# 1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Towson State Tigers men's basketball team represented Towson State University as a member of the East Coast Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Terry Truax and played their home games at the Towson Center. They finished the season 18–13, 8–6 in ECC play to tie for the regular season conference title. The Tigers won the ECC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Towson State was defeated in the first round by top-ranked, No. 1 seed Oklahoma, 77–68.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1989* | | Howard | W 83–64 | 1–0 | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nov 30, 1989* | | at Gettysburg | W 102–66 | 2–0 | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 3, 1989* | | at No. 12 North Carolina | L 70–87 | 2–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Dec 6, 1989* | | at Navy | W 73–70 | 3–1 | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | vs. Maryland-Baltimore County | W 100–97 | 4–1 | |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | vs. Mount St. Mary's | W 81–68 | 5–1 | |
| Dec 16, 1989* | | at No. 1 Syracuse | L 75–105 | 5–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 18, 1989* | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 75–95 | 5–3 | DeGol Arena Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1989* | | at Loyola (MD) | W 87–79 | 6–3 | Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| Dec 27, 1989* | | at Washington | L 68–73 | 6–4 | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 30, 1989* | | at New Mexico | L 68–96 | 6–5 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 3, 1990* | | at Pepperdine | L 79–91 | 6–6 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | at Rider | L 82–83 | 6–7 (0–1) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 17, 1990 | | Drexel | W 98–79 | 7–7 (1–1) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | Lafayette | W 68–65 | 8–7 (2–1) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 24, 1990 | | at Delaware | L 77–89 | 8–8 (2–2) | Delaware Field House Newark, Delaware |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at Bucknell | L 74–76 | 8–9 (2–3) | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 31, 1990 | | Hofstra | W 66–64 | 9–9 (3–3) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | at Lehigh | L 69–87 | 9–10 (3–4) | Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 5, 1990* | | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 90–74 | 10–10 | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 7, 1990 | | Rider | W 102–74 | 11–10 (4–4) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | at Drexel | W 104–95 | 12–10 (5–4) | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 1990 | | at Lafayette | L 70–83 | 12–11 (5–5) | Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | Delaware | W 87–84 | 13–11 (6–5) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 21, 1990 | | Bucknell | L 66–72 | 13–12 (6–6) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | at Hofstra | W 73–65 | 14–12 (7–6) | Physical Fitness Center Hempstead, New York |
| Feb 26, 1990 | | Lehigh | W 92–82 | 15–12 (8–6) | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| ECC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 1990* | | Rider ECC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 74–63 | 16–12 | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Mar 4, 1990* | | Delaware ECC Tournament Semifinal | W 85–71 | 17–12 | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| Mar 5, 1990* | | Lehigh ECC tournament championship | W 73–60 | 18–12 | Towson Center Baltimore, Maryland |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Oklahoma First Round | L 68–77 | 18–13 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Kurk Lee – ECC Player of the Year (2nd time)