# 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament and finished with a 19–12 record (9–9 Big Ten).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1989* | | Ball State | L 57–63 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Nov 29, 1989* | | Youngstown State | W 97–64 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 3, 1989* | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 112–68 | 2–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 10, 1989* | | Florida International | W 99–75 | 3–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 13, 1989* | | at Drake | L 52–66 | 3–2 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA |
| Dec 17, 1989* | | at Marquette | W 83–67 | 4–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 21, 1989* | | Detroit Mercy | W 93–69 | 5–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | at Northern Illinois | W 93–74 | 6–2 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL |
| Dec 30, 1989* | | Denver | W 99–54 | 7–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Big Ten regular season ||||||
| Jan 4, 1989 | | at Wisconsin | L 67–75 | 7–3 (0–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI |
| Jan 7, 1989* | | Kansas State | W 72–67 | 8–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 12, 1989 | | at No. 6 Michigan | L 83–98 | 8–4 (0–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 14, 1989 | | No. 5 Iowa | W 80–78 | 9–4 (1–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 18, 1989 | | Purdue | W 76–66 | 10–4 (2–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 21, 1989 | | at Northwestern | L 67–75 | 10–5 (2–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Jan 26, 1989 | | No. 1 Illinois | W 69–62 | 11–5 (3–3) | Williams Arena (13,766) Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 28, 1989 | | at Michigan State | L 64–73 | 11–6 (3–4) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 1, 1989 | | No. 17 Ohio State | W 76–73 | 12–6 (4–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 4, 1989 | | at No. 17 Indiana | L 62–66 | 12–7 (4–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 8, 1989 | | Wisconsin | W 59–58 | 13–7 (5–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 11, 1989 | | Michigan | W 88–80 | 14–7 (6–5) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Feb 18, 1989 | | at No. 14 Iowa | L 61–99 | 14–8 (6–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 23, 1989 | | at Purdue | L 63–78 | 14–9 (6–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Feb 25, 1989 | | No. 4 Indiana | L 62–75 | 14–10 (6–8) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 2, 1989 | | at No. 8 Illinois | L 58–63 | 14–11 (6–9) | Assembly Hall (16,455) Champaign, IL |
| Mar 4, 1989 | | Northwestern | W 78–59 | 15–11 (7–9) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 8, 1989 | | Michigan State | W 77–61 | 16–11 (8–9) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 11, 1989 | | at Ohio State | W 78–70 | 17–11 (9–9) | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 1989* CBS | (11 E) | vs. (6 E) Kansas State First Round | W 86–75 | 18–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 18, 1989* CBS | (11 E) | vs. (13 E) Siena Second Round | W 80–67 | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 24, 1989* CBS | (11 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Duke Sweet 16 | L 70–87 | 19–12 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||