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1978-79 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 19-12 (12-6, 4th in Big Ten MBB)

Coach: Eldon Miller

PS/G: 74.9 (117th of 262)

PA/G: 72.5 (115th of 262)

SRS: 12.05 (20th of 256)

SOS: 9.63 (1st of 256)

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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
Ohio State	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	10	7	13	17	14	17	-	-

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	@	Butler	Ind	-5.79	L	86	87		0	1	L 1	Hinkle Fieldhouse
2	Mon, Nov 27, 1978	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	-5.03	W	85	69		1	1	W 1	St. John Arena
3	Thu, Nov 30, 1978	REG	@	Toledo	MAC	8.51	L	58	64		1	2	L 1	John F. Savage Hall
4	Sat, Dec 2, 1978	REG	@	West Virginia	EAA	-0.43	W	69	64		2	2	W 1	WVU Coliseum
5	Sat, Dec 9, 1978	REG	@	Tennessee	SEC	11.50	W	86	78		3	2	W 2	Stokely Center
6	Tue, Dec 12, 1978	REG		Louisville (4)	Metro	14.27	W	85	69		4	2	W 3	St. John Arena
7	Mon, Dec 18, 1978	REG		Washington State	Pac-10	9.41	L	67	74		4	3	L 1	St. John Arena
8	Fri, Dec 29, 1978	REG	N	Duke (1)	ACC	15.35	W	90	84	OT	5	3	W 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
9	Sat, Dec 30, 1978	REG	N	Rutgers	EAA	4.64	L	96	97	3OT	5	4	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
10	Thu, Jan 4, 1979	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	15.56	W	75	71		6	4	W 1	St. John Arena
11	Sat, Jan 6, 1979	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	5.45	W	82	71		7	4	W 2	St. John Arena
12	Thu, Jan 11, 1979	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	17.60	W	72	67		8	4	W 3	Iowa Field House
13	Sat, Jan 13, 1979	REG	@	Illinois (4)	Big Ten	11.28	W	69	66	OT	9	4	W 4	Assembly Hall
14	Thu, Jan 18, 1979	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	5.29	W	83	80		10	4	W 5	St. John Arena
15	Sat, Jan 20, 1979	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	10.80	W	78	69		11	4	W 6	Crisler Arena
16	Thu, Jan 25, 1979	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	1.11	W	73	61		12	4	W 7	St. John Arena
17	Sat, Jan 27, 1979	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	14.86	W	66	63	OT	13	4	W 8	St. John Arena
18	Thu, Feb 1, 1979	REG	@	Michigan State (14)	Big Ten	22.53	L	79	84	OT	13	5	L 1	Jenison Field House
19	Sat, Feb 3, 1979	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	14.86	L	62	70		13	6	L 2	Assembly Hall
20	Thu, Feb 8, 1979	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	10.80	W	63	60		14	6	W 1	St. John Arena
21	Sat, Feb 10, 1979	REG		Michigan State (10)	Big Ten	22.53	L	57	73		14	7	L 1	St. John Arena
22	Thu, Feb 15, 1979	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	5.29	W	74	68		15	7	W 1	Williams Arena
23	Sat, Feb 17, 1979	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	1.11	W	88	73		16	7	W 2	Welsh-Ryan Arena
24	Thu, Feb 22, 1979	REG		Illinois	Big Ten	11.28	W	73	55		17	7	W 3	St. John Arena
25	Sat, Feb 24, 1979	REG		Iowa (12)	Big Ten	17.60	L	68	83		17	8	L 1	St. John Arena
26	Thu, Mar 1, 1979	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	5.45	L	73	76		17	9	L 2	Wisconsin Field House
27	Sat, Mar 3, 1979	REG	@	Purdue (19)	Big Ten	15.56	L	66	74		17	10	L 3	Mackey Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Wed, Mar 7, 1979	NIT		Saint Joseph's	ECC	1.46	W	80	66		18	10	W 1	St. John Arena
29	Mon, Mar 12, 1979	NIT	@	Maryland	ACC	10.73	W	79	72		19	10	W 2	Cole Fieldhouse
30	Mon, Mar 19, 1979	NIT		Indiana	Big Ten	14.86	L	55	64		19	11	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
31	Wed, Mar 21, 1979	NIT		Alabama	SEC	9.98	L	86	96		19	12	L 2	Madison Square Garden (IV)