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1978-79 Duke Blue Devils Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-8 (9-3, 2nd in ACC MBB)

Rank: 11th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill E. Foster

PS/G: 71.9 (173rd of 262)

PA/G: 65.5 (31st of 262)

SRS: 15.35 (9th of 256)

SOS: 8.98 (5th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in East)
Lost East Second Round (80-78) versus #10 St. John's (NY)

ACC Reg Season Champ

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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
Duke	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	7	8	7	3	3	5	6	5	6	11

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	@	Western Kentucky	OVC	-3.13	W	78	53		1	0	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
2	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG		Southern Methodist	SWC	-1.77	W	86	80		2	0	W 2	Cameron Indoor Stadium
3	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	REG	N	NC State (6)	ACC	15.83	W	65	63		3	0	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
4	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	N	North Carolina (14)	ACC	18.54	W	78	68		4	0	W 4	Greensboro Coliseum
5	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	REG		La Salle	ECC	-1.26	W	66	42		5	0	W 5	Cameron Indoor Stadium
6	Wed, Dec 13, 1978	REG		Southern California (12)	Pac-10	10.08	W	79	65		6	0	W 6	Cameron Indoor Stadium
7	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG	N	Ohio State	Big Ten	12.05	L	84	90	OT	6	1	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
8	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	7.93	L	66	69		6	2	L 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)
9	Tue, Jan 2, 1979	REG	@	Davidson	Southern	-7.27	W	77	59		7	2	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
10	Fri, Jan 5, 1979	REG		Long Beach State (15)	PCAA	1.19	W	79	78		8	2	W 2	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Tulane	Metro	-5.02	W	74	64		9	2	W 3	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG		Clemson	ACC	10.51	W	73	54		10	2	W 4	Cameron Indoor Stadium
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG	@	North Carolina (3)	ACC	18.54	L	68	74		10	3	L 1	Carmichael Auditorium
14	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG		Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	81	69		11	3	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
15	Sun, Jan 21, 1979	REG	@	NC State (14)	ACC	15.83	W	75	69		12	3	W 2	Reynolds Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG	@	Virginia	ACC	11.49	W	84	66		13	3	W 3	University Hall
17	Sun, Jan 28, 1979	REG		Marquette (13)	Ind	11.89	W	69	64		14	3	W 4	Greensboro Coliseum
18	Wed, Jan 31, 1979	REG	@	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	75	60		15	3	W 5	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
19	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Maryland (17)	ACC	10.73	W	87	78		16	3	W 6	Cameron Indoor Stadium
20	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	REG		Virginia	ACC	11.49	W	64	63		17	3	W 7	Cameron Indoor Stadium
21	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG		Pittsburgh	EAA	4.40	L	69	71		17	4	L 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
22	Wed, Feb 14, 1979	REG		NC State	ACC	15.83	W	66	48		18	4	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
23	Fri, Feb 16, 1979	REG	@	Maryland	ACC	10.73	L	68	70		18	5	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
24	Sun, Feb 18, 1979	REG		Louisville (9)	Metro	14.27	W	88	72		19	5	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
25	Wed, Feb 21, 1979	REG	@	Clemson	ACC	10.51	L	49	70		19	6	L 1	Littlejohn Coliseum
26	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		North Carolina (4)	ACC	18.54	W	47	40		20	6	W 1	Cameron Indoor Stadium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN	@	Wake Forest	ACC	5.10	W	58	56		21	6	W 2	Greensboro Coliseum
28	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN	N	NC State	ACC	15.83	W	62	59		22	6	W 3	Greensboro Coliseum
29	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	CTOURN	N	North Carolina (7)	ACC	18.54	L	63	71		22	7	L 1	Greensboro Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	NCAA	N	St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	7.93	L	78	80		22	8	L 2	Reynolds Coliseum