# 1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team

The 1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 15th-year head coach Robert Moreland, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Texas Southern compiled an overall record of 19–12, and 10–4 in SWAC play, to finish second during the conference regular season. The Tigers won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first in school history. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the team was defeated by 8th-ranked, No. 3 seed Georgetown in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 24, 1989* | | at Iowa | L 64–80 | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Dec 4, 1989* | | at North Texas | W 83–66 | 1–1 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | at Idaho Palouse Classic | W 78–77 | 2–1 | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | vs. Washington State Palouse Classic | L 75–88 | 2–2 | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | at Drake | L 71–78 | 2–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Dec 19, 1989* | | at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 77–79 | 2–4 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 22, 1989* | | Northern Arizona | W 94–79 | 3–4 | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | at New Mexico State | L 76–97 | 3–5 | Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Jan 4, 1990* | | at New Orleans | L 59–73 | 3–6 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at Jackson State | W 87–74 | 6–6 (1–0) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Jan 15, 1990 | | at Alabama State | W 116–98 | 7–6 (2–0) | Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, Alabama |
| Jan 17, 1990* | | at Memphis State | L 82–85 | 7–7 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | Grambling | W 87–69 | 8–7 (3–0) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Jan 22, 1990 | | Mississippi Valley State | W 95–79 | 9–7 (4–0) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1990* | | at Northern Arizona | W 70–67 | 10–7 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at Alcorn State | L 66–69 | 10–8 (4–1) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| Jan 29, 1990 | | at Southern | L 87–93 | 10–9 (4–2) | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | at Prairie View A&M | W 75–63 | 11–9 (5–2) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Jackson State | W 77–58 | 11–9 (6–2) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Feb 12, 1990 | | Alabama State | L 92–98 | 12–10 (6–3) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | at Grambling | W 90–82 | 13–10 (7–3) | Tiger Memorial Gym Grambling, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 1990 | | at Mississippi Valley State | L 98–106 | 13–11 (7–4) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Feb 24, 1990* | | Alcorn State | W 91–49 | 14–11 (8–4) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1990 | | Southern | W 84–72 | 15–11 (9–4) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Mar 3, 1990 | | Prairie View A&M | W 109–79 | 16–11 (10–4) | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| SWAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1990* | (2) | (7) Prairie View A&M SWAC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 89–60 | 17–11 | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Mar 8, 1990* | (2) | (3) Mississippi Valley State SWAC Tournament Semifinal | W 105–75 | 18–11 | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| Mar 9, 1990* | (2) | (1) Southern SWAC tournament championship | W 94–89 | 19–11 | Health & Physical Education Arena Houston, Texas |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1990* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Georgetown First Round | L 52–70 | 19–12 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||