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 |
| Illinois | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
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Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Nov 26, 1988 | REG | | Illinois-Chicago | Mid-Cont | -0.19 | W | 85 | 59 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 2 | Sat, Dec 3, 1988 | REG | | Mississippi | SEC | 4.41 | W | 91 | 79 | | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 3 | Tue, Dec 6, 1988 | REG | | Florida | SEC | 6.86 | W | 97 | 67 | | 3 | 0 | W 3 | Assembly Hall |
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| 4 | Fri, Dec 9, 1988 | REG | | Duquesne | A-10 | -2.74 | W | 112 | 81 | | 4 | 0 | W 4 | Assembly Hall |
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| 5 | Sat, Dec 10, 1988 | REG | | Little Rock | TAAC | 9.87 | W | 107 | 88 | | 5 | 0 | W 5 | Assembly Hall |
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| 6 | Sat, Dec 17, 1988 | REG | | Tennessee Tech | OVC | -11.29 | W | 105 | 77 | | 6 | 0 | W 6 | Assembly Hall |
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| 7 | Mon, Dec 19, 1988 | REG | N | Missouri (10) | Big 8 | 20.80 | W | 87 | 84 | | 7 | 0 | W 7 | St. Louis Arena |
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| 8 | Thu, Dec 22, 1988 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | 8.14 | W | 127 | 100 | | 8 | 0 | W 8 | Maravich Assembly Center |
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| 9 | Tue, Dec 27, 1988 | REG | N | Tulsa | MVC | 1.15 | W | 85 | 58 | | 9 | 0 | W 9 | |
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| 10 | Wed, Dec 28, 1988 | REG | N | Georgia Tech (17) | ACC | 14.19 | W | 80 | 75 | | 10 | 0 | W 10 | |
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| 11 | Thu, Dec 29, 1988 | REG | @ | Hawaii | WAC | 6.84 | W | 96 | 87 | | 11 | 0 | W 11 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center |
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| 12 | Sat, Jan 7, 1989 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.83 | W | 71 | 54 | | 12 | 0 | W 12 | Assembly Hall |
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| 13 | Thu, Jan 12, 1989 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13.98 | W | 103 | 80 | | 13 | 0 | W 13 | Assembly Hall |
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| 14 | Sat, Jan 14, 1989 | REG | | Michigan (6) | Big Ten | 27.63 | W | 96 | 84 | | 14 | 0 | W 14 | Assembly Hall |
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| 15 | Thu, Jan 19, 1989 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5.05 | W | 75 | 70 | | 15 | 0 | W 15 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 16 | Sun, Jan 22, 1989 | REG | | Georgia Tech | ACC | 14.19 | W | 103 | 92 | | 16 | 0 | W 16 | Assembly Hall |
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| 17 | Thu, Jan 26, 1989 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13.79 | L | 62 | 69 | | 16 | 1 | L 1 | Williams Arena |
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| 18 | Sat, Jan 28, 1989 | REG | | Indiana (16) | Big Ten | 20.27 | W | 75 | 65 | | 17 | 1 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 19 | Thu, Feb 2, 1989 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | 16.24 | L | 72 | 76 | | 17 | 2 | L 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 20 | Sun, Feb 5, 1989 | REG | @ | Iowa (9) | Big Ten | 18.99 | L | 82 | 86 | | 17 | 3 | L 2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
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| 21 | Thu, Feb 9, 1989 | REG | | Ohio State (16) | Big Ten | 16.15 | W | 62 | 60 | | 18 | 3 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 22 | Sat, Feb 11, 1989 | REG | | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5.05 | W | 86 | 69 | | 19 | 3 | W 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 23 | Thu, Feb 16, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11.83 | W | 75 | 56 | | 20 | 3 | W 3 | Jenison Field House |
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| 24 | Sat, Feb 18, 1989 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13.98 | L | 52 | 72 | | 20 | 4 | L 1 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 25 | Mon, Feb 20, 1989 | REG | | Purdue | Big Ten | 16.24 | W | 102 | 75 | | 21 | 4 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 26 | Sun, Feb 26, 1989 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 16.15 | W | 94 | 71 | | 22 | 4 | W 2 | St. John Arena |
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| 27 | Thu, Mar 2, 1989 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 13.79 | W | 63 | 58 | | 23 | 4 | W 3 | Assembly Hall |
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| 28 | Sun, Mar 5, 1989 | REG | @ | Indiana (3) | Big Ten | 20.27 | W | 70 | 67 | | 24 | 4 | W 4 | Assembly Hall |
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| 29 | Wed, Mar 8, 1989 | REG | | Iowa (15) | Big Ten | 18.99 | W | 118 | 94 | | 25 | 4 | W 5 | Assembly Hall |
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| 30 | Sat, Mar 11, 1989 | REG | @ | Michigan (8) | Big Ten | 27.63 | W | 89 | 73 | | 26 | 4 | W 6 | Crisler Arena |
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| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 31 | Thu, Mar 16, 1989 | NCAA | N | McNeese State | Southland | -2.40 | W | 77 | 71 | | 27 | 4 | W 7 | RCA Dome |
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| 32 | Sat, Mar 18, 1989 | NCAA | N | Ball State (18) | MAC | 9.48 | W | 72 | 60 | | 28 | 4 | W 8 | RCA Dome |
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| 33 | Fri, Mar 24, 1989 | NCAA | N | Louisville (12) | Metro | 17.59 | W | 83 | 69 | | 29 | 4 | W 9 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 34 | Sun, Mar 26, 1989 | NCAA | N | Syracuse (7) | Big East | 22.31 | W | 89 | 86 | | 30 | 4 | W 10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 35 | Sat, Apr 1, 1989 | NCAA | N | Michigan (10) | Big Ten | 27.63 | L | 81 | 83 | | 30 | 5 | L 1 | Kingdome |
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