AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/28 |
12/5 |
12/12 |
12/19 |
12/26 |
1/2 |
1/9 |
1/16 |
1/23 |
1/30 |
2/6 |
2/13 |
2/20 |
2/27 |
3/6 |
Final |
| Purdue | 12 | 11 | - | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Nov 26, 1977 | REG | | Xavier | Ind | -2.83 | W | 90 | 82 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 2 | Mon, Nov 28, 1977 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | 10.23 | L | 63 | 91 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Hulman Center |
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| 3 | Sat, Dec 3, 1977 | REG | | Alabama (15) | SEC | 8.09 | W | 82 | 65 | | 2 | 1 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 4 | Thu, Dec 8, 1977 | REG | @ | Arizona State | WAC | 5.56 | W | 76 | 75 | | 3 | 1 | W 2 | Desert Financial Arena |
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| 5 | Sat, Dec 10, 1977 | REG | @ | Arizona | WAC | 8.79 | W | 80 | 78 | | 4 | 1 | W 3 | McKale Center |
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| 6 | Tue, Dec 13, 1977 | REG | @ | Louisville (10) | Metro | 13.13 | L | 66 | 68 | | 4 | 2 | L 1 | Freedom Hall |
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| 7 | Wed, Dec 21, 1977 | REG | | Miami (OH) | MAC | 4.32 | L | 80 | 84 | OT | 4 | 3 | L 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 8 | Thu, Dec 29, 1977 | REG | N | Pittsburgh | EAA | 0.76 | W | 91 | 80 | | 5 | 3 | W 1 | San Diego Sports Arena |
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| 9 | Fri, Dec 30, 1977 | REG | @ | San Diego State | PCAA | 8.38 | L | 84 | 91 | | 5 | 4 | L 1 | San Diego Sports Arena |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 5, 1978 | REG | | Illinois | Big Ten | 6.11 | W | 95 | 85 | | 6 | 4 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 7, 1978 | REG | | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0.33 | W | 87 | 62 | | 7 | 4 | W 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 12 | Thu, Jan 12, 1978 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1.98 | W | 79 | 70 | | 8 | 4 | W 3 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 13 | Sat, Jan 14, 1978 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | 5.83 | L | 60 | 66 | | 8 | 5 | L 1 | Iowa Field House |
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| 14 | Thu, Jan 19, 1978 | REG | @ | Michigan State (10) | Big Ten | 16.30 | L | 51 | 60 | | 8 | 6 | L 2 | Jenison Field House |
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| 15 | Sat, Jan 21, 1978 | REG | | Indiana | Big Ten | 12.48 | W | 77 | 67 | | 9 | 6 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 16 | Thu, Jan 26, 1978 | REG | | Minnesota | Big Ten | 10.27 | W | 72 | 64 | | 10 | 6 | W 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 17 | Mon, Jan 30, 1978 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | 9.79 | W | 80 | 65 | | 11 | 6 | W 3 | Crisler Arena |
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| 18 | Thu, Feb 2, 1978 | REG | | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7.18 | W | 71 | 69 | | 12 | 6 | W 4 | Mackey Arena |
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| 19 | Sat, Feb 4, 1978 | REG | | Michigan | Big Ten | 9.79 | W | 75 | 66 | | 13 | 6 | W 5 | Mackey Arena |
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| 20 | Thu, Feb 9, 1978 | REG | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | 12.48 | L | 64 | 65 | | 13 | 7 | L 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 21 | Sat, Feb 11, 1978 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7.18 | L | 77 | 91 | | 13 | 8 | L 2 | St. John Arena |
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| 22 | Thu, Feb 16, 1978 | REG | | Michigan State (10) | Big Ten | 16.30 | W | 99 | 80 | | 14 | 8 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 23 | Sat, Feb 18, 1978 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | 10.27 | L | 72 | 79 | | 14 | 9 | L 1 | Williams Arena |
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| 24 | Thu, Feb 23, 1978 | REG | | Iowa | Big Ten | 5.83 | W | 82 | 69 | | 15 | 9 | W 1 | Mackey Arena |
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| 25 | Sat, Feb 25, 1978 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1.98 | W | 87 | 78 | | 16 | 9 | W 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 26 | Thu, Mar 2, 1978 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0.33 | L | 71 | 80 | | 16 | 10 | L 1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 27 | Sat, Mar 4, 1978 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | 6.11 | L | 66 | 67 | | 16 | 11 | L 2 | Assembly Hall |
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