# 1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 23–9 record (11–7 Big Ten).

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* | | at Cincinnati | L 64–66 | 0–1 | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 28, 1989* | | Chicago State | W 85–62 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | at Toledo | W 85–70 | 2–1 | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | Iowa State | W 98–82 | 3–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 13, 1989* | | at Detroit Mercy | W 89–61 | 4–1 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | at Kansas State | W 69–68 | 5–1 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| Dec 20, 1989* | | Washington | W 77–60 | 6–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | Northern Illinois | W 81–62 | 7–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 30, 1989* | No. 25 | Youngstown State | W 91–57 | 8–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 3, 1990* | No. 24 | Rider | W 116–48 | 9–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 6, 1990 | No. 24 | No. 4 Illinois | W 91–74 | 10–1 (1–0) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 11, 1990 | No. 16 | at Purdue | L 78–86 | 10–2 (1–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 13, 1990 | No. 16 | at No. 3 Michigan | L 83–87 | 10–3 (1–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 18, 1990 | No. 22 | Northwestern | W 97–75 | 11–3 (2–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 20, 1990 | No. 22 | Ohio State | W 83–78 | 12–3 (3–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 22, 1990 | No. 21 | at Wisconsin | L 75–77 | 12–4 (3–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| Jan 25, 1990 | No. 21 | Iowa | W 84–72 | 13–4 (4–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 28, 1990 | No. 21 | No. 12 Indiana | W 108–89 | 14–4 (5–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 1, 1990 | No. 19 | at Michigan State | W 79–74 | 15–4 (6–3) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 8, 1990 | No. 17 | at No. 12 Illinois | L 72–99 | 15–5 (6–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| Feb 11, 1990 | No. 17 | No. 10 Purdue | W 73–72 | 16–5 (7–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 15, 1990 | No. 17 | No. 5 Michigan | L 73–77 | 16–6 (7–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 17, 1990 | No. 17 | at Northwestern | W 90–72 | 17–6 (8–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Feb 22, 1990 | No. 18 | Wisconsin | W 68–67 | 18–6 (9–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 24, 1990 | No. 18 | at Iowa | W 102–80 | 19–6 (10–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 1, 1990 | No. 17 | at Indiana | W 75–70 | 20–6 (11–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Mar 3, 1990 | No. 17 | No. 14 Michigan State | L 73–75 | 20–7 (11–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 10, 1990 | No. 19 | at Ohio State | L 83–93 | 20–8 (11–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990 CBS | (6 SE) No. 20 | vs. (11 SE) UTEP First round | W 64–61 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| Mar 18, 1990 CBS | (6 SE) No. 20 | vs. (14 SE) Northern Iowa Second Round | W 81–78 | 22–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| Mar 23, 1990 CBS | (6 SE) No. 20 | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen | W 82–75 | 23–8 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| Mar 25, 1990 CBS | (6 SE) No. 20 | vs. (4 SE) No. 9 Georgia Tech Elite Eight | L 91–93 | 23–9 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 9 | Willie Burton | Miami Heat |