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1977-78 Duke Blue Devils Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 27-7 (8-4, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 7th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill E. Foster

PS/G: 85.6 (16th of 259)

PA/G: 74.4 (136th of 259)

SRS: 16.10 (7th of 253)

SOS: 7.87 (2nd of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (63-62) versus Rhode Island
Won East Regional Semifinal (84-80) versus Pennsylvania
Won East Regional Final (90-72) versus Villanova
Won National Semifinal (90-86) versus Notre Dame
Lost National Final (94-88) versus Kentucky

ACC Tourney Champ

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AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
Duke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	11	17	-	20	13	15	8	7

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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 26, 1977	REG		Johns Hopkins			W	95	49		1	0	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
2	Tue, Nov 29, 1977	REG		Washington College			W	110	66		2	0	W 2	Cameron Indoor Stadium
3	Fri, Dec 2, 1977	REG	N	North Carolina (2)	ACC	16.25	L	66	79		2	1	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG	N	Wake Forest (18)	ACC	12.89	W	97	84		3	1	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
5	Thu, Dec 8, 1977	REG	@	Southern Methodist	SWC	-0.40	W	91	67		4	1	W 2	Moody Coliseum
6	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG	@	Southern California	Pac-8	4.87	L	81	87	OT	4	2	L 1	L.A. Sports Arena
7	Tue, Dec 13, 1977	REG		Chicago			W	99	61		5	2	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
8	Wed, Dec 28, 1977	REG		Duquesne	EAA	-0.55	W	74	65		6	2	W 2	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
9	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG		Saint Joseph's	ECC	-1.62	W	74	61		7	2	W 3	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
10	Mon, Jan 2, 1978	REG	@	Virginia Tech	Ind	6.72	W	86	79		8	2	W 4	Roanoke Civic Center
11	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	REG	@	Maryland (15)	ACC	9.10	W	88	78		9	2	W 5	Cole Fieldhouse
12	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG	@	NC State	ACC	13.64	L	50	74		9	3	L 1	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
13	Mon, Jan 9, 1978	REG		Lehigh	ECC	-15.11	W	105	63		10	3	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
14	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	107	85		11	3	W 2	Littlejohn Coliseum
15	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG		North Carolina (2)	ACC	16.25	W	92	84		12	3	W 3	Cameron Indoor Stadium
16	Wed, Jan 18, 1978	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	W	81	72		13	3	W 4	Cameron Indoor Stadium
17	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG	@	La Salle	ECC	2.49	W	91	81		14	3	W 5	The Spectrum
18	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG	@	Virginia (18)	ACC	10.26	L	73	74		14	4	L 1	University Hall
19	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG		East Carolina	Ind	-10.45	W	105	82		15	4	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
20	Thu, Feb 2, 1978	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	L	60	79		15	5	L 1	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
21	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	REG		Virginia (13)	ACC	10.26	W	100	75		16	5	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
22	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG		Davidson	Southern	-9.78	W	104	88		17	5	W 2	Cameron Indoor Stadium
23	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	REG		NC State	ACC	13.64	W	76	64		18	5	W 3	Cameron Indoor Stadium
24	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG		Maryland	ACC	9.10	W	81	70		19	5	W 4	Cameron Indoor Stadium
25	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	REG		Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	78	62		20	5	W 5	Cameron Indoor Stadium
26	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG	@	North Carolina (8)	ACC	16.25	L	83	87		20	6	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Wed, Mar 1, 1978	CTOURN	N	Clemson	ACC	11.89	W	83	72		21	6	W 1	Greensboro Coliseum
28	Thu, Mar 2, 1978	CTOURN	N	Maryland	ACC	9.10	W	81	69		22	6	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	CTOURN	@	Wake Forest	ACC	12.89	W	85	77		23	6	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	NCAA	N	Rhode Island	Ind	5.37	W	63	62		24	6	W 4	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
31	Fri, Mar 17, 1978	NCAA	N	Pennsylvania (20)	Ivy	5.83	W	84	80		25	6	W 5	Providence Civic Center
32	Sun, Mar 19, 1978	NCAA	N	Villanova	EAA	6.23	W	90	72		26	6	W 6	Providence Civic Center
33	Sat, Mar 25, 1978	NCAA	N	Notre Dame (6)	Ind	18.29	W	90	86		27	6	W 7	St. Louis Arena
34	Mon, Mar 27, 1978	NCAA	N	Kentucky (1)	SEC	21.13	L	88	94		27	7	L 1	St. Louis Arena