The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play , sixth in the standings . In the Pac-10 Tournament in southern California at The Forum , Washington lost to third seed UCLA by ten points in the quarterfinal . Russo resigned less than two weeks later , and was succeeded by alumnus Lynn Nance , the head coach at Saint Mary 's . were WCAC champions , received an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament , and finished at This season 's Final Four was held in Seattle at the Kingdome
Pac-10 Tournament
1989 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1988–89 Washington Huskies men's basketball team