# 1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Boston University Terriers men's basketball team represented Boston University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Terriers, led by fifth year head coach Mike Jarvis, played their home games at Case Gym and were members of the North Atlantic Conference. They finished the season 18–12, 9–3 in NAC play to finish in a tie for the regular season conference title. The Terriers won the NAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. Boston University was defeated by top seed Connecticut in the opening round, 76–52.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1989* | | Indiana State | W 73–60 | 1–0 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nov 27, 1989* | | No. 10 Michigan | L 65–73 | 1–1 | Boston Garden (10,032) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Nov 29, 1989* | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 76–77 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Rothman Center Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | UMass | L 60–76 | 1–3 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Dec 8, 1989* | | vs. East Tennessee State Forest Industries Classic | W 78–73 | 2–3 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | at Montana Forest Industries Classic | L 64–73 | 2–4 | Harry Adams Field House Missoula, Montana |
| Dec 23, 1989* | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 68–89 | 2–5 | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Dec 27, 1989* | | vs. No. 23 Oregon State Far West Classic | L 66–86 | 2–6 | Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | vs. Pepperdine Far West Classic | W 64–61 | 3–6 | Portland, Oregon |
| Dec 29, 1989* | | vs. UNC Charlotte Far West Classic | L 83–88 $^{2OT}$ | 3–7 | Portland, Oregon |
| Jan 4, 1990* | | at Drexel | W 80–62 | 4–7 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | at Vermont | W 71–67 | 5–7 (1–0) | Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium Burlington, Vermont |
| Jan 10, 1990* | | at No. 17 NC State | L 70–95 | 5–8 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 17, 1990 | | at Colgate | W 68–60 | 6–8 (2–0) | Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York |
| Jan 20, 1990* | | Maryland | W 65–61 | 7–8 | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at New Hampshire | W 67–51 | 8–8 (3–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire |
| Jan 31, 1990 | | at Hartford | L 54–55 | 8–9 (3–1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Feb 3, 1990 | | Vermont | W 80–66 | 9–9 (4–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 7, 1990 | | Hartford | W 82–67 | 10–9 (5–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | Northeastern | W 82–80 | 11–9 (6–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 14, 1990* | | Maryland-Baltimore County | W 85–72 | 12–9 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 17, 1990 | | Colgate | W 86–82 | 13–9 (7–1) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 21, 1990* | | Maine | L 70–73 | 13–10 (7–2) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 25, 1990 | | at Maine | W 69–63 | 14–10 (8–2) | Alfond Arena Orono, Maine |
| Feb 28, 1990 | | New Hampshire | W 85–77 | 15–10 (9–2) | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 3, 1990 | | at Northeastern | L 83–93 | 15–11 (9–3) | Matthews Arena Boston, Massachusetts |
| NAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1990* | (2) | vs. (7) New Hampshire NAC Tournament Semifinal | W 63–56 | 16–11 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 7, 1990* | (2) | vs. (6) Colgate NAC Tournament Semifinal | W 85–63 | 17–11 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 8, 1990* | (2) | vs. (5) Vermont NAC tournament championship | W 75–57 | 18–11 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (16 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 4 Connecticut First Round | L 52–76 | 18–12 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||