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1997-98 Valparaiso Beacons Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 23-10 (13-3, 1st in Mid-Cont MBB)

Coach: Homer Drew

PS/G: 73.9 (90th of 308)

PA/G: 68.4 (106th of 308)

SRS: 1.76 (129th of 306)

SOS: -2.66 (177th of 306)

ORtg: 109.1 (27th of 308)

DRtg: 101.0 (194th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#13 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (70-69) versus #4 Mississippi
Won Midwest Second Round (83-77) versus #12 Florida State
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (74-68) versus #8 Rhode Island

Mid-Cont Reg Season Champ
Mid-Cont Tourney Champ

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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
Valparaiso	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	REG		Bethel (TN)			L	75	85		0	1	L 1	Athletics-Recreation Center
2	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG		Purdue (8)	Big Ten	20.67	L	56	73		0	2	L 2	Athletics-Recreation Center
3	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	N	Montana	Big Sky	-3.65	W	70	58		1	2	W 1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
4	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	REG	N	Stanford (15)	Pac-10	18.95	L	65	70		1	3	L 1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
5	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	REG	N	Pacific	Big West	8.51	W	75	73		2	3	W 1	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium
6	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG		Elmhurst			W	85	70		3	3	W 2	Athletics-Recreation Center
7	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	REG	@	Green Bay	MW Coll	3.93	L	52	60		3	4	L 1	Brown County Arena
8	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG	@	Illinois-Chicago	MW Coll	9.21	L	51	72		3	5	L 2	UIC Pavilion
9	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	@	Kansas City	Mid-Cont	-11.16	W	80	68		4	5	W 1	Municipal Auditorium
10	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	REG	@	Belmont			W	78	62		5	5	W 2	Striplin Gymnasium
11	Wed, Dec 31, 1997	REG	@	Western Illinois	Mid-Cont	-8.13	L	62	63		5	6	L 1	Western Hall
12	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG		Chicago State	Mid-Cont	-25.23	W	82	62		6	6	W 1	Athletics-Recreation Center
13	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	REG		Northeastern Illinois	Mid-Cont	-21.26	W	72	69		7	6	W 2	Athletics-Recreation Center
14	Thu, Jan 8, 1998	REG	@	Southern Utah	Mid-Cont	-13.89	W	79	70		8	6	W 3	Centrum Arena
15	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG	@	Oral Roberts	Mid-Cont	0.35	L	60	68		8	7	L 1	Mabee Center
16	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	REG		Buffalo	Mid-Cont	-6.20	W	82	80		9	7	W 1	Athletics-Recreation Center
17	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	REG		Northern Illinois	MAC	-3.91	W	87	73		10	7	W 2	Athletics-Recreation Center
18	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Youngstown State	Mid-Cont	-1.92	L	66	69		10	8	L 1	Athletics-Recreation Center
19	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	REG	@	Saint Louis	CUSA	9.47	L	66	77		10	9	L 2	Kiel Center
20	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	REG	@	Northeastern Illinois	Mid-Cont	-21.26	W	88	82		11	9	W 1	NEIU Physical Education Complex
21	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	REG	@	Chicago State	Mid-Cont	-25.23	W	102	74		12	9	W 2	Jacoby Dickens Center
22	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	REG		Oral Roberts	Mid-Cont	0.35	W	90	68		13	9	W 3	Athletics-Recreation Center
23	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG		Southern Utah	Mid-Cont	-13.89	W	66	56		14	9	W 4	Athletics-Recreation Center
24	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	REG	@	Buffalo	Mid-Cont	-6.20	W	73	64		15	9	W 5	Alumni Arena
25	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Belmont			W	95	61		16	9	W 6	Athletics-Recreation Center
26	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	REG	@	Youngstown State	Mid-Cont	-1.92	W	70	68		17	9	W 7	Beeghly Center
27	Mon, Feb 23, 1998	REG		Kansas City	Mid-Cont	-11.16	W	75	65		18	9	W 8	Athletics-Recreation Center
28	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	REG		Western Illinois	Mid-Cont	-8.13	W	66	56		19	9	W 9	Athletics-Recreation Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Mon, Mar 2, 1998	CTOURN	N	Buffalo	Mid-Cont	-6.20	W	84	73		20	9	W 10	i wireless Center
30	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	CTOURN	N	Youngstown State	Mid-Cont	-1.92	W	67	48		21	9	W 11	i wireless Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	NCAA	N	Mississippi (13)	SEC	17.22	W	70	69		22	9	W 12	Cox Center
32	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	NCAA	N	Florida State	ACC	12.93	W	83	77	OT	23	9	W 13	Cox Center
33	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	NCAA	N	Rhode Island	A-10	12.57	L	68	74		23	10	L 1	Kiel Center