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1978-79 Detroit Mercy Titans Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-6 (Independent)

Coach: Smokey Gaines

PS/G: 84.2 (17th of 262)

PA/G: 74.2 (153rd of 262)

SRS: 7.69 (42nd of 256)

SOS: 0.29 (111th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast First Round (95-87) versus #10 Lamar

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AP Poll Summary

1978-79 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/27	12/4	12/11	12/18	12/25	1/3	1/8	1/15	1/22	1/29	2/5	2/12	2/19	2/26	3/5	Final
Detroit Mercy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18	16	18	17	-

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	Sat, Nov 25, 1978	REG		Toledo	MAC	8.51	W	67	64		1	0	W 1	Calihan Hall
2	Mon, Dec 4, 1978	REG	@	North Carolina (14)	ACC	18.54	L	76	93		1	1	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
3	Thu, Dec 7, 1978	REG	@	Oregon	Pac-10	3.78	W	75	74		2	1	W 1	McArthur Court
4	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Ball State	MAC	-2.48	L	81	82		2	2	L 1	Irving Gymnasium
5	Mon, Dec 18, 1978	REG		Marshall	Southern	-6.36	W	92	61		3	2	W 1	Calihan Hall
6	Thu, Dec 21, 1978	REG	@	Iona	Ind	4.26	W	76	72		4	2	W 2	John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center
7	Sat, Dec 23, 1978	REG		Central Michigan	MAC	0.92	W	79	72		5	2	W 3	Calihan Hall
8	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	REG		New Hampshire	Ind	-12.37	W	108	70		6	2	W 4	Calihan Hall
9	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG		Rhode Island	Ind	7.68	L	67	69		6	3	L 1	Calihan Hall
10	Thu, Jan 4, 1979	REG	@	Long Island University	Ind	-10.85	W	84	63		7	3	W 1	Schwartz Athletic Center
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG	@	Rhode Island	Ind	7.68	W	77	76		8	3	W 2	Providence Civic Center
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG		Loyola (IL)	Ind	2.69	W	83	74		9	3	W 3	Calihan Hall
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Illinois State	Ind	2.26	W	92	81		10	3	W 4	Calihan Hall
14	Mon, Jan 15, 1979	REG		Western Michigan	MAC	-8.64	W	92	77		11	3	W 5	Calihan Hall
15	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG	@	East Carolina	Ind	-3.44	W	81	69		12	3	W 6	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG		Xavier	Ind	-0.71	L	70	74		12	4	L 1	Calihan Hall
17	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	REG	@	Eastern Michigan	MAC	-10.44	W	80	75		13	4	W 1	Bowen Field House
18	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Georgetown (9)	Ind	7.26	W	91	71		14	4	W 2	Calihan Hall
19	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	REG	@	Marquette (9)	Ind	11.89	W	64	63		15	4	W 3	MECCA Arena
20	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	REG		St. Bonaventure	Ind	0.60	W	106	101		16	4	W 4	Calihan Hall
21	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		Colgate	Ind	-14.42	W	86	66		17	4	W 5	Calihan Hall
22	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	REG	@	Duquesne	EAA	-3.12	L	84	93		17	5	L 1	Civic Arena
23	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG	@	Loyola (IL)	Ind	2.69	W	72	69		18	5	W 1	Alumni Gym
24	Wed, Feb 28, 1979	REG		Xavier	Ind	-0.71	W	88	69		19	5	W 2	Calihan Hall
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	NCAA	N	Lamar	Southland	2.11	L	87	95		19	6	L 1	Murphy Center