# 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team

The 1988–89 Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA women's basketball season. The Hawkeyes, led by sixth-year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games in Iowa City, Iowa at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 27–5 overall, 16–2 in Big Ten play, sharing a piece of the conference championship in back-to-back-to-back seasons. Iowa advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the women's NCAA basketball tournament – another accomplishment for the third straight season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1988* | No. 5 | vs. Wyoming Hawaii Wahine Classic | W 83–40 | 1–0 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 26, 1988* | No. 5 | vs. No. 6 Louisiana Tech Hawaii Wahine Classic | L 58–62 | 1–1 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 1988* | No. 5 | vs. No. 13 Washington Hawaii Wahine Classic | W 53–51 | 2–1 | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 2, 1988* | No. 7 | vs. Grambling State Kansas Dial Soap Classic | W 80–66 | 3–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 3, 1988* | No. 7 | at Kansas Kansas Dial Soap Classic | L 63–67 | 3–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 7, 1988* | No. 11 | Iowa State | W 79–46 | 4–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 10, 1988* | No. 11 | Miami (OH) Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 73–44 | 5–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 11, 1988* | No. 11 | Wake Forest Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 78–62 | 6–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 22, 1988* | No. 7 | Oregon State | W 90–45 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 28, 1988* | No. 6 | vs. Oklahoma Burger King/Pepsi Classic | W 86–69 | 8–2 | James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1988* | No. 6 | vs. Nebraska Burger King/Pepsi Classic | W 84–67 | 9–2 | James L. Knight International Center Miami, Florida |
| Jan 6, 1989 | No. 6 | Michigan | W 82–42 | 10–2 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 8, 1989 | No. 6 | Michigan State | W 89–49 | 11–2 (2–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 13, 1989 | No. 5 | at Illinois | W 82–64 | 12–2 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 1989 | No. 5 | Ohio State | W 84–70 | 13–2 (4–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 18, 1988* | No. 5 | at Drake | W 71–65 | 14–2 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 21, 1989 | No. 5 | Minnesota | W 97–54 | 15–2 (5–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 27, 1989 | No. 4 | Indiana | W 77–61 | 16–2 (6–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 29, 1989 | No. 4 | at No. 11 Purdue | L 56–67 | 16–3 (6–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 3, 1989 | No. 7 | at Wisconsin | W 67–57 | 17–3 (7–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 5, 1989 | No. 7 | at Northwestern | W 63–53 | 18–3 (8–1) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 10, 1989 | No. 7 | No. 10 Purdue | W 66–64 | 19–3 (9–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 12, 1989 | No. 7 | Illinois | W 82–50 | 20–3 (10–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 17, 1989 | No. 7 | at Minnesota | W 80–73 | 21–3 (11–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 21, 1989 | No. 7 | at No. 20 Ohio State | L 57–66 | 21–4 (11–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 1989 | No. 7 | at Indiana | W 70–63 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 (12–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Mar 3, 1989 | No. 9 | Northwestern | W 77–46 | 23–4 (13–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 5, 1989 | No. 9 | Wisconsin | W 78–52 | 24–4 (14–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 9, 1989 | No. 8 | at Michigan | W 79–61 | 25–4 (15–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Mar 11, 1989 | No. 8 | at Michigan State | W 74–63 | 26–4 (16–2) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1989* | (3 MW) No. 8 | (11 MW) Tennessee Tech Second round | W 77–75 | 27–4 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mar 23, 1989* | (3 MW) No. 8 | vs. (2 MW) No. 4 Stanford Midwest Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 74–98 | 27–5 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||