1997-98 Purdue Boilermakers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 28-8 (12-4, 3rd in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 11th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Gene Keady

PS/G: 83.7 (12th of 308)

PA/G: 72.3 (207th of 308)

SRS: 20.67 (8th of 306)

SOS: 9.23 (13th of 306)

ORtg: 113.3 (9th of 308)

DRtg: 97.9 (120th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (95-56) versus #15 Delaware
Won Midwest Second Round (80-65) versus #10 Detroit Mercy
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (67-59) versus #3 Stanford

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AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Purdue	9	8	6	6	8	8	7	5	9	9	12	10	10	8	5	11	9	11

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	REG		Long Island University	NEC	2.62	W	119	95		1	0	W 1	Mackey Arena
2	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG	@	Valparaiso	Mid-Cont	1.76	W	73	56		2	0	W 2	Athletics-Recreation Center
3	Thu, Nov 20, 1997	REG		Louisiana-Monroe	Southland	-8.09	W	107	80		3	0	W 3	Mackey Arena
4	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	REG	N	UAB	CUSA	6.88	W	92	64		4	0	W 4	Sullivan Arena
5	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	N	Massachusetts	A-10	11.99	W	82	69		5	0	W 5	Sullivan Arena
6	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	REG	N	North Carolina (4)	ACC	26.67	L	69	73		5	1	L 1	Sullivan Arena
7	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG	N	Kentucky (7)	SEC	22.95	L	75	89		5	2	L 2	United Center
8	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG	@	Louisville	CUSA	7.90	W	87	69		6	2	W 1	Freedom Hall
9	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	REG		Tennessee-Martin	OVC	-16.71	W	87	56		7	2	W 2	Mackey Arena
10	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		San Francisco	WCC	7.80	W	107	82		8	2	W 3	Mackey Arena
11	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	N	Xavier (10)	A-10	19.46	W	86	84		9	2	W 4
12	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	REG		Florida A&M	MEAC	-16.14	W	118	77		10	2	W 5	Mackey Arena
13	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	REG		Providence	Big East	7.08	W	81	79		11	2	W 6	Mackey Arena
14	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	18.65	L	57	74		11	3	L 1	Mackey Arena
15	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	11.95	W	83	79		12	3	W 1	Williams Arena
16	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	10.48	W	77	55		13	3	W 2	Mackey Arena
17	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG	@	Houston	CUSA	-7.26	W	86	53		14	3	W 3	Hofheinz Pavilion
18	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	REG	@	Illinois	Big Ten	15.21	W	68	58		15	3	W 4	Assembly Hall
19	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	14.18	L	88	94		15	4	L 1	Assembly Hall
20	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	REG		Ohio State	Big Ten	1.83	W	82	71		16	4	W 1	Mackey Arena
21	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Northwestern	Big Ten	2.33	W	80	45		17	4	W 2	Mackey Arena
22	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	REG	@	Michigan (19)	Big Ten	18.79	W	89	82		18	4	W 3	Crisler Arena
23	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	7.19	W	82	59		19	4	W 4	Mackey Arena
24	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG	@	Ohio State	Big Ten	1.83	W	107	75		20	4	W 5	St. John Arena
25	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	REG		Indiana	Big Ten	14.18	W	94	89		21	4	W 6	Mackey Arena
26	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Illinois	Big Ten	15.21	W	75	72		22	4	W 7	Mackey Arena
27	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	REG	@	Iowa	Big Ten	17.25	L	69	88		22	5	L 1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena
28	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG	@	Penn State	Big Ten	10.48	L	63	74		22	6	L 2	Bryce Jordan Center
29	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	11.95	W	87	83		23	6	W 1	Mackey Arena
30	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG	@	Michigan State (10)	Big Ten	18.65	W	99	96	OT	24	6	W 2	Breslin Student Events Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	Indiana	Big Ten	14.18	W	76	71		25	6	W 3	United Center
32	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	CTOURN	N	Illinois (18)	Big Ten	15.21	W	68	47		26	6	W 4	United Center
33	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	CTOURN	N	Michigan (17)	Big Ten	18.79	L	67	76		26	7	L 1	United Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
34	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	NCAA	N	Delaware	AEC	-1.92	W	95	56		27	7	W 1	United Center
35	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	NCAA	N	Detroit Mercy	MW Coll	9.86	W	80	65		28	7	W 2	United Center
36	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	NCAA	N	Stanford (10)	Pac-10	18.95	L	59	67		28	8	L 1	Kiel Center