# 1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Metro Conference during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Tigers received an at-large bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament and finished with a 21–11 record (8–4 Metro).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1988* | | at Chaminade Maui Invitational | W 88–44 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 26, 1988* | | vs. No. 3 Michigan Maui Invitational | L 75–79 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 1988* | | vs. No. 8 UNLV Maui Invitational | L 86–90 | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 4, 1988* | | Grambling | W 84–63 | 2–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 6, 1988* | | Bradley | W 84–77 | 3–2 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | at No. 11 Missouri | L 74–86 | 3–3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 15, 1988* | | at New Orleans | W 92–61 | 4–3 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 17, 1988* | | at Washington | L 88–89 | 4–4 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 20, 1988* | | Dartmouth | W 79–75 | 5–4 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 23, 1988* | | Oral Roberts | W 70–62 | 6–4 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Dec 28, 1988* | | vs. Illinois State | W 68–45 | 7–4 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1988* | | at No. 19 Tennessee | L 74–76 | 7–5 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 4, 1989 | | at Southern Miss | W 90–87 | 8–5 (1–0) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| Jan 7, 1989 | | at Cincinnati | L 79–89 | 8–6 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 9, 1989* | | Saint Louis | W 80–73 | 9–6 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | Virginia Tech | W 91–83 | 10–6 (2–1) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 18, 1989 | | at South Carolina | L 66–78 | 10–7 (2–2) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1989* | | at New Orleans | W 73–72 | 11–7 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 26, 1989* | | Tulsa | W 77–59 | 12–7 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 28, 1989* | | Virginia Commonwealth | W 89–69 | 13–7 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 1, 1989 | | at No. 8 Florida State | W 99–82 | 14–7 (3–2) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | No. 7 Louisville | L 85–101 | 14–8 (3–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 6, 1989* | | Tennessee State | W 85–63 | 15–8 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 8, 1989* | | at Murray State | W 73–62 | 16–8 | Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | South Carolina | W 63–48 | 17–8 (4–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Chicago, IL |
| Feb 15, 1989 | | Cincinnati | W 81–71 | 18–8 (5–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | No. 7 Florida State | W 89–79 | 19–8 (6–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Feb 20, 1989 | | at No. 10 Louisville | W 72–67 | 20–8 (7–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | Southern Miss | W 83–76 | 21–8 (8–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Mar 4, 1989 | | at Virginia Tech | L 73–78 | 21–9 (8–4) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Metro Conference Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1989* | | vs. No. 16 Louisville Metro Tournament Quarterfinal | L 70–71 | 21–10 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* | (5 W) | vs. (12 W) DePaul First Round | L 63–66 | 21–11 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||