GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1988-1989 Season

1988-1989 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/26/1988 Ball State L 57-63 OT
11/29/1988 Youngstown State W 97-64
12/03/1988 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 112-68
12/10/1988 Florida International W 99-75
12/13/1988 @ Drake L 52-66
12/17/1988 @ Marquette W 83-67
12/21/1988 Detroit W 93-69
12/23/1988 @ Northern Illinois W 93-74
12/30/1988 Denver W 99-54
01/04/1989 @ Wisconsin L 67-75
01/07/1989 Kansas State W 72-67
01/12/1989 @ Michigan L 83-98
01/14/1989 Iowa W 80-78
01/18/1989 Purdue W 76-66
01/21/1989 @ Northwestern L 67-75
01/26/1989 Illinois W 69-62
01/28/1989 @ Michigan State L 64-73
02/01/1989 Ohio State W 76-73
02/04/1989 @ Indiana L 62-66
02/08/1989 Wisconsin W 59-58
02/11/1989 Michigan W 88-80
02/18/1989 @ Iowa L 61-99
02/23/1989 @ Purdue L 63-78
02/25/1989 Indiana L 62-75
03/02/1989 @ Illinois L 58-63
03/04/1989 Northwestern W 78-59
03/08/1989 Michigan State W 77-61
03/11/1989 @ Ohio State W 78-70
03/16/1989 NCAA 1st Round
vs. Kansas State		 W 86-75
03/18/1989 NCAA 2nd Round
vs. Siena		 W 80-67
03/24/1989 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
vs. Duke		 L 70-87

1988-1989 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Indiana 15 3 .833 27 8 .771
Illinois 14 4 .778 31 5 .861
Michigan 12 6 .667 30 7 .811
Iowa 10 8 .556 23 10 .697
Minnesota 9 9 .500 19 12 .613
Wisconsin 8 10 .444 18 12 .600
Purdue 8 10 .444 15 16 .484
Ohio State 6 12 .333 19 15 .559
Michigan State 6 12 .333 18 15 .545
Northwestern 2 16 .111 9 19 .321

Season notes:

Coached by Clem Haskins (3rd season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1988-1989 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Arizona
2. Georgetown
3. Illinois
4. Oklahoma
5. North Carolina
6. Missouri
7. Syracuse
8. Indiana
9. Duke
10. Michigan
11. Seton Hall
12. Louisville
13. Stanford
14. Iowa
15. UNLV
16. Florida State
17. West Virginia
18. Ball State
19. North Carolina State
20. Alabama
1. Arizona
2. Georgetown
3. Illinois
4. North Carolina
5. Oklahoma
6. Indiana
7. Duke
8. Missouri
9. Syracuse
10. Michigan
11. Seton Hall
12. Stanford
13. Louisville
14. UNLV
15. Iowa
16. Florida State
17. Arkansas
18. North Carolina State
19. West Virginia
20. Alabama


1988-1989 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
St. John's (NY) 70, Mississippi 67
Ohio State 81, Akron 70
Nebraska 81, Arkansas State 79
Oklahoma State 69, Boise State 55
Alabama-Birmingham 83, Georgia Southern 74
Richmond 70, Temple 56
Connecticut 67, North Carolina-Charlotte 62
California 73, Hawaii 57 		Wisconsin 63, New Orleans 61
St. Louis 87, Southern Illinois 54
New Mexico 91, Santa Clara 76
Pepperdine 84, New Mexico State 69
Villanova 76, St. Peter's 56
Penn State 89, Murray State 73
Michigan State 83, Kent State 69
Wichita State 70, California-Santa Barbara 62


Second Round
Ohio State 85, Nebraska 74
St. John's (NY) 76, Oklahoma State 64
Connecticut 73, California 72
Alabama-Birmingham 64, Richmond 61 		St. Louis 73, Wisconsin 68
New Mexico 86, Pepperdine 69
Villanova 76, Penn State 67
Michigan State 79, Wichita State 67


Quarterfinals
St. John's (NY) 83, Ohio State 80 OT
Alabama-Birmingham 85, Connecticut 79 		St. Louis 66, New Mexico 65
Michigan State 70, Villanova 63


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
St. John's (NY) 76, Alabama-Birmingham 65
St. Louis 74, Michigan State 64 		St. John's (NY) 73, St. Louis 65


1988-1989 NCAA Tournament


First Round
Midwest Southeast
#1 Illinois 77, #16 McNeese State 71
#9 Ball State 68, #8 Pittsburgh 64
#5 Arkansas 120, #12 Loyola Marymount 101
#4 Louisville 76, #13 Arkansas-Little Rock 71
#11 Texas 76, #6 Georgia Tech 70
#3 Missouri 85, #14 Creighton 69
#10 Colorado State 68, #7 Florida 46
#2 Syracuse 104, #15 Bucknell 81 		#1 Oklahoma 72, #16 East Tennessee State 71
#9 Louisiana Tech 83, #8 La Salle 74
#5 Virginia 100, #12 Providence 97
#13 Middle Tennessee State 97, #4 Florida State 83
#11 South Alabama 86, #6 Alabama 84
#3 Michigan 92, #14 Xavier (OH) 87
#7 UCLA 84, #10 Iowa State 74
#2 North Carolina 93, #15 Southern (LA) 79
East West
#1 Georgetown 50, #16 Princeton 49
#9 Notre Dame 81, #8 Vanderbilt 65
#5 North Carolina State 81, #12 South Carolina 66
#4 Iowa 87, #13 Rutgers 73
#11 Minnesota 86, #6 Kansas State 75
#14 Siena 80, #3 Stanford 78
#7 West Virginia 84, #10 Tennessee 68
#2 Duke 90, #15 South Carolina State 69 		#1 Arizona 94, #16 Robert Morris (PA) 60
#9 Clemson 83, #8 St. Mary's (CA) 70
#12 DePaul 66, #5 Memphis State 63
#4 UNLV 68, #13 Idaho 56
#11 Evansville 94, #6 Oregon State 90 (OT)
#3 Seton Hall 60, #14 SW Missouri State 51
#7 Texas-El Paso 85, #10 Louisiana State 74
#2 Indiana 99, #15 George Mason 85


Second Round
Midwest Southeast
#1 Illinois 72, #9 Ball State 60
#4 Louisville 93, #5 Arkansas 84
#3 Missouri 108, #11 Texas 89
#2 Syracuse 65, #10 Colorado State 50 		#1 Oklahoma 124, #9 Louisiana Tech 81
#5 Virginia 104, #13 Middle Tennessee State 88
#3 Michigan 91, #11 South Alabama 82
#2 North Carolina 88, #7 UCLA 81
East West
#1 Georgetown 81, #9 Notre Dame 74
#5 North Carolina State 102, #4 Iowa 96 (2OT)
#11 Minnesota 80, #14 Siena 67
#2 Duke 70, #7 West Virginia 63 		#1 Arizona 94, #9 Clemson 68
#4 UNLV 85, #12 DePaul 70
#3 Seton Hall 87, #11 Evansville 73
#2 Indiana 92, #7 Texas-El Paso 69


Sweet Sixteen
Midwest Southeast
#1 Illinois 83, #4 Louisville 69
#2 Syracuse 83, #3 Missouri 80 		#5 Virginia 86, #1 Oklahoma 80
#3 Michigan 92, #2 North Carolina 87
East West
#1 Georgetown 69, #5 North Carolina State 61
#2 Duke 87, #11 Minnesota 70 		#4 UNLV 68, #1 Arizona 67
#3 Seton Hall 78, #2 Indiana 65


Elite Eight
Midwest Southeast
#1 Illinois 89, #2 Syracuse 86 #3 Michigan 102, #5 Virginia 65
East West
#2 Duke 85, #1 Georgetown 77 #3 Seton Hall 84, #4 UNLV 61


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Seton Hall 95, Duke 78
Michigan 83, Illinois 81 		Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79 (OT)

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