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1978-79 New Mexico State Aggies Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 22-10 (11-5, 2nd in MVC MBB)

Coach: Ken Hayes

PS/G: 81.6 (39th of 262)

PA/G: 74.7 (161st of 262)

SRS: 6.40 (52nd of 256)

SOS: 2.53 (74th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (81-78) versus #7 Weber State

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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
New Mexico State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG		New Mexico	WAC	7.56	W	96	93		1	0	W 1	Pan American Center
2	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG		UTEP	WAC	2.13	L	52	54		1	1	L 1	Pan American Center
3	Tue, Dec 5, 1978	REG	@	UTEP	WAC	2.13	L	65	68		1	2	L 2	Don Haskins Center
4	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG	@	New Mexico	WAC	7.56	L	74	81		1	3	L 3	University Arena
5	Fri, Dec 15, 1978	REG	@	Hawaii	Ind	-3.35	W	63	56		2	3	W 1	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
6	Sat, Dec 16, 1978	REG	@	Hawaii	Ind	-3.35	W	60	55		3	3	W 2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center
7	Wed, Dec 27, 1978	REG	N	Southern Mississippi	Ind	-5.67	W	81	77		4	3	W 3	Cox Center
8	Thu, Dec 28, 1978	REG	N	Santa Clara	WCAC	4.58	W	93	86		5	3	W 4	Cox Center
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	N	Weber State	Big Sky	6.27	W	63	58		6	3	W 5	Cox Center
10	Thu, Jan 4, 1979	REG		West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	102	87		7	3	W 6	Pan American Center
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	71	64		8	3	W 7	Pan American Center
12	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG	@	Southern Illinois	MVC	3.96	L	83	86		8	4	L 1	SIU Arena
13	Mon, Jan 15, 1979	REG	@	Indiana State (5)	MVC	14.39	L	69	73		8	5	L 2	Hulman Center
14	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG		Drake	MVC	0.59	W	84	75		9	5	W 1	Pan American Center
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG		Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	75	72		10	5	W 2	Pan American Center
16	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	REG	@	Bradley	MVC	-0.23	W	74	62		11	5	W 3	Robertson Memorial Field House
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG	@	Drake	MVC	0.59	W	80	66		12	5	W 4	Veterans Memorial Auditorium
18	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	REG		Indiana State (2)	MVC	14.39	L	89	91		12	6	L 1	Pan American Center
19	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG	@	Creighton	MVC	1.89	L	71	77		12	7	L 2	Omaha Civic Auditorium
20	Mon, Feb 5, 1979	REG	@	Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	85	78		13	7	W 1	Tulsa Convention Center
21	Thu, Feb 8, 1979	REG		Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	93	75		14	7	W 2	Pan American Center
22	Thu, Feb 15, 1979	REG	@	West Texas A&M	MVC	-8.14	W	87	75		15	7	W 3	WT Fieldhouse
23	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG	@	Wichita State	MVC	2.34	L	84	86		15	8	L 1	Levitt Arena
24	Mon, Feb 19, 1979	REG		Southern Illinois	MVC	3.96	W	86	76		16	8	W 1	Pan American Center
25	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Creighton	MVC	1.89	W	84	75		17	8	W 2	Pan American Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Tue, Feb 27, 1979	CTOURN		Tulsa	MVC	1.00	W	82	79		18	8	W 3	Pan American Center
27	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	CTOURN		Wichita State	MVC	2.34	W	85	81		19	8	W 4	Pan American Center
28	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	CTOURN	@	Indiana State (1)	MVC	14.39	L	59	69		19	9	L 1	Hulman Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Fri, Mar 9, 1979	NCAA	N	Weber State	Big Sky	6.27	L	78	81	OT	19	10	L 2	Allen Fieldhouse