1988-89 Princeton Tigers — schedule and results

The 1988-89 Princeton Tigers went 19-8 (11-3 in the Ivy) under head coach Pete Carril. Simple Rating System: -2.17.

Game-by-game results (25 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1988-11-30vs Colgate RaidersW 43–33Jadwin Gymnasium
1988-12-03vs Iona GaelsW 49–46Jadwin Gymnasium
1988-12-07at Lehigh Mountain HawksW 54–47Stabler Arena
1988-12-10vs Saint Joseph's HawksW 59–53Jadwin Gymnasium
1988-12-17at Rutgers Scarlet KnightsL 63–69Louis Brown Athletic Center
1988-12-22at Seton Hall PiratesL 46–64Brendan Byrne Arena
1988-12-29neutral Georgia BulldogsL 54–58
1988-12-30neutral South Carolina GamecocksW 69–58
1989-01-04at Delaware Blue HensL 45–52Delaware Field House
1989-01-07vs Fordham RamsW 57–53Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-01-27at Brown BearsW 61–55Marvel Gym
1989-01-28at Yale BulldogsW 51–48Payne Whitney Gymnasium
1989-02-03vs Harvard CrimsonL 57–63Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-04vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 63–53Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-07vs Pennsylvania QuakersW 53–43Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-10at Columbia LionsW 72–54Francis A. Levien Gymnasium
1989-02-11at Cornell Big RedW 60–49Barton Hall
1989-02-17vs Yale BulldogsW 70–60Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-18vs Brown BearsW 57–33Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-24vs Cornell Big RedW 65–46Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-25vs Columbia LionsW 78–62Jadwin Gymnasium
1989-02-28at Pennsylvania QuakersL 42–43The Palestra
1989-03-03at Dartmouth Big GreenL 43–53Leede Arena
1989-03-04at Harvard CrimsonW 73–64Lavietes Pavilion
1989-03-17neutral Georgetown HoyasL 49–50Providence Civic Center

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