# 1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Tony Barone, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 20–11 record (11–3 MVC), and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1989 NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* | | at Nebraska | L 77–86 | 0–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (11,728) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 30, 1988* | | Iowa State | L 58–88 | 0–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (6,268) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 2, 1988* | | at Cleveland State | W 70–69 | 1–2 | Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio |
| Dec 5, 1988* | | San Jose State | W 84–77 | 2–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 7, 1988* | | at Arkansas State | L 63–71 | 2–3 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Dec 10, 1988* | | at Notre Dame | L 64–77 | 2–4 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 17, 1988* | | Montana | W 57–51 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 19, 1988* | | Marquette | W 79–73 | 4–4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 22, 1988* | | Montana State | W 75–69 | 5–4 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 31, 1988* | | Arkansas State | L 58–69 | 5–5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 2, 1989* | | at Illinois-Chicago | L 76–78 | 5–6 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 9, 1989 | | Illinois State | W 68–58 | 6–6 (1–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | at Indiana State | W 76–69 | 7–6 (2–0) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Jan 16, 1989 | | at Wichita State | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (3–0) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | Bradley | W 94–68 | 9–6 (4–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 23, 1989 | | at Southern Illinois | W 84–74 | 10–6 (5–0) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at Illinois State | L 66–76 | 10–7 (5–1) | Horton Field House Normal, Illinois |
| Jan 30, 1989 | | at Bradley | W 85–68 | 11–7 (6–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Feb 2, 1989 | | Tulsa | W 75–61 | 12–7 (7–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | Drake | W 74–72 | 13–7 (8–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 6, 1989* | | Cleveland State | W 92–82 | 14–7 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | at Tulsa | L 67–75 | 14–8 (8–2) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 13, 1989 | | Wichita State | L 62–66 | 14–9 (8–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 16, 1989 | | Southern Illinois | W 102–100 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (9–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | Indiana State | W 91–80 | 16–9 (10–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,316) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 21, 1989* | | at Montana State | L 80–82 | 16–10 | Worthington Arena (4,000) Bozeman, Montana |
| Feb 27, 1989 | | at Drake | W 69–60 | 17–10 (11–3) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (6,170) Des Moines, Iowa |
| Missouri Valley Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1989* | | vs. Indiana State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 85–70 | 18–10 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 6, 1989* | | vs. Drake MVC Tournament Semifinal | W 54–49 | 19–10 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Mar 7, 1989* | | vs. Southern Illinois MVC tournament championship | W 79–77 | 20–10 | Levitt Arena (7,514) Wichita, Kansas |
| 1989 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 6 Missouri First Round | L 69–85 | 20–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||