# 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1990–91 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 21–11 overall and 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish tied for fifth place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #7 seed in the Midwest Region. After defeating East Tennessee State 76-73 in the first round, the Hawkeyes lost to #2 seed, and eventual National Champion, Duke 85-70 in the Round of 32.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/1990* | | No. 19 Temple Preseason NIT | W 73–71 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/17/1990* | | at Notre Dame Preseason NIT | L 68–77 | 1–1 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| 11/27/1990* | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 80–61 | 2–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,248) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/30/1990* | | Colgate Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 80–59 | 3–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/1/1990* | | Creighton Amana-Hawkeye Classic | W 83–77 | 4–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/4/1990* | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 72–68 | 5–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/8/1990* | | Iowa State Rivalry | W 75–73 | 6–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/15/1990* | | UMBC | W 98–81 | 7–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/18/1990* | | Chicago State | W 93–70 | 8–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/22/1990* | | No. 5 UCLA | W 88–71 | 9–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/28/1990* | No. 23 | vs. Hawaii-Hilo Big Island Invitational | W 78–65 | 10–1 | Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI |
| 12/30/1990* | No. 23 | vs. Chaminade Big Island Invitational | W 104–64 | 11–1 | Hilo Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 1/3/1991 | No. 22 | at No. 6 Ohio State | L 59–63 | 11–2 (0–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| 1/5/1991 | No. 22 | No. 25 Michigan State | W 79–66 | 12–2 (1–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/10/1991 | No. 22 | Michigan | W 79–78 | 13–2 (2–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/12/1991 | No. 22 | at Minnesota | L 77–79 | 13–3 (2–2) | Williams Arena (16,555) Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/17/1991 | No. 24 | at Wisconsin | L 79–91 | 13–4 (2–3) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| 1/19/1991 | No. 24 | No. 3 Indiana | L 79–99 | 13–5 (2–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 1/28/1991 | | at Illinois | L 50–53 | 13–6 (2–5) | Assembly Hall (14,486) Champaign, IL |
| 1/31/1991 | | at Purdue | W 78–69 | 14–6 (3–5) | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/2/1991 | | Northwestern | W 82–66 | 15–6 (4–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/7/1991 | | at No. 25 Michigan State | W 71–67 | 16–6 (5–5) | Breslin Center (15,138) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/9/1991 | | at Michigan | L 70–84 | 16–7 (5–6) | Crisler Arena (12,644) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/14/1991 | | Minnesota | W 82–69 | 17–7 (6–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/16/1991 | | Wisconsin | L 55–56 | 17–8 (6–7) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/21/1991 | | at No. 4 Indiana | W 80–79 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (7–7) | Assembly Hall (16,895) Bloomington, IN |
| 2/23/1991 | | Illinois | L 74–79 | 18–9 (7–8) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 3/2/1991 | | Purdue | L 65–70 | 18–10 (7–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/7/1991 | | at Northwestern | W 79–76 | 19–10 (8–9) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,112) Evanston, IL |
| 3/9/1991 | | No. 2 Ohio State | W 80–69 | 20–10 (9–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/14/1991* | (7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) No. 17 East Tennessee State First Round | W 76–73 | 21–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
| 3/16/1991* CBS | (7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Duke Second Round | L 70–85 | 21–11 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||