1978-79 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-6 (14-4, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 7th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Dale Brown

PS/G: 82.8 (26th of 262)

PA/G: 74.8 (163rd of 262)

SRS: 13.29 (16th of 256)

SOS: 5.26 (39th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in Mideast)
Won Mideast Second Round (71-57) versus #6 Appalachian State
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (87-71) versus #2 Michigan State

SEC 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
LSU	14	11	12	11	10	7	7	5	9	9	10	8	6	5	8	9	7

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	Fri, Nov 24, 1978	REG		Saint Francis (PA)	Ind	-8.15	W	112	81		1	0	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
2	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG	@	New Orleans	Sun Belt	-5.90	W	64	42		2	0	W 2	Human Performance Center
3	Fri, Dec 1, 1978	REG		Oral Roberts	Ind	5.56	W	91	75		3	0	W 3	Maravich Assembly Center
4	Mon, Dec 4, 1978	REG		Tulane	Metro	-5.02	W	109	85		4	0	W 4	Maravich Assembly Center
5	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG	@	Tulane	Metro	-5.02	W	98	88		5	0	W 5	Avron B. Fogelman Arena
6	Mon, Dec 18, 1978	REG		Montana State	Big Sky	-2.34	W	99	89		6	0	W 6	Maravich Assembly Center
7	Thu, Dec 21, 1978	REG	@	Army	Ind	-1.63	W	83	77		7	0	W 7	Madison Square Garden (IV)
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG		Colgate	Ind	-14.42	W	100	73		8	0	W 8	Maravich Assembly Center
9	Wed, Jan 3, 1979	REG		Georgia	SEC	3.85	W	97	75		9	0	W 9	Maravich Assembly Center
10	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG	@	Kentucky (9)	SEC	13.69	W	93	89		10	0	W 10	Rupp Arena
11	Mon, Jan 8, 1979	REG	@	Vanderbilt	SEC	8.22	L	87	88		10	1	L 1	McQuiddy Gymnasium
12	Wed, Jan 10, 1979	REG	@	Alabama	SEC	9.98	L	76	90		10	2	L 2	Memorial Coliseum
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG		Florida	SEC	3.08	W	80	72		11	2	W 1	Maravich Assembly Center
14	Mon, Jan 15, 1979	REG		Auburn	SEC	5.72	W	94	82		12	2	W 2	Maravich Assembly Center
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Mississippi	SEC	6.47	W	70	69		13	2	W 3	C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum
16	Wed, Jan 24, 1979	REG		Tennessee	SEC	11.50	W	77	75		14	2	W 4	Maravich Assembly Center
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	Georgia	SEC	3.85	L	88	93		14	3	L 1	Stegeman Coliseum
18	Mon, Jan 29, 1979	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	11.50	W	84	78		15	3	W 1	Stokely Center
19	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG		Kentucky	SEC	13.69	W	70	61		16	3	W 2	Maravich Assembly Center
20	Mon, Feb 5, 1979	REG		Vanderbilt (17)	SEC	8.22	W	92	71		17	3	W 3	Maravich Assembly Center
21	Thu, Feb 8, 1979	REG	@	Mississippi State	SEC	12.37	W	52	48		18	3	W 4	Humphrey Coliseum
22	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG	@	Florida	SEC	3.08	W	88	82		19	3	W 5	Florida Gymnasium
23	Mon, Feb 12, 1979	REG	@	Auburn	SEC	5.72	W	78	68		20	3	W 6	Memorial Coliseum
24	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG		Mississippi	SEC	6.47	W	67	62		21	3	W 7	Maravich Assembly Center
25	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	REG		Alabama	SEC	9.98	W	86	66		22	3	W 8	Maravich Assembly Center
26	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Mississippi State	SEC	12.37	L	57	65		22	4	L 1	Maravich Assembly Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
27	Fri, Mar 2, 1979	CTOURN	N	Kentucky	SEC	13.69	L	67	80		22	5	L 2	BJCC Coliseum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sat, Mar 10, 1979	NCAA	N	Appalachian State	Southern	3.46	W	71	57		23	5	W 1	Assembly Hall
29	Fri, Mar 16, 1979	NCAA	N	Michigan State (3)	Big Ten	22.53	L	71	87		23	6	L 1	Market Square Arena