FEATURED GAME
Beat #6 North Carolina
98
vs
97
Signature road win against a ranked opponent
Men's Basketball History
Season Snapshot 1988-89 at a glance
1988-89 Iowa Men's Basketball
23-10
Overall
10-8
Big Ten
#4
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach
By the Numbers
Overtime games
1
0-1 record in OT
Points per game
89.6
#16 nationally
Power rating
+19.0
Simple Rating System — #13 nationally
Memorable Games
Highest score
109
vs Brown on Dec 2
Best defensive game
held them to 56
vs McNeese (77-56)
Closest game
1-point win
vs North Carolina (98-97)
Biggest win
by 48
vs Brown (109-61)
Rankings & Streaks
Peak AP rank
#4
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
13
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
15-2
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
5-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)
Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers
Signature Wins
RANKED WIN
Beat #6 Indiana
87
vs
70
Took down #6 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #2 Illinois
86
vs
82
Took down #2 at home
RANKED WIN
Beat #16 Ohio State
83
vs
75
Took down #16 at home
Heartbreakers & Tough Tests
OT LOSS
Lost OT vs NC State
96
vs
102
Came up short in overtime by 6
HEARTBREAKER
Lost by 1 to Michigan
107
vs
108
Lost by just 1 in the final minutes
VS A TOP TEAM
Faced #4 Illinois
94
vs
118
Tough matchup against #4
1988-89 Schedule 32 games
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | Home McNeese | 77–56 | W |
| Nov 29 | Away Drake | 96–72 | W |
| Dec 2 | Home Brown | 109–61 | W |
| Dec 3 | Home Georgia | 102–76 | W |
| Dec 6 | Home Northern Iowa | 98–76 | W |
| Dec 10 | Home Iowa State | 91–71 | W |
| Dec 12 | Home Jackson State | 86–71 | W |
| Dec 14 | Home UCF | 102–68 | W |
| Dec 23 | Neutral Eastern Illinois | 89–71 | W |
| Dec 24 | Neutral Saint Louis | 83–80 | W |
| Dec 30 | Home Texas State | 96–77 | W |
| Jan 5 | Away Michigan State | 93–82 | W |
| Jan 7 | Away North Carolina | 98–97 | W |
| Jan 14 | Away Minnesota | 78–80 | L |
| Jan 19 | Away Ohio State | 91–102 | L |
| Jan 21 | Away Purdue | 67–66 | W |
| Jan 26 | Home Wisconsin | 78–70 | W |
| Jan 30 | Away Indiana | 89–104 | L |
| Feb 2 | Home Northwestern | 102–84 | W |
| Feb 5 | Home Illinois | 86–82 | W |
| Feb 9 | Home Michigan | 107–108 | L |
| Feb 11 | Away Wisconsin | 54–65 | L |
| Feb 13 | Home Ohio State | 83–75 | W |
| Feb 18 | Home Minnesota | 99–61 | W |
| Feb 22 | Away Northwestern | 89–84 | W |
| Feb 26 | Home Purdue | 84–67 | W |
| Mar 2 | Home Michigan State | 81–83 | L |
| Mar 4 | Away Michigan | 96–119 | L |
| Mar 8 | Away Illinois | 94–118 | L |
| Mar 11 | Home Indiana | 87–70 | W |
| Mar 17 | Neutral Rutgers | 87–73 | W |
| Mar 19 | Neutral NC State | 96–102 | L |
Team & Player Stats
Per-Game Averages
Points
89.6
vs
81.2
Iowa scored versus Iowa allowed per game.
+8.4 points per game
Field goal %
51.7%
vs
47.8%
Shooting accuracy from the field — Iowa vs opponents.
+3.9 percentage points
3-point %
35.3%
vs
40.0%
Three-point shooting — higher is better.
-4.7 percentage points
Free throw %
70.4%
vs
66.9%
How often Iowa cashed in at the line.
+3.5 percentage points
Total rebounds
41.4
vs
31.8
Boards Iowa pulled down vs boards the other team got.
+9.6 rebounds per game
Assists
17.4
vs
17.7
Buckets set up by a teammate pass.
-0.3 assists per game
Turnovers
15.7
vs
15.8
Times Iowa lost the ball — lower is better.
-0.1 turnovers per game
Top Performers
Team Stats per Game
Stat
Iowa
Opponents
Diff
Games
33.0
33.0
0.0
Minutes
—
—
—
FG
33.1
31.5
+1.6
FGA
64.0
66.0
-2.0
FG%
51.7%
47.8%
+3.9
3P
3.8
6.1
-2.3
3PA
10.8
15.2
-4.4
3P%
35.3%
40.0%
-4.7
2P
29.3
25.5
+3.8
2PA
53.2
50.8
+2.4
2P%
55.0%
50.1%
+4.9
FT
19.6
12.1
+7.5
FTA
27.8
18.0
+9.8
FT%
70.4%
66.9%
+3.5
ORB
—
—
—
DRB
—
—
—
TRB
41.4
31.8
+9.6
AST
17.4
17.7
-0.3
STL
8.3
8.0
+0.3
BLK
2.8
3.1
-0.3
TOV
15.7
15.8
-0.1
PF
18.4
22.7
-4.3
PTS
89.6
81.2
+8.4
Player Stats — Per Game
| Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy MarbleG | 33 | 33 | 31.2 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 39.6 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 76.1 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 20.5 |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 32 | 31 | 31.7 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 48.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 39.7 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 83.3 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 18.6 |
| Ed HortonF | 33 | 33 | 31.9 | 7.6 | 13.7 | 55.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 16.7 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 56.9 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 18.3 |
| Ray ThompsonG | 31 | 23 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 8.0 | 59.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 28.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 73.0 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 11.5 |
| Matt BullardF | 20 | 13 | 24.9 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 56.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 39.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 80.0 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 9.1 |
| James MosesF | 33 | 1 | 14.2 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 35.1 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 28.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 58.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.4 |
| Les JepsenC | 33 | 30 | 20.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 62.3 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 4.2 |
| Michael IngramF | 3 | 0 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.3 | 3.0 | 44.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
| Wade LookingbillF | 33 | 0 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.2 | 80.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Brig TubbsF | 14 | 0 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 85.7 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Brian GarnerG | 32 | 2 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 43.5 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Troy SkinnerG | 29 | 0 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 63.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 55.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 75.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Mark WetzelG | 8 | 0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.9 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Matt Scott | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Player Stats — Advanced
| Player | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | OWS | DWS | WS | BPM | PProd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy MarbleG | 33 | 1031 | — | 59.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed HortonF | 33 | 1054 | — | 56.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| B.J. ArmstrongG | 32 | 1015 | — | 60.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les JepsenC | 33 | 666 | — | 58.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt BullardF | 20 | 498 | — | 66.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ray ThompsonG | 31 | 758 | — | 64.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael IngramF | 3 | 32 | — | 53.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian GarnerG | 32 | 407 | — | 44.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48.1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark WetzelG | 8 | 23 | — | 20.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Scott | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| James MosesF | 33 | 469 | — | 42.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Troy SkinnerG | 29 | 134 | — | 82.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brig TubbsF | 14 | 137 | — | 46.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wade LookingbillF | 33 | 468 | — | 63.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
1988-89 Roster 14 players
| # | Player | Class | Pos | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.J. Armstrong | SR | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Brian Garner | FR | G | 6-1 | ||||
| Brig Tubbs | FR | F | 6-9 | ||||
| Ed Horton | SR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| James Moses | FR | F | 6-4 | ||||
| Les Jepsen | JR | C | 7-0 | ||||
| Mark Wetzel | SO | G | 6-2 | ||||
| Matt Bullard | JR | F | 6-10 | ||||
| Matt Scott | JR | — | 6-4 | ||||
| Michael Ingram | JR | F | 6-8 | ||||
| Ray Thompson | FR | G | 6-5 | ||||
| Roy Marble | SR | G | 6-6 | ||||
| Troy Skinner | FR | G | 6-0 | ||||
| Wade Lookingbill | FR | F | 6-5 |
1988-89 AP Poll Movement
AP Poll
Final
#14
Final Ranking
Season Summary
- Highest Rank
- #4
- Lowest Rank
- #15
- Weeks in Poll
- 18
- Total Weeks
- 19
Week-by-week rankings
Pre
#7
11/21
#7
11/28
#6
12/5
#5
12/12
#4
12/19
#4
12/26
#9
1/2
#9
1/9
#5
1/16
#7
1/23
#12
1/30
#9
2/6
#8
2/13
#15
2/20
#14
2/27
#11
3/6
#15
3/13
NR
Final
#14
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM