# 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. After finishing alone atop the MVC regular season standings, the Purple Aces lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Aces received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by No. 6 seed Kansas in the opening round and finished 23–10 (13–5 MVC).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1998* | | Western Kentucky | W 70–65 | 1–0 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Nov 18, 1998* | | at Tennessee-Martin | W 83–70 | 2–0 | Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee |
| Nov 22, 1998* | | Sacred Heart | W 94–69 | 3–0 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Nov 27, 1998* | | vs. Saint Louis | L 55–85 | 3–1 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nov 28, 1998 | | at Hawaii-Hilo | W 115–74 | 4–1 (2–0) | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Nov 29, 1998* | | vs. New Orleans | W 73–61 | 5–1 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| Dec 5, 1998* | | Butler | L 60–66 | 5–2 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 8, 1998* | | at Eastern Illinois | W 85–66 | 6–2 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 12, 1998* | | at East Carolina | L 79–82 | 6–3 | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina |
| Dec 16, 1998* | | Tennessee Tech | W 96–56 | 7–3 | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 19, 1998 | | Indiana State | W 82–75 | 8–3 (1–0) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1998* | | at Morehead State | W 75–74 | 9–3 | Ellis T. Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky |
| Jan 2, 1999 | | at Drake | W 89–76 | 10–3 (2–0) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 4, 1999 | | at Creighton | W 84–79 | 11–3 (3–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Jan 7, 1999 | | Northern Iowa | W 96–84 | 12–3 (4–0) | Roberts Stadium |
| Jan 9, 1999 | | Wichita State | W 81–73 | 13–3 (5–0) | Roberts Stadium |
| Jan 13, 1999 | | at Northern Iowa | W 74–66 | 14–3 (6–0) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Jan 16, 1999 | | Illinois State | L 80–81 | 14–4 (6–1) | Roberts Stadium |
| Jan 20, 1999 | | Creighton | L 80–90 | 14–5 (6–2) | Roberts Stadium |
| Jan 23, 1999 | | at Bradley | L 65–98 | 14–6 (6–3) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Jan 27, 1999 | | Southern Illinois | W 61–56 | 15–6 (7–3) | Roberts Stadium |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | Drake | W 76–63 | 16–6 (8–3) | Roberts Stadium |
| Feb 4, 1999 | | at Wichita State | W 75–63 | 17–6 (9–3) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at SW Missouri State | W 65–62 | 18–6 (10–3) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1999* | | vs. Wichita State Quarterfinals | W 79–71 | 22–8 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 28, 1999* | | vs. Bradley Semifinals | W 64–63 | 23–8 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| Mar 1, 1999* | | vs. Creighton Championship game | L 61–70 | 23–9 | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) No. 22 Kansas First round | L 74–95 | 23–10 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||