 | CTOURN | N | Memphis | Metro | W | 71 | 70 | 21 | 8 | W 2 | |
| 30 | Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | CTOURN | N | Florida State | Metro | W | 87 | 80 | 22 | 8 | W 3 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Thu, Mar 16, 1989 | NCAA | N | Arkansas-Little Rock | A-Sun | W | 76 | 71 | 23 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 32 | Sat, Mar 18, 1989 | NCAA | N | Arkansas | SWC | W | 93 | 84 | 24 | 8 | W 5 | |
| 33 | Fri, Mar 24, 1989 | NCAA | N | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 69 | 83 | 24 | 9 | L 1 |