1988-89 Louisville Cardinals Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-9 (8-4, 2nd in Metro MBB)

Rank: 12th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Denny Crum

PS/G: 82.2 (52nd of 293)

PA/G: 74.0 (123rd of 293)

SRS: 17.59 (15th of 293)

SOS: 9.28 (23rd of 293)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (76-71) versus #13 Little Rock
Won Midwest Second Round (93-84) versus #5 Arkansas
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (83-69) versus #1 Illinois

Metro Tourney Champ

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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
Louisville	4	12	13	15	15	14	14	13	9	4	3	7	4	10	8	14	16	12

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 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	Fri, Nov 18, 1988	REG	@	Xavier	MW Coll	5.77	L	83	85		0	1	L 1	Cincinnati Gardens
2	Wed, Nov 30, 1988	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	11.82	L	62	65		0	2	L 2	Memorial Gymnasium
3	Sat, Dec 3, 1988	REG	N	Indiana	Big Ten	20.27	W	101	79		1	2	W 1	RCA Dome
4	Tue, Dec 6, 1988	REG		Murray State	OVC	1.51	W	83	51		2	2	W 2	Freedom Hall
5	Thu, Dec 8, 1988	REG	@	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt	0.74	W	81	69		3	2	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
6	Sat, Dec 10, 1988	REG		Dayton	MW Coll	-0.34	W	95	68		4	2	W 4	Freedom Hall
7	Sat, Dec 17, 1988	REG		Oklahoma State	Big 8	12.68	W	92	90		5	2	W 5	Freedom Hall
8	Wed, Dec 21, 1988	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-15.28	W	76	40		6	2	W 6	Freedom Hall
9	Sat, Dec 31, 1988	REG		Kentucky	SEC	4.45	W	97	75		7	2	W 7	Freedom Hall
10	Wed, Jan 4, 1989	REG		Virginia	ACC	15.38	W	74	71		8	2	W 8	Freedom Hall
11	Sat, Jan 7, 1989	REG		DePaul	Ind	9.41	W	81	67		9	2	W 9	Freedom Hall
12	Mon, Jan 9, 1989	REG	@	Virginia Tech	Metro	3.01	W	82	73		10	2	W 10	Cassell Coliseum
13	Wed, Jan 11, 1989	REG		South Carolina	Metro	7.77	W	75	52		11	2	W 11	Freedom Hall
14	Sun, Jan 15, 1989	REG	@	Georgia Tech (19)	ACC	14.19	W	67	65		12	2	W 12	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
15	Sun, Jan 22, 1989	REG		Nevada-Las Vegas (10)	Big West	17.42	W	92	74		13	2	W 13	Freedom Hall
16	Thu, Jan 26, 1989	REG	@	Southern Mississippi	Metro	1.17	W	95	76		14	2	W 14	Reed Green Coliseum
17	Sun, Jan 29, 1989	REG		Ohio State (17)	Big Ten	16.15	L	79	85		14	3	L 1	Freedom Hall
18	Wed, Feb 1, 1989	REG		Virginia Tech	Metro	3.01	W	108	95		15	3	W 1	Freedom Hall
19	Sat, Feb 4, 1989	REG	@	Memphis	Metro	12.11	W	101	85		16	3	W 2	Mid-South Coliseum
20	Mon, Feb 6, 1989	REG		Florida State (12)	Metro	15.12	L	78	81		16	4	L 1	Freedom Hall
21	Wed, Feb 8, 1989	REG	@	Cincinnati	Metro	4.80	W	69	66		17	4	W 1	Cincinnati Gardens
22	Sun, Feb 12, 1989	REG	@	UCLA	Pac-10	13.90	L	75	77		17	5	L 1	Pauley Pavilion
23	Thu, Feb 16, 1989	REG	@	Florida State (7)	Metro	15.12	W	78	77		18	5	W 1	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center
24	Mon, Feb 20, 1989	REG		Memphis	Metro	12.11	L	67	72		18	6	L 1	Freedom Hall
25	Wed, Feb 22, 1989	REG		Southern Mississippi	Metro	1.17	W	96	83		19	6	W 1	Freedom Hall
26	Sat, Feb 25, 1989	REG	@	South Carolina	Metro	7.77	L	73	77		19	7	L 1	Carolina Coliseum
27	Wed, Mar 1, 1989	REG		Cincinnati	Metro	4.80	L	71	77		19	8	L 2	Freedom Hall
28	Sat, Mar 4, 1989	REG	@	Notre Dame	Ind	11.31	W	87	77		20	8	W 1	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Fri, Mar 10, 1989	CTOURN	N	Memphis	Metro	12.11	W	71	70		21	8	W 2	Carolina Coliseum
30	Sat, Mar 11, 1989	CTOURN	N	Florida State (14)	Metro	15.12	W	87	80		22	8	W 3	Carolina Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 16, 1989	NCAA	N	Little Rock	TAAC	9.87	W	76	71		23	8	W 4	RCA Dome
32	Sat, Mar 18, 1989	NCAA	N	Arkansas	SWC	17.26	W	93	84		24	8	W 5	RCA Dome
33	Fri, Mar 24, 1989	NCAA	N	Illinois (3)	Big Ten	24.68	L	69	83		24	9	L 1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome