| Date | Opponent | W/L | Score |
| Nov. 19, 1988 | at Missouri Western | L | 74-75 |
| Nov. 22, 1988 | Missouri Valley | W | 82-77 |
| Nov. 26, 1988 | at North Dakota | W | 75-70 |
| Nov. 30, 1988 | Eureka (Ill.) | W | 84-63 |
| Dec. 3, 1988 | SIU-Edwardsville | L | 74-77 |
| Dec. 6, 1988 | Hannibal-LaGrange | W | 111-65 |
| Dec. 10, 1988 | Peru State (Neb.) | W | 67-65 |
| Dec. 17, 1988 | Quincy (Ill.) | L | 71-77 |
| Jan. 3, 1989 | at SIU-Carbondale | L | 81-97 |
| Jan. 7, 1989 | Missouri Western | L | 67-74 |
| Jan. 9, 1989 | SIU-Edwardsville | L | 81-89 |
| Jan. 11, 1989 | Missouri-St. Louis | L | 73-76 |
| Jan. 14, 1989 | at Quincy (Ill.) | L | 82-84 |
| Jan. 18, 1989 | at Lincoln (Mo.) | L | 88-94 |
| Jan. 21, 1989 | Missouri-Rolla | W | 72-62 |
| Jan. 23, 1989 | Southwest Baptist | W | 87-79 |
| Jan. 25, 1989 | at Northwest Missouri State | L | 70-102 |
| Jan. 28, 1989 | Southeast Missouri State | L | 79-84 |
| Feb. 1, 1989 | Central Missouri State | L | 73-76 |
| Feb. 4, 1989 | at Missouri-St. Louis | L | 54-64 |
| Feb. 8, 1989 | Lincoln (Mo.) | L | 71-78 |
| Feb. 11, 1989 | at Southwest Baptist | L | 47-56 |
| Feb. 15, 1989 | Northwest Missouri State | L | 81-82 |
| Feb. 18, 1989 | at Missouri-Rolla | L | 60-74 |
| Feb. 22, 1989 | at Central Missouri State | L | 72-76 |
| Feb. 24, 1989 | at Southeast Missouri State | L | 76-97 |
Home games in bold. | |||