Overall: 18-15, .545 W-L% (129th of 293)
Conference: 6-12, 8th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jud Heathcote (18-15)
PS/G: 73.9 (165th of 293) ▪ PA/G: 73.1 (97th of 293)
SRS: 11.83 (37th of 293) ▪ SOS: 11.04 (11th of 293)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 28, 1988 | REG | Furman | Southern | W | 98 | 68 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Wed, Nov 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 77 | 75 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | REG | Bowling Green State | MAC | W | 89 | 72 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Tue, Dec 13, 1988 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | W | 96 | 74 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Dec 15, 1988 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | MW Coll | W | 96 | 91 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 70 | 60 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Thu, Dec 22, 1988 | REG | Eastern Michigan | MAC | W | 91 | 76 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | REG | N | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 60 | 57 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Wed, Dec 28, 1988 | REG | N | Oregon State | Pac-10 | L | 58 | 63 | 8 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Thu, Dec 29, 1988 | REG | N | Oregon | Pac-10 | W | 76 | 61 | 9 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 11 | Thu, Jan 5, 1989 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 82 | 93 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 54 | 71 | 9 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 64 | 62 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 14, 1989 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 81 | 83 | 10 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 21, 1989 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 60 | 75 | 10 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 25, 1989 | REG | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 106 | 83 | 11 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 28, 1989 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 73 | 64 | 12 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Thu, Feb 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 64 | 69 | 12 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 4, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 66 | 82 | 12 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 75 | 81 | 12 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 21 | Thu, Feb 16, 1989 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 56 | 75 | 12 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 18, 1989 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 63 | 87 | 12 | 10 | L 5 | |
| 23 | Thu, Feb 23, 1989 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | L | 65 | 76 | 12 | 11 | L 6 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 25, 1989 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 80 | 65 | 13 | 11 | W 1 | ||
| 25 | Mon, Feb 27, 1989 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 52 | 79 | 13 | 12 | L 1 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 83 | 81 | 14 | 12 | W 1 | |
| 27 | Wed, Mar 8, 1989 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 61 | 77 | 14 | 13 | L 1 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 70 | 61 | 15 | 13 | W 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Thu, Mar 16, 1989 | NIT | Kent State | MAC | W | 83 | 69 | 16 | 13 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Mon, Mar 20, 1989 | NIT | Wichita State | MVC | W | 79 | 67 | 17 | 13 | W 3 | ||
| 31 | Wed, Mar 22, 1989 | NIT | @ | Villanova | Big East | W | 70 | 63 | 18 | 13 | W 4 | |
| 32 | Mon, Mar 27, 1989 | NIT | N | Saint Louis | MW Coll | L | 64 | 74 | 18 | 14 | L 1 | |
| 33 | Thu, Mar 30, 1989 | NIT | N | Alabama-Birmingham | Sun Belt | L | 76 | 78 | OT | 18 | 15 | L 2 |