GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1998-1999 Season

1998-1999 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/15/1998 Exhibition
Ural Great		 W 84-68
11/18/1998 Exhibition
Phillippine National		 W 98-55
11/21/1998 Appalachian State W 81-67
11/24/1998 Seton Hall W 77-70
11/28/1998 Winthrop W 68-59
11/30/1998 Oregon W 72-61
12/04/1998 @ Fresno State W 77-65
12/12/1998 Eastern Michigan W 72-53
12/16/1998 Cincinnati L 61-62 OT
12/19/1998 @ Nebraska W 55-50
12/22/1998 Montana State W 78-64
12/29/1998 Sacramento State W 98-57
01/06/1999 Northwestern L 55-58
01/09/1999 Penn State W 75-60
01/13/1999 @ Michigan State L 55-71
01/16/1999 Iowa W 75-70
01/20/1999 Michigan W 76-70
01/23/1999 @ Ohio State L 60-89
01/26/1999 Indiana W 90-83 OT
01/30/1999 @ Wisconsin L 50-61
02/03/1999 Illinois W 75-63
02/06/1999 @ Michigan L 65-75
02/10/1999 @ Iowa L 73-76
02/13/1999 Michigan State L 82-84
02/17/1999 @ Penn State W 69-63
02/23/1999 @ Purdue L 43-54
02/25/1999 Purdue W 62-48
02/27/1999 @ Northwestern W 58-51
03/04/1999 Big Ten 1st Round
vs. Illinois		 L 64-67
03/11/1999 NCAA 1st Round
vs. Gonzaga		 L 63-75

1998-1999 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Michigan State 15 1 .938 33 5 .868
Ohio State 12 4 .750 27 9 .750
Indiana 9 7 .563 23 11 .676
Wisconsin 9 7 .563 22 10 .688
Iowa 9 7 .563 20 10 .667
Minnesota 8 8 .500 17 11 .607
Purdue 7 9 .438 21 13 .618
Northwestern 6 10 .375 15 14 .517
Penn State 5 11 .313 13 14 .481
Michigan 5 11 .313 12 19 .387
Illinois 3 13 .188 14 18 .438

Season notes:

Coached by Clem Haskins (13th season).

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

1998-1999 Poll Results

Associated Press USA Today
1. Duke (69) 32-1 1,749
2. Michigan State (1) 29-4 1,654
3. Connecticut 28-2 1,635
4. Auburn 27-3 1,469
5. Maryland 26-5 1,434
6. Utah 27-4 1,396
7. Stanford 25-6 1,316
8. Kentucky 25-8 1,165
9. St. John's (NY) 25-8 1,122
10. Miami (FL) 22-6 1,089
11. Cincinnati 26-5 1,082
12. Arizona 22-6 1,063
13. North Carolina 24-9 895
14. Ohio State 23-8 832
15. UCLA 22-8 801
16. College of Charleston 28-2 695
17. Arkansas 22-10 518
18. Wisconsin 22-9 464
19. Indiana 22-10 373
20. Texas 20-8 356
21. Iowa 18-9 282
22. Kansas 22-9 268
23. Florida 20-8 239
24. North Carolina-Charlotte 22-10 220
25. New Mexico 24-8 95
1. Connecticut
2. Duke
3. Michigan State
4. Ohio State
5. Kentucky
5. St. John's (NY)
7. Auburn
8. Maryland
9. Stanford
10. Utah
11. Cincinnati
12. Gonzaga
12. Miami (FL)
14. Temple
15. Iowa
16. Arizona
17. Florida
18. North Carolina
19. Oklahoma
20. Miami (OH)
21. UCLA
22. Purdue
23. Kansas
24. SW Missouri State
25. Arkansas


1998-1999 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#11 Illinois 67, #6 Minnesota 64
#10 Michigan 79, #7 Purdue 73 (OT)
#8 Northwestern 54, #9 Penn State 44 		#1 Michigan State 61, #8 Northwestern 59
#4 Wisconsin 74, #5 Iowa 60
#2 Ohio State 87, #10 Michigan 69
#11 Illinois 82, #3 Indiana 66
Semifinals Finals
#1 Michigan State 56, #4 Wisconsin 41
#11 Illinois 79, #2 Ohio State 77 		#1 Michigan State 67, #11 Illinois 50


1998-1999 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
California 79, Fresno State 71
DePaul 69, Northwestern 64
Colorado State 69, Mississippi State 56
Colorado 65, Pepperdine 61
Oregon 67, Georgia Tech 64
Wyoming 81, Southern California 77
Texas Christian 72, Kansas State 71
Nebraska 68, UNLV 55 		Clemson 77, Georgia 57
Rutgers 58, Hofstra 45
Butler 51, Bradley 50
Old Dominion 75, Seton Hall 58
Xavier (OH) 86, Toledo 84
Wake Forest 73, Alabama 57
Princeton 54, Georgetown 47
North Carolina State 92, Providence 86


Second Round
California 58, DePaul 57
Colorado State 86, Colorado 76
Oregon 93, Wyoming 72
Texas Christian 101, Nebraska 89 		Clemson 78, Rutgers 68
Butler 75, Old Dominion 62
Xavier (OH) 87, Wake Forest 76
Princeton 61, North Carolina State 58


Quarterfinals
California 71, Colorad State 62
Oregon 77, Texas Christian 68 		Clemson 89, Butler 69
Xavier (OH) 65, Princeton 58


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
California 85, Oregon 69
Clemson 79, Xavier (OH) 76 		California 61, Clemson 60


1998-1999 NCAA Tournament


First Round
West South
#1 Connecticut 91, #16 Texas-San Antonio 66
#9 New Mexico 61, #8 Missouri 59
#5 Iowa 77, #12 Alabama-Birmingham 64
#4 Arkansas 94, #13 Siena 80
#6 Florida 75, #11 Penn 61
#14 Weber State 76, #3 North Carolina 74
#10 Gonzaga 75, #7 Minnesota 63
#2 Stanford 69, #15 Alcorn State 57 		#1 Auburn 80, #16 Winthrop 41
#9 Oklahoma State 69, #8 Syracuse 61
#12 Detroit 56, #5 UCLA 53
#4 Ohio State 72, #13 Murray State 58
#6 Indiana 108, #11 George Washington 99
#3 St. John's (NY) 69, #14 Samford 43
#10 Creighton 62, #7 Louisville 58
#2 Maryland 82, #15 Valparaiso 60
East Midwest
#1 Duke 99, #16 Florida A&M 58
#9 Tulsa 62, #8 College of Charleston 53
#12 SW Missouri State 43, #5 Wisconsin 32
#4 Tennessee 62, #13 Delaware 52
#6 Temple 61, #11 Kent 54
#3 Cincinnati 72, #14 George Mason 48
#10 Purdue 58, #7 Texas 54
#2 Miami (FL) 75, #15 Lafayette 54 		#1 Michigan State 76, #16 Mt. St. Mary's 53
#9 Mississippi 72, #8 Villanova 70
#5 North Carolina-Charlotte 81, #12 Rhode Island 70 (OT)
#13 Oklahoma 61, #4 Arizona 60
#6 Kansas 95, #11 Evansville 74
#3 Kentucky 80, #14 New Mexico State 62
#10 Miami (OH) 59, #7 Washington 58
#2 Utah 80, #15 Arkansas State 58


Second Round
West South
#1 Connecticut 78, #9 New Mexico 56
#5 Iowa 82, #4 Arkansas 72
#6 Florida 82, #14 Weber State 74 (OT)
#10 Gonzaga 82, #2 Stanford 74 		#1 Auburn 81, #9 Oklahoma State 74
#4 Ohio State 75, #12 Detroit 44
#3 St. John's (NY) 86, #6 Indiana 61
#2 Maryland 75, #10 Creighton 63
East Midwest
#1 Duke 97, #9 Tulsa 56
#12 SW Missouri State 81, #4 Tennessee 51
#6 Temple 64, #3 Cincinnati 54
#10 Purdue 73, #2 Miami (FL) 63 		#1 Michigan State 74, #9 Mississippi 66
#13 Oklahoma 85, #5 North Carolina-Charlotte 72
#3 Kentucky 92, #6 Kansas 88
#10 Miami (OH) 66, #2 Utah 58


Sweet Sixteen
West South
#1 Connecticut 78, #5 Iowa 68
#10 Gonzaga 73, #6 Florida 72 		#4 Ohio State 72, #1 Auburn 64
#3 St. John's (NY) 76, #2 Maryland 62
East Midwest
#1 Duke 78, #12 SW Missouri State 61
#6 Temple 77, #10 Purdue 55 		#1 Michigan State 54, #13 Oklahoma 46
#3 Kentucky 58, #10 Miami (OH) 43


Elite Eight
West South
#1 Connecticut 67, #10 Gonzaga 62 #4 Ohio State 77, #3 St. John's (NY) 74
East Midwest
#1 Duke 85, #6 Temple 64 #1 Michigan State 73, #3 Kentucky 66


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Duke 68, Michigan State 62
Connecticut 64, Ohio State 58 		Connecticut 77, Duke 74

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