1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team
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The 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1988–89 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 21–10 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to Seton Hall in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.
| 1988–89 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball | |
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AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions AMCU-8 tournament champions | |
| Conference | Association of Mid-Continent Universities |
| Record | 21–10 (10–2 AMCU-8) |
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| Home arena | Hammons Student Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwest Missouri State † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin–Green Bay | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois–Chicago | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1989 AMCU-8 tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 18, 1988* |
at No. 14 Missouri Preseason NIT |
L 54–73 | 0–1 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
| Nov 26, 1988* |
at Wyoming | W 53–51 | 1–1 |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
| Dec 3, 1988* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 105–51 | 2–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 6, 1988* |
Saint Louis | W 50–47 | 3–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1988* |
Mississippi Valley State | W 73–45 | 4–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 10, 1988* |
Northern Arizona | W 63–48 | 5–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 15, 1988* |
at Wichita State | L 59–66 | 5–2 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
| Dec 20, 1988* |
Illinois State | L 51–55 | 5–3 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 22, 1988* |
Southern Illinois | L 64–72 | 5–4 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1988* |
vs. East Tennessee State BMA Holiday Classic |
W 72–68 | 6–4 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
| Dec 30, 1988* |
vs. No. 20 Kansas BMA Holiday Classic |
L 73–82 | 6–5 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
| Jan 3, 1989* |
Kansas State | W 58–55 | 7–5 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Jan 7, 1989* |
Tulsa | W 76–68 | 8–5 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| 1989 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 7, 1989* |
Valparaiso AMCU-8 Tournament Semifinal |
W 82–50 | 19–9 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| Mar 8, 1989* |
Illinois-Chicago AMCU-8 tournament championship |
W 73–67 | 20–9 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
| 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 1989* |
(14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 11 Seton Hall First Round |
L 51–60 | 21–10 |
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||