# 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1988-89 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 11th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers won 22 consecutive games, took home the conference regular season title, and received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the East region.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* | | Robert Morris | L 67–75 | 0–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 1, 1988* | | Fresno State | W 71–67 | 1–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 3, 1988* | | Bradley | L 68–70 | 1–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 5, 1988* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 77–60 | 2–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | at Pittsburgh | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 17, 1988* | | Virginia Tech | W 101–52 | 4–2 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 22, 1988* | | at UNC Charlotte | W 82–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 27, 1988* | | at Maryland | W 69–61 | 6–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 3, 1989 | | at UMass | W 89–73 | 7–2 (1–0) | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Jan 5, 1989 | | St. Bonaventure | W 69–45 | 8–2 (2–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 7, 1989 | | Duquesne | W 101–72 | 9–2 (3–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 10, 1989 | | at Saint Joseph's | W 76–61 | 10–2 (4–0) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | Rutgers | W 90–70 | 11–2 (5–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 17, 1989 | | at George Washington | W 73–71 | 12–2 (6–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | Temple | W 65–63 | 13–2 (7–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1989 | | George Washington | W 92–57 | 14–2 (8–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at Duquesne | W 98–82 | 15–2 (9–0) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1989 | No. 18 | at Rhode Island | W 79–71 | 16–2 (10–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Feb 5, 1989 | No. 18 | at Rutgers | W 60–58 | 17–2 (11–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Feb 9, 1989* | No. 15 | vs. Marshall | W 81–73 | 18–2 | Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia |
| Feb 11, 1989 | No. 15 | Penn State | W 100–67 | 19–2 (12–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 13, 1989* | No. 15 | at St. Bonaventure | W 80–72 | 20–2 (13–0) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 16, 1989* | No. 14 | UMass | W 88–55 | 21–2 (14–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 19, 1989* | No. 14 | Rhode Island | W 90–66 | 22–2 (15–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 23, 1989 | No. 11 | Saint Joseph's | W 65–50 | 23–2 (16–0) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 26, 1989 | No. 11 | at Temple | L 56–74 | 23–3 (16–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 1, 1989 | No. 15 | at Penn State | W 71–61 | 24–3 (17–1) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Atlantic-10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1989* | No. 15 | vs. Saint Joseph's A-10 Tournament Quarterfinals | W 79–59 | 25–3 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 1989* | No. 15 | vs. Penn State A-10 Tournament Semifinals | L 64–86 | 25–4 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* | (7 E) No. 17 | vs. (10 E) Tennessee First Round | W 84–68 | 26–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 18, 1989* | (7 E) No. 17 | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke Second Round | L 63–70 | 26–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern. ||||||