NEW: Go inside the College Basketball database with Stathead. Learn more or sign up here.

1988-89 Ball State Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

Previous Season Next Season

Record: 29-3 (14-2, 1st in MAC MBB)

Rank: 18th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Rick Majerus

PS/G: 71.9 (203rd of 293)

PA/G: 61.5 (6th of 293)

SRS: 9.47 (52nd of 293)

SOS: 0.12 (140th of 293)

NCAA Tournament: (#9 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (68-64) versus #8 Pittsburgh
Lost Midwest Second Round (72-60) versus #1 Illinois

MAC Reg Season Champ
MAC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1988-89 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/21	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Ball State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	19	18

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 26, 1988	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	13.79	W	63	57		1	0	W 1	Williams Arena
2	Fri, Dec 2, 1988	REG		U.S. International	Ind	-11.86	W	85	66		2	0	W 2	Irving Gymnasium
3	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	REG		Florida A&M	MEAC	-9.71	W	76	52		3	0	W 3	Irving Gymnasium
4	Wed, Dec 7, 1988	REG		Indiana State	MVC	-7.42	W	80	56		4	0	W 4	Irving Gymnasium
5	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	16.24	W	70	56		5	0	W 5	Irving Gymnasium
6	Tue, Dec 13, 1988	REG	@	Valparaiso	Mid-Cont	-6.90	W	63	56		6	0	W 6	Athletics-Recreation Center
7	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	REG	@	Florida International	Ind	-13.65	W	89	66		7	0	W 7	US Century Bank Arena
8	Thu, Dec 22, 1988	REG	N	Northwestern	Big Ten	5.05	W	77	71		8	0	W 8
9	Wed, Dec 28, 1988	REG		Texas State	Southland	-7.53	W	75	59		9	0	W 9	Irving Gymnasium
10	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	REG		Western Michigan	MAC	-4.36	W	65	63		10	0	W 10	Irving Gymnasium
11	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	REG	@	Ohio	MAC	-2.15	L	57	71		10	1	L 1	Convocation Center
12	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	REG		Central Michigan	MAC	-3.40	W	77	56		11	1	W 1	Irving Gymnasium
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1989	REG	@	Bowling Green State	MAC	-3.65	W	79	73		12	1	W 2	Anderson Arena
14	Wed, Jan 18, 1989	REG		Toledo	MAC	-1.20	L	46	49		12	2	L 1	Irving Gymnasium
15	Sat, Jan 21, 1989	REG	@	Butler	MW Coll	-1.42	W	54	44		13	2	W 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
16	Wed, Jan 25, 1989	REG		Kent State	MAC	5.59	W	78	62		14	2	W 2	Irving Gymnasium
17	Sat, Jan 28, 1989	REG	@	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1.21	W	68	66		15	2	W 3	Bowen Field House
18	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	REG	@	Miami (OH)	MAC	1.19	W	66	51		16	2	W 4	Millett Hall
19	Sat, Feb 4, 1989	REG		Ohio	MAC	-2.15	W	80	70		17	2	W 5	Irving Gymnasium
20	Wed, Feb 8, 1989	REG	@	Central Michigan	MAC	-3.40	W	66	65		18	2	W 6	Rose Arena
21	Sat, Feb 11, 1989	REG		Bowling Green State	MAC	-3.65	W	64	51		19	2	W 7	Irving Gymnasium
22	Wed, Feb 15, 1989	REG	@	Toledo	MAC	-1.20	W	74	69		20	2	W 8	John F. Savage Hall
23	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	REG	@	Kent State	MAC	5.59	W	73	61		21	2	W 9	Memorial Athletic & Convocation Center
24	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	REG		Eastern Michigan	MAC	1.21	W	76	63		22	2	W 10	Irving Gymnasium
25	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	1.19	W	78	60		23	2	W 11	Irving Gymnasium
26	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	REG	@	Western Michigan	MAC	-4.36	W	92	79		24	2	W 12	University Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	CTOURN	N	Ohio	MAC	-2.15	W	62	46		25	2	W 13	John F. Savage Hall
28	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	CTOURN	N	Eastern Michigan	MAC	1.21	W	77	76		26	2	W 14	John F. Savage Hall
29	Sun, Mar 12, 1989	CTOURN	N	Kent State	MAC	5.59	W	67	65		27	2	W 15	John F. Savage Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Thu, Mar 16, 1989	NCAA	N	Pittsburgh	Big East	11.35	W	68	64		28	2	W 16	RCA Dome
31	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	NCAA	N	Illinois (3)	Big Ten	24.68	L	60	72		28	3	L 1	RCA Dome