# 1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won the Big Eight regular season title and were the No. 1 ranked team in the country before an upset by Colorado in the Big Eight Conference Tourney and a stunning loss to 14-seed Northern Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tourney NCAA tournament. The Tigers finished with an overall record of 26–6 (12–2 Big Eight).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | No. 11 | vs. Evansville Maui Invitational | W 68–53 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 25, 1989* | No. 11 | vs. No. 12 Louisville Maui Invitational | W 82–79 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| Nov 26, 1989* | No. 11 | vs. No. 7 North Carolina Maui Invitational Championship | W 80–73 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI |
| Dec 2, 1989* | No. 5 | Tennessee-Martin | W 78–58 | 4–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Dec 4, 1989* | No. 5 | Creighton | W 86–79 | 5–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Dec 6, 1989* | No. 4 | Hawaii-Loa | W 106–48 | 6–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Dec 9, 1989* | No. 4 | at Old Dominion | W 88–75 | 7–0 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| Dec 12, 1989* | No. 4 | at No. 7 Arkansas | W 89–88 | 8–0 | Barnhill Arena (9,486) Fayetteville, AR |
| Dec 16, 1989* | No. 4 | Bradley | W 86–77 | 9–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Dec 20, 1989* | No. 4 | vs. No. 5 Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 93–101 | 9–1 | St. Louis Arena (18,398) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 27, 1989* | No. 7 | at No. 15 Memphis State | W 71–65 | 10–1 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Dec 30, 1989* | No. 4 | Nebraska–Kearney | W 86–77 | 11–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 2, 1990* | No. 7 | Austin Peay | W 84–48 | 12–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 6, 1990 | No. 7 | Oklahoma State | W 78–68 | 13–1 (1–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 10, 1990* | No. 5 | Southern | W 106–87 | 14–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 13, 1990 | No. 5 | at Nebraska | W 111–95 | 15–1 (2–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| Jan 16, 1990 | No. 4 | at Oklahoma State | W 72–71 | 16–1 (3–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| Jan 20, 1990 | No. 4 | No. 1 Kansas Border War | W 95–87 | 17–1 (4–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 23, 1990* | No. 1 | Rutgers | W 89–84 | 18–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Jan 27, 1990 | No. 1 | at Colorado | W 104–89 | 19–1 (5–0) | CU Events Center Boulder, CO |
| Jan 31, 1990 | No. 1 | at Iowa State | W 95–93 | 20–1 (6–0) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Feb 4, 1990 | No. 1 | Colorado | W 93–69 | 21–1 (7–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Feb 8, 1990 | No. 1 | at Kansas State | L 58–65 | 21–2 (7–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 10, 1990 | No. 1 | Nebraska | W 107–85 | 22–2 (8–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Feb 13, 1990 | No. 2 | at No. 1 Kansas Border War | W 77–71 | 23–2 (9–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 18, 1990 | No. 2 | No. 11 Oklahoma | W 92–90 | 24–2 (10–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Feb 21, 1990 | No. 1 | Iowa State | W 89–85 | 25–2 (11–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Feb 25, 1990 | No. 1 | at No. 10 Oklahoma | L 90–107 | 25–3 (11–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| Feb 28, 1990 | No. 3 | Kansas State | W 65–60 | 26–3 (12–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Mar 3, 1990* | No. 3 | at Notre Dame | L 67–98 | 26–4 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| Big Eight Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 1990* | (1) No. 6 | vs. (8) Colorado Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal | L 88–92 $^{OT}$ | 26–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (3 SE) No. 11 | vs. (14 SE) Northern Iowa First Round | L 71–74 | 26–6 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Awards

* Doug Smith – Big Eight Player of the Year, Consensus Second-Team All-American