1958-59 Cincinnati Bearcats Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-4 (13-1, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: George Smith

PS/G: 84.0 (3rd of 181)

PA/G: 69.4 (103rd of 181)

SRS: 18.77 (1st of 173)

SOS: 4.67 (21st of 173)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (77-73) versus TCU
Won Midwest Regional Final (85-75) versus Kansas State
Lost National Semifinal (64-58) versus California
Won National Third Place (98-85) versus Louisville

MVC Reg Season Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1958-59 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Cincinnati	1	1	2	2	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	4	3	5

Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Thu, Dec 4, 1958	REG	@	New York University	Metro NY	9.55	W	88	67		1	0	W 1	Alumni Gymnasium
2	Sat, Dec 13, 1958	REG		Marshall	MAC	1.96	W	106	86		2	0	W 2	Armory Fieldhouse
3	Wed, Dec 17, 1958	REG		Pacific	WCAC	-7.71	W	112	66		3	0	W 3	Armory Fieldhouse
4	Sat, Dec 20, 1958	REG	@	Saint Louis (17)	MVC	16.09	W	57	50		4	0	W 4	Kiel Auditorium
5	Mon, Dec 29, 1958	REG	N	Wake Forest	ACC	1.51	W	94	70		5	0	W 5
6	Tue, Dec 30, 1958	REG	N	NC State (5)	ACC	10.51	L	60	69		5	1	L 1
7	Wed, Dec 31, 1958	REG	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	9.25	L	88	90		5	2	L 2
8	Mon, Jan 5, 1959	REG		Bradley (9)	MVC	16.12	W	85	84		6	2	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
9	Sat, Jan 10, 1959	REG	@	Houston	MVC	5.63	W	62	54		7	2	W 2	Jeppesen Field House
10	Mon, Jan 12, 1959	REG	@	North Texas	MVC	-9.14	W	64	56		8	2	W 3	North Texas Men's Gym
11	Sat, Jan 17, 1959	REG	@	Drake	MVC	-1.95	W	97	60		9	2	W 4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
12	Sat, Jan 24, 1959	REG		Xavier	Ind	0.64	W	92	66		10	2	W 5	Armory Fieldhouse
13	Mon, Jan 26, 1959	REG		Drake	MVC	-1.95	W	73	52		11	2	W 6	Armory Fieldhouse
14	Sat, Jan 31, 1959	REG		Wichita State	MVC	4.41	W	95	87		12	2	W 7	Armory Fieldhouse
15	Mon, Feb 2, 1959	REG		Tulsa	MVC	0.04	W	84	71		13	2	W 8	Armory Fieldhouse
16	Wed, Feb 4, 1959	REG		Dayton	Ind	3.11	W	96	74		14	2	W 9	Armory Fieldhouse
17	Sat, Feb 7, 1959	REG	@	Temple	Mid-Atl	-7.67	W	80	60		15	2	W 10	Convention Hall
18	Tue, Feb 17, 1959	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	1.36	W	102	73		16	2	W 11	Armory Fieldhouse
19	Sat, Feb 21, 1959	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	4.41	W	88	74		17	2	W 12	Levitt Arena
20	Mon, Feb 23, 1959	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	0.04	W	92	69		18	2	W 13	Expo Square Pavillion
21	Thu, Feb 26, 1959	REG		Duquesne	Ind	1.73	W	88	69		19	2	W 14	Armory Fieldhouse
22	Sat, Feb 28, 1959	REG		Houston	MVC	5.63	W	78	66		20	2	W 15	Armory Fieldhouse
23	Mon, Mar 2, 1959	REG		North Texas	MVC	-9.14	W	95	64		21	2	W 16	Armory Fieldhouse
24	Sat, Mar 7, 1959	REG	@	Bradley (9)	MVC	16.12	L	66	84		21	3	L 1	Robertson Memorial Field House
25	Mon, Mar 9, 1959	REG		Saint Louis (12)	MVC	16.09	W	66	59		22	3	W 1	Armory Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Thu, Mar 12, 1959	NCAA	N	TCU (16)	SWC	7.24	W	77	73		23	3	W 2	Allen Fieldhouse
27	Sat, Mar 14, 1959	NCAA	N	Kansas State (1)	Big 8	17.01	W	85	75		24	3	W 3	Allen Fieldhouse
28	Fri, Mar 20, 1959	NCAA	N	California (11)	PCC	15.51	L	58	64		24	4	L 1	Freedom Hall
29	Sat, Mar 21, 1959	NCAA	N	Louisville	Ind	9.34	W	98	85		25	4	W 1	Freedom Hall