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1978-79 Indiana State Sycamores Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 33-1 (16-0, 1st in MVC MBB)

Rank: 1st in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill Hodges

PS/G: 86.8 (8th of 262)

PA/G: 72.8 (123rd of 262)

SRS: 14.39 (11th of 256)

SOS: 1.99 (82nd of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#1 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest Second Round (86-69) versus #8 Virginia Tech
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (93-72) versus #5 Oklahoma
Won Midwest Regional Final (73-71) versus #2 Arkansas
Won National Semifinal (76-74) versus #2 DePaul
Lost National Final (75-64) versus #2 Michigan State

MVC Reg Season Champ
MVC Tourney Champ

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
Indiana State	-	-	-	20	16	11	11	9	5	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1

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	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	15.56	W	63	53		1	0	W 1	Mackey Arena
2	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	@	Evansville	Ind	-5.07	W	74	70		2	0	W 2	Roberts Stadium
3	Mon, Dec 4, 1978	REG	@	Illinois State	Ind	2.26	W	78	76		3	0	W 3	Horton Field House
4	Fri, Dec 8, 1978	REG	N	East Carolina	Ind	-3.44	W	102	79		4	0	W 4	Edmunds Center
5	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG	N	Cleveland State	Ind	-6.69	W	102	71		5	0	W 5	Edmunds Center
6	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	REG	@	Ball State	MAC	-2.48	W	93	85		6	0	W 6	Irving Gymnasium
7	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG		Butler	Ind	-5.79	W	109	71		7	0	W 7	Hulman Center
8	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG		Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	101	89		8	0	W 8	Hulman Center
9	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	98	77		9	0	W 9	Hulman Center
10	Tue, Jan 9, 1979	REG		North Carolina A&T	MEAC	-8.99	W	83	64		10	0	W 10	Hulman Center
11	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	93	74		11	0	W 11	Hulman Center
12	Mon, Jan 15, 1979	REG		New Mexico State	MVC	6.40	W	73	69		12	0	W 12	Hulman Center
13	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	94	84		13	0	W 13	Levitt Arena
14	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	1.89	W	90	80		14	0	W 14	Omaha Civic Auditorium
15	Mon, Jan 22, 1979	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	3.96	W	88	79		15	0	W 15	Hulman Center
16	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG		Creighton	MVC	1.89	W	77	69		16	0	W 16	Hulman Center
17	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	REG	@	New Mexico State	MVC	6.40	W	91	89		17	0	W 17	Pan American Center
18	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	66	56		18	0	W 18	Tulsa Convention Center
19	Tue, Feb 6, 1979	REG		Drake	MVC	0.59	W	100	79		19	0	W 19	Hulman Center
20	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	91	72		20	0	W 20	Robertson Memorial Field House
21	Mon, Feb 12, 1979	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	100	75		21	0	W 21	Hulman Center
22	Thu, Feb 15, 1979	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	3.96	W	69	68		22	0	W 22	SIU Arena
23	Tue, Feb 20, 1979	REG	@	Drake	MVC	0.59	W	76	68		23	0	W 23	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
24	Sun, Feb 25, 1979	REG		Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	109	84		24	0	W 24	Hulman Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	CTOURN		West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	94	84		25	0	W 25	Hulman Center
26	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN		Southern Illinois	MVC	3.96	W	79	72		26	0	W 26	Hulman Center
27	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	CTOURN		New Mexico State	MVC	6.40	W	69	59		27	0	W 27	Hulman Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sun, Mar 11, 1979	NCAA	N	Virginia Tech	Metro	5.87	W	86	69		28	0	W 28	Allen Fieldhouse
29	Thu, Mar 15, 1979	NCAA	N	Oklahoma (16)	Big 8	8.26	W	93	72		29	0	W 29	Riverfront Coliseum
30	Sat, Mar 17, 1979	NCAA	N	Arkansas (5)	SWC	13.63	W	73	71		30	0	W 30	Riverfront Coliseum
31	Sat, Mar 24, 1979	NCAA	N	DePaul (6)	Ind	10.10	W	76	74		31	0	W 31	Jon M. Huntsman Center
32	Mon, Mar 26, 1979	NCAA	N	Michigan State (3)	Big Ten	22.53	L	64	75		31	1	L 1	Jon M. Huntsman Center