# 1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at the Ford Center as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. After winning the MCC regular season championship, the Purple Aces received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament. They defeated Oregon State in the opening round before losing to the eventual National runner-up, Seton Hall, in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1988* | | at Valparaiso | W 75–56 | 1–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | at Southern Illinois | L 71–73 | 1–1 | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Dec 5, 1988* | | Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 68–60 | 2–1 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 7, 1988* | | at Wake Forest | L 73–79 | 2–2 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | Austin Peay | W 89–72 | 3–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 12, 1988* | | Indiana State | W 94–75 | 4–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 20, 1988* | | Bucknell | W 79–54 | 5–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 23, 1988* | | Wyoming | W 84–63 | 6–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1988* | | Siena | W 79–70 | 7–2 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 31, 1988* | | at Murray State | W 78–70 | 8–2 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky |
| Jan 3, 1989* | | Alcorn State | W 81–44 | 9–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 10, 1989* | | at Toledo | W 61–59 | 10–2 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | Butler | W 61–45 | 11–2 (1–0) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 19, 1989 | | at Xavier | L 73–81 | 11–3 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at Dayton | W 83–65 | 12–3 (2–1) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 26, 1989 | | Detroit Mercy | W 80–63 | 13–3 (3–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | Loyola (IL) | W 89–76 | 14–3 (4–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | Saint Louis | W 98–66 | 15–3 (5–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 6, 1989* | | Southern Illinois | W 89–87 | 16–3 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | at Butler | W 90–77 | 17–3 (6–1) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1989* | | at Cincinnati | W 83–69 | 18–3 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 16, 1989 | | Xavier | W 88–82 | 19–3 (7–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | Dayton | W 109–83 | 20–3 (8–1) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 23, 1989 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 85–71 | 21–3 (9–1) | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | at Loyola (IL) | W 115–104 | 22–3 (10–1) | International Amphitheatre Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 27, 1989* | | Ohio | W 95–69 | 23–3 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Mar 4, 1989 | | at Saint Louis | L 61–72 | 23–4 (10–2) | Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri |
| MCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1989* | | at Dayton MCC Tournament Semifinal | W 84–79 $^{OT}$ | 24–4 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 11, 1989* | | vs. Xavier MCC tournament championship | L 78–85 | 24–5 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) Oregon State First Round | W 94–90 | 25–5 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 19, 1989* | (11 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall Second Round | L 73–87 | 25–6 | McKale Center (13,391) Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 45 | Scott Haffner | Miami Heat |