# 1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1989–90 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his fifth year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas. This team won the second of three straight SWC regular season and conference tournament championships. The 1990 Hogs defeated Princeton, Dayton, North Carolina, and SWC rival Texas to make it to the Final Four of the NCAA tournament, before losing to the Duke Blue Devils.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference season ||||||
| November 24, 1989* KATV | No. 9 | Samford | W 97–67 | 1–0 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 26, 1989* | No. 9 | Oregon | W 102–75 | 2–0 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| November 29, 1989* ESPN | No. 11 | at South Alabama | W 105–90 | 3–0 | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| December 5, 1989* KATV | No. 10 | Ole Miss | W 90–76 | 4–0 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 9, 1989* KATV | No. 10 | Alliant International | W 166–101 | 5–0 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 12, 1989* ESPN | No. 7 | No. 4 Missouri | L 88–89 | 5–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 18, 1989* | No. 7 | Bethune–Cookman | W 91–61 | 6–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 23, 1989* | No. 10 | VMI | W 92–61 | 7–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 26, 1989* KATV | No. 11 | Delaware State | W 117–75 | 8–1 | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| December 30, 1989* CBS | No. 11 | at No. 12 UNLV | L 93–101 | 8–2 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Regular season ||||||
| January 3, 1990 | No. 14 | at Houston | W 82–78 | 9–2 (1–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
| January 6, 1990 Raycom | No. 14 | at Texas Tech | W 92–75 | 10–2 (2–0) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX |
| January 10, 1990 | No. 12 | Baylor | W 99–84 | 11–2 (3–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 13, 1990 KATV | No. 12 | TCU | W 93–79 | 12–2 (4–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 17, 1990 | No. 12 | at SMU | W 80–61 | 13–2 (5–0) | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| January 20, 1990 Raycom | No. 12 | at Texas A&M | W 100–84 | 14–2 (6–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX |
| January 22, 1990 KATV | No. 6 | Houston | W 100–89 | 15–2 (7–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 25, 1990 ESPN | No. 6 | Texas | W 109–100 | 16–2 (8–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| January 27, 1990* KATV | No. 6 | at UAB | W 109–95 | 17–2 | UAB Arena Birmingham, AL |
| January 31, 1990 HSE | No. 3 | at Rice | W 70–66 | 18–2 (9–0) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX |
| February 4, 1990 ABC | No. 3 | at Texas | W 103–96 $^{OT}$ | 19–2 (10–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| February 7, 1990 KATV | No. 3 | Texas Tech | W 100–77 | 20–2 (11–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 10, 1990 Raycom | No. 3 | at Baylor | L 77–82 | 20–3 (11–1) | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| February 14, 1990 KATV | No. 8 | at TCU | L 79–81 | 20–4 (11–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX |
| February 17, 1990 Raycom | No. 8 | SMU | W 77–46 | 21–4 (12–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 17, 1990 KATV | No. 13 | Texas A&M | W 114–100 | 22–4 (13–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| February 17, 1990 | No. 12 | Rice | W 104–80 | 23–4 (14–2) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR |
| SWC Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 1990* | No. 9 | vs. SMU SWC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 84–61 | 24–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| March 10, 1990* | No. 9 | vs. Baylor SWC Tournament Semifinal | W 115–75 | 25–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| March 11, 1990* | No. 9 | vs. Houston SWC tournament championship | W 96–84 | 26–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 1990* NCAA | No. 7 | vs. Princeton | W 68–64 | 27–4 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| March 17, 1990* CBS | No. 7 | vs. Dayton | W 86–84 | 28–4 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| March 22, 1990* CBS | No. 7 | vs. North Carolina Midwest Regional semifinal | W 96–73 | 29–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| March 24, 1990* CBS | No. 7 | vs. Texas Midwest Regional Final | W 88–85 | 30–4 | Reunion Arena Dallas, TX |
| March 31, 1990* CBS | No. 7 | vs. No. 15 Duke National semifinal | L 83–97 | 30–5 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* Nolan Richardson – SWC Coach of the Year