Overall: 17-13, .567 W-L% (117th of 293)
Conference: 10-4, 1st in SWAC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Robert Moreland (17-13)
PS/G: 81.8 (53rd of 293) ▪ PA/G: 82.1 (250th of 293)
SRS: -5.90 (189th of 293) ▪ SOS: -5.68 (227th of 293)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | REG | @ | New Mexico State | Big West | L | 58 | 92 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Mon, Nov 28, 1988 | REG | @ | Texas-El Paso | WAC | L | 82 | 90 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Nov 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Wyoming | WAC | L | 74 | 77 | 0 | 3 | L 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 5, 1988 | REG | @ | Arkansas-Little Rock | A-Sun | L | 79 | 114 | 0 | 4 | L 4 | |
| 5 | Thu, Dec 8, 1988 | REG | Texas State | Southland | W | 99 | 66 | 1 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | L | 81 | 109 | 1 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 7 | Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Arkansas | SWC | L | 79 | 97 | 1 | 6 | L 2 | |
| 8 | Wed, Dec 28, 1988 | REG | @ | Texas Christian | SWC | W | 103 | 78 | 2 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 9 | Fri, Dec 30, 1988 | REG | @ | Missouri-Kansas City | L | 76 | 77 | 2 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Jan 5, 1989 | REG | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | W | 83 | 79 | 3 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | L | 72 | 79 | 3 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 14, 1989 | REG | Alabama State | SWAC | W | 93 | 83 | 4 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 16, 1989 | REG | Jackson State | SWAC | L | 61 | 68 | 4 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 21, 1989 | REG | @ | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | W | 79 | 69 | 5 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 23, 1989 | REG | @ | Grambling | SWAC | W | 102 | 93 | 6 | 9 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 28, 1989 | REG | Southern | SWAC | L | 91 | 102 | 6 | 10 | L 1 | ||
| 17 | Mon, Jan 30, 1989 | REG | Alcorn State | SWAC | W | 83 | 72 | 7 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 4, 1989 | REG | Prairie View | SWAC | W | 82 | 63 | 8 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Alabama State | SWAC | W | 88 | 85 | 9 | 10 | W 3 | |
| 20 | Mon, Feb 13, 1989 | REG | @ | Jackson State | SWAC | W | 84 | 81 | 10 | 10 | W 4 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 18, 1989 | REG | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | W | 73 | 60 | 11 | 10 | W 5 | ||
| 22 | Mon, Feb 20, 1989 | REG | Grambling | SWAC | L | 62 | 70 | 11 | 11 | L 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 25, 1989 | REG | @ | Southern | SWAC | L | 80 | 94 | 11 | 12 | L 2 | |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 27, 1989 | REG | @ | Alcorn State | SWAC | W | 86 | 80 | 12 | 12 | W 1 | |
| 25 | Sat, Mar 4, 1989 | REG | @ | Prairie View | SWAC | W | 99 | 98 | 13 | 12 | W 2 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 9, 1989 | CTOURN | N | Prairie View | SWAC | W | 77 | 55 | 14 | 12 | W 3 | |
| 27 | Fri, Mar 10, 1989 | CTOURN | N | Grambling | SWAC | W | 84 | 81 | 15 | 12 | W 4 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | CTOURN | @ | Southern | SWAC | L | 81 | 86 | 15 | 13 | L 1 |