Overall: 22-8, .733 W-L% (37th of 292)
Conference: 13-5, 2nd in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Gene Keady (22-8)
PS/G: 71.8 (181st of 292) ▪ PA/G: 65.5 (19th of 292)
SRS: 17.74 (15th of 292) ▪ SOS: 11.38 (3rd of 292)
NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (75-63) versus #15 Louisiana-Monroe
Lost Midwest Second Round (73-72) versus #10 Texas
| Pre | 11/27 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 24, 1989 | REG | Ball State | MAC | W | 57 | 43 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Thu, Nov 30, 1989 | REG | @ | Utah | WAC | W | 65 | 63 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sat, Dec 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Long Beach State | Big West | L | 69 | 70 | 2 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 4 | Thu, Dec 7, 1989 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | W | 83 | 69 | 3 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 9, 1989 | REG | Saint Louis | MW Coll | W | 61 | 54 | 4 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 6 | Mon, Dec 18, 1989 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | W | 62 | 54 | 5 | 1 | W 3 | |
| 7 | Wed, Dec 20, 1989 | REG | California | Pac-10 | W | 60 | 55 | 6 | 1 | W 4 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 28, 1989 | REG | N | Wake Forest | ACC | W | 66 | 52 | 7 | 1 | W 5 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 29, 1989 | REG | @ | Arizona | Pac-10 | L | 66 | 85 | 7 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 3, 1990 | REG | Eastern Illinois | Mid-Cont | W | 82 | 55 | 8 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 6, 1990 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 93 | 77 | 9 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 11, 1990 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 86 | 78 | 10 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 13, 1990 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 81 | 79 | OT | 11 | 2 | W 4 |
| 14 | Wed, Jan 17, 1990 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 56 | 54 | 12 | 2 | W 5 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 20, 1990 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 81 | 68 | 13 | 2 | W 6 | ||
| 16 | Thu, Jan 25, 1990 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 78 | 66 | 14 | 2 | W 7 | |
| 17 | Sat, Jan 27, 1990 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 80 | 59 | 15 | 2 | W 8 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Jan 31, 1990 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 91 | 73 | 16 | 2 | W 9 | |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 3, 1990 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 53 | 64 | 16 | 3 | L 1 | ||
| 20 | Mon, Feb 5, 1990 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 67 | 60 | 17 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 21 | Sun, Feb 11, 1990 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | L | 72 | 73 | 17 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 17, 1990 | REG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | W | 62 | 55 | 18 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Mon, Feb 19, 1990 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 72 | 49 | 19 | 4 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 21, 1990 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 78 | 90 | 19 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 24, 1990 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 75 | 70 | 20 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 1, 1990 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | L | 63 | 64 | 20 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sun, Mar 4, 1990 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 79 | 77 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Sun, Mar 11, 1990 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 70 | 72 | 21 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 16, 1990 | NCAA | N | Louisiana-Monroe | Southland | W | 75 | 63 | 22 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 18, 1990 | NCAA | N | Texas | SWC | L | 72 | 73 | 22 | 8 | L 1 |