GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1997-1998 Season

1997-1998 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/08/1997 Exhibition
Yugoslavia-Mornar		 W 90-48
11/11/1997 Exhibition
Venezuelan Nationals		 W 126-72
11/14/1997 BCA Classic
vs. Villanova		 W 68-55
11/17/1997 Chase NIT
Utah State		 L 64-75
11/22/1997 Alabama L 63-64
12/01/1997 Campbell W 67-57
12/03/1997 Eastern Michigan W 65-58
12/05/1997 Western Carolina W 63-46
12/13/1997 Nebraska L 66-70
12/17/1997 @ Cincinnati L 71-81
12/20/1997 Fresno State W 92-72
12/22/1997 Sacramento State W 100-56
12/28/1997 Florida Atlantic W 95-45
01/02/1998 Purdue L 79-83
01/07/1998 @ Northwestern L 59-66
01/10/1998 @ Penn State L 68-75
01/14/1998 Michigan State L 60-74
01/18/1998 Iowa L 69-82
01/20/1998 @ Michigan L 57-65
01/24/1998 Ohio State W 76-53
01/27/1998 Wisconsin W 58-48
01/31/1998 @ Indiana L 82-95
02/04/1998 @ Illinois L 56-68
02/07/1998 Michigan W 88-78
02/12/1998 @ Iowa W 73-71
02/14/1998 @ Michigan State L 59-71
02/18/1998 Penn State W 82-77
02/25/1998 @ Purdue L 83-87
02/28/1998 Northwestern W 59-54
03/05/1998 Big Ten 1st Round
vs. Northwestern		 W 64-56
03/06/1998 Big Ten Quarterfinals
vs. Michigan State		 W 76-73
03/07/1998 Big Ten Semifinals
vs. Michigan		 L 69-85
03/11/1998 NIT 1st Round
Colorado State		 W 77-65
03/16/1998 NIT 2nd Round
Alabama-Birmingham		 W 79-66
03/18/1998 NIT Quarterfinals
Marquette		 W 73-71
03/24/1998 NIT Semifinals
vs. Fresno State		 W 91-89 OT
03/26/1998 NIT Finals
vs. Penn State		 W 79-72

1997-1998 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan State 13 3 .813 22 8 .733
Illinois 13 3 .813 23 10 .697
Purdue 12 4 .750 28 8 .778
Michigan 11 5 .688 25 9 .735
Iowa 9 7 .563 20 11 .645
Indiana 9 7 .563 20 12 .625
Penn State 8 8 .500 19 13 .594
Minnesota 6 10 .375 20 15 .571
Northwestern 3 13 .188 10 17 .370
Wisconsin 3 13 .188 12 19 .387
Ohio State 1 15 .063 8 22 .267

Season notes:

Coached by Clem Haskins (12th season). The BCA Classic took place at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

According to the NCAA, our official record for all years from the 1993-1994 season through the 1998-1999 season is 0-0 due to a widespread academic scandal. This also wipes out all post-season appearances during those years, including our 1997 Final Four appearance and our 1998 NIT title. I have left the game scores and Big Ten standings as they were at the time, but offically speaking, it's as though we didn't even have a team those years.

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1997-1998 Poll Results

Associated Press USA Today
1. North Carolina (55) 30-3 1,734
2. Kansas (13) 34-3 1,652
3. Duke 29-3 1,601
4. Arizona (2) 27-4 1,580
5. Kentucky 29-4 1,429
6. Connecticut 29-4 1,429
7. Utah 25-3 1,216
8. Princeton 26-1 1,194
9. Cincinnati 26-5 1,129
10. Stanford 26-4 1,114
11. Purdue 26-7 1,005
12. Michigan 24-8 961
13. Mississippi 22-6 880
14. South Carolina 23-7 859
15. Texas Christian 27-5 784
16. Michigan State 20-7 717
17. Arkansas 23-8 487
18. New Mexico 23-7 474
19. UCLA 22-8 464
20. Maryland 19-10 417
21. Syracuse 24-8 377
22. Illinois 22-9 366
23. Xavier 22-7 275
24. Temple 21-8 124
25. Murray State 29-3 71
1. Kentucky
2. Utah
3. North Carolina
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. Arizona
7. Connecticut
8. Kansas
9. Purdue
10. Michigan State
11. Rhode Island
12. UCLA
13. Syracuse
14. Cincinnati
15. Maryland
16. Princeton
17. Michigan
18. West Virginia
19. South Carolina
20. Mississippi
21. New Mexico
22. Arkansas
23. Valparaiso
24. Washington
25. Texas Christian


1997-1998 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#8 Minnesota 64, #9 Northwestern 56
#10 Wisconsin 52, #7 Penn State 51
#6 Indiana 78, #11 Ohio State 71 		#8 Minnesota 76, #1 Michigan State 73
#4 Michigan 77, #5 Iowa 66
#2 Illinois 66, #10 Wisconsin 61
#3 Purdue 76, #6 Indiana 71
Semifinals Finals
#4 Michigan 85, #8 Minnesota 69
#3 Purdue 68, #2 Illinois 47 		#4 Michigan 76, #3 Purdue 67


1997-1998 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Minnesota 77, Colorado State 65
Alabama-Birmingham 93, Missouri 86
Marquette 80, Creighton 68
Auburn 77, Southern Mississippi 62
Fresno State 73, Pacific (CA) 70
Memphis 90, Ball State 67
Hawaii 90, Arizona State 73
Gonzaga 69, Wyoming 55 		Penn State 82, Rider 68
Dayton 95, Long Island-Brooklyn 92
Georgia Tech 88, Seton Hall 78
Georgetown 71, Florida 69
Georgia 100, Iowa 93
North Carolina State 59, Kansas State 39
Vanderbilt 73, St. Bonaventure 61
Wake Forest 56, North Carolina-Wilmington 52


Second Round
Minnesota 79, Alabama-Birmingham 66
Marquette 75, Auburn 60
Fresno State 83, Memphis 80
Hawaii 78, Gonzaga 70 		Penn State 77, Dayton 74
Georgia Tech 80, Georgetown 79
Georgia 61, North Carolina State 55
Vanderbilt 72, Wake Forest 68


Quarterfinals
Minnesota 73, Marquette 71
Fresno State 85, Hawaii 83 		Penn State 75, Georgia Tech 70
Georgia 79, Vanderbilt 65


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Minnesota 91, Fresno State 89 OT
Penn State 66, Georgia 60 		Minnesota 79, Penn State 72


1997-1998 NCAA Tournament


First Round
West East
#1 Arizona 99, #16 Nicholls State 60
#9 Illinois State 82, #8 Tennessee 81 (OT)
#5 Illinois 64, #12 South Alabama 51
#4 Maryland 82, #13 Utah State 68
#6 Arkansas 74, #11 Nebraska 65
#3 Utah 85, #14 San Francisco 68
#10 West Virginia 82, #7 Temple 52
#2 Cincinnati 65, #15 Northern Arizona 62 		#1 North Carolina 88, #16 Navy 52
#8 North Carolina-Charlotte 77, #9 Illinois-Chicago 62
#5 Princeton 69, #12 UNLV 57
#4 Michigan State 83, #13 Eastern Michigan 71
#11 Washington 69, #6 Xavier (OH) 68
#14 Richmond 62, #3 South Carolina 61
#7 Indiana 94, #10 Oklahoma 87 (OT)
#2 Connecticut 93, #15 Fairleigh Dickinson 85
Midwest South
#1 Kansas 110, #16 Prairie View A&M 52
#8 Rhode Island 97, #9 Murray State 74
#12 Florida State 96, #5 Texas Christian 87
#13 Valparaiso 70, #4 Mississippi 69
#11 Western Michigan 75, #6 Clemson 72
#3 Stanford 67, #14 College of Charleston 57
#10 Detroit 66, #7 St. John's (NY) 64
#2 Purdue 95, #15 Delaware 56 		#1 Duke 99, #16 Radford 63
#8 Oklahoma State 74, #9 George Washington 59
#5 Syracuse 63, #12 Iona 61
#4 New Mexico 79, #13 Butler 62
#6 UCLA 65, #11 Miami (FL) 62
#3 Michigan 80, #14 Davidson 61
#10 St. Louis 51, #7 Massachusetts 46
#2 Kentucky 82, #15 South Carolina State 67


Second Round
West East
#1 Arizona 82, #9 Illinois State 49
#4 Maryland 67, #5 Illinois 61
#3 Utah 75, #6 Arkansas 69
#10 West Virginia 75, #2 Cincinnati 74 		#1 North Carolina 93, #8 North Carolina-Charlotte 83 (OT)
#4 Michigan State 63, #5 Princeton 56
#11 Washington 81, #14 Richmond 66
#2 Connecticut 78, #7 Indiana 68
Midwest South
#8 Rhode Island 80, #1 Kansas 75
#13 Valparaiso 83, #12 Florida State 77 (OT)
#3 Stanford 83, #11 Western Michigan 65
#2 Purdue 80, #10 Detroit 65 		#1 Duke 79, #8 Oklahoma State 73
#5 Syracuse 56, #4 New Mexico 46
#6 UCLA 85, #3 Michigan 82
#2 Kentucky 88, #10 St. Louis 61


Sweet Sixteen
West East
#1 Arizona 87, #4 Maryland 79
#3 Utah 65, #10 West Virginia 62 		#1 North Carolina 73, #4 Michigan State 58
#2 Connecticut 75, #11 Washington 74
Midwest South
#8 Rhode Island 74, #13 Valparaiso 68
#3 Stanford 67, #2 Purdue 59 		#1 Duke 80, #5 Syracuse 67
#2 Kentucky 94, #6 UCLA 68


Elite Eight
West East
#3 Utah 76, #1 Arizona 51 #1 North Carolina 75, #2 Connecticut 64
Midwest South
#3 Stanford 79, #8 Rhode Island 77 #2 Kentucky 86, #1 Duke 84


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Utah 65, North Carolina 59
Kentucky 86, Stanford 85 		Kentucky 78, Utah 69

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