GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1978-1979 Season

1978-1979 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/25/1978 Idaho W 72-57
11/28/1978 @ Nebraska L 48-58
12/02/1978 Loyola (IL) W 95-90 OT
12/05/1978 @ Kansas State L 62-72
12/16/1978 @ Marquette L 55-72
12/20/1978 South Florida W 69-54
12/23/1978 South Carolina L 53-57
12/29/1978 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Houston		 W 80-67
12/30/1978 Pillsbury Classic
vs. Georgia Tech		 W 57-56
01/04/1979 @ Michigan L 75-88
01/06/1979 @ Michigan State L 62-69
01/11/1979 Indiana W 80-63
01/13/1979 Northwestern W 60-58
01/18/1979 @ Ohio State L 80-83
01/20/1979 Wisconsin W 82-72
01/25/1979 Purdue L 61-64
01/27/1979 @ Iowa L 64-81
02/01/1979 @ Illinois L 57-67
02/03/1979 Iowa L 71-97
02/08/1979 @ Wisconsin W 74-72
02/10/1979 Illinois L 57-59
02/15/1979 Ohio State L 68-74
02/17/1979 @ Purdue L 56-80
02/22/1979 @ Northwestern W 73-71
02/24/1979 @ Indiana L 46-71
03/01/1979 Michigan State L 63-76
03/03/1979 Michigan W 78-69

1978-1979 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan State 13 5 .722 26 6 .813
Purdue 13 5 .722 27 8 .771
Iowa 13 5 .722 20 8 .714
Ohio State 12 6 .667 19 12 .613
Indiana 10 8 .556 22 12 .647
Michigan 8 10 .444 15 12 .556
Illinois 7 11 .389 19 11 .633
Minnesota 6 12 .333 11 16 .407
Wisconsin 6 12 .333 12 15 .444
Northwestern 2 16 .111 6 21 .222

Season notes:

Coached by Jim Dutcher (4th season). Assistant coaches were Jimmy Williams, Jessie Evans and Stu Starner. The Pillsbury Classic took place at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1978-1979 Poll Results

Associated Press United Press
1. Indiana State
2. UCLA
3. Michigan State
4. Notre Dame
5. Arkansas
6. DePaul
7. Louisiana State
8. Syracuse
9. North Carolina
10. Marquette
11. Duke
12. San Francisco
13. Louisville
14. Pennsylvania
15. Purdue
16. Oklahoma
17. St. John's (NY)
18. Rutgers
19. Toledo
20. Iowa
1. Indiana State
2. UCLA
3. North Carolina
4. Michigan State
5. Notre Dame
6. Arkansas
7. Duke
8. DePaul
9. Louisiana State
10. Syracuse
11. Iowa
12. Georgetown
13. Marquette
14. Purdue
15. Texas
16. Temple
17. San Francisco
18. Tennessee
19. Louisville
20. Detroit


1978-1979 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Clemson 68, Kentucky 67 OT
Virginia 79, NE Louisiana 78
Old Dominion 83, Wagner 81
Maryland 67, Rhode Island 65 3OT
Nevada-Reno 62, Oregon State 61
Ohio State 80, St. Joseph's (PA) 66 		Alabama 98, St. Bonaventure 89
Indiana 78, Texas Tech 59
Texas A&M 79, New Mexico 68
Dayton 105, Holy Cross 81
Purdue 97, Central Michigan 80
Alcorn State 80, Mississippi State 78


Second Round
Texas A&M 67, Nevada-Reno 64
Purdue 84, Dayton 70
Old Dominion 61, Clemson 59 		Ohio State 79, Maryland 72
Alabama 90, Virginia 88
Indiana 73, Alcorn State 69


Quarterfinals
Indiana , (BYE)
Ohio State , (BYE) 		Alabama 72, Texas A&M 68
Purdue 67, Old Dominion 59


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Indiana 64, Ohio State 55
Purdue 87, Alabama 68 		Indiana 53, Purdue 52


1978-1979 NCAA Tournament


First Round
East Mideast
#10 St. John's (NY) 75, #7 Temple 70
#9 Penn 73, #8 Iona 69 		#10 Lamar 95, #7 Detroit 87
#8 Tennessee 97, #9 Eastern Kentucky 81
West Midwest
#7 Southern California 86, #10 Utah State 67
#9 Pepperdine 92, #8 Utah 88 (OT) 		#7 Weber State 81, #10 New Mexico State 78 (OT)
#8 Virginia Tech 70, #9 Jacksonville 53


Second Round
East Mideast
#10 St. John's (NY) 80, #2 Duke 78
#6 Rutgers 64, #3 Georgetown 58
#9 Penn 72, #1 North Carolina 71
#4 Syracuse 89, #5 Connecticut 81 		#2 Michigan State 95, #10 Lamar 64
#3 Louisiana State 71, #6 Appalachian State 57
#1 Notre Dame 73, #8 Tennessee 67
#5 Toledo 74, #4 Iowa 72
West Midwest
#2 DePaul 89, #7 Southern California 78
#3 Marquette 73, #6 Pacific 48
#1 UCLA 76, #9 Pepperdine 71
#4 San Francisco 86, #5 Brigham Young 63 		#2 Arkansas 74, #7 Weber State 63
#3 Louisville 69, #6 South Alabama 66
#1 Indiana State 86, #8 Virginia Tech 69
#5 Oklahoma 90, #4 Texas 76


Sweet Sixteen
East Mideast
#10 St. John's (NY) 67, #6 Rutgers 65
#9 Penn 84, #4 Syracuse 76 		#2 Michigan State 87, #3 Louisiana State 71
#1 Notre Dame 79, #5 Toledo 71
West Midwest
#2 DePaul 62, #3 Marquette 56
#1 UCLA 99, #4 San Francisco 81 		#2 Arkansas 74, #3 Louisville 62
#1 Indiana State 93, #5 Oklahoma 72


Elite Eight
East Mideast
#9 Penn 64, #10 St. John's (NY) 62 #2 Michigan State 80, #1 Notre Dame 68
West Midwest
#2 DePaul 95, #1 UCLA 91 #1 Indiana State 73, #2 Arkansas 71


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Michigan State 101, Penn 67
Indiana State 76, DePaul 74 		Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64

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