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1997-98 West Virginia Mountaineers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 24-9 (11-7, 3rd in Big East MBB Big East 6)

Coach: Gale Catlett

PS/G: 80.2 (23rd of 308)

PA/G: 69.2 (128th of 308)

SRS: 16.24 (19th of 306)

SOS: 6.95 (42nd of 306)

ORtg: 108.8 (33rd of 308)

DRtg: 93.8 (35th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#10 seed in West)
Won West First Round (82-52) versus #7 Temple
Won West Second Round (75-74) versus #2 Cincinnati
Lost West Regional Semifinal (65-62) versus #3 Utah

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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
West Virginia	-	-	-	-	-	-	23	22	25	21	23	17	15	16	20	19	23	-

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		East Carolina	CAA	-3.35	W	87	66		1	0	W 1	WVU Coliseum
2	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	REG		Alabama A&M			W	114	85		2	0	W 2	WVU Coliseum
3	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	REG	@	Puerto Rico-Mayaguez			W	111	63		3	0	W 3	Caguas Municipal Complex
4	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	REG	N	Rice	WAC	-1.99	W	78	61		4	0	W 4	Caguas Municipal Complex
5	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	REG	N	Dayton	A-10	8.80	W	96	74		5	0	W 5	Caguas Municipal Complex
6	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG	@	Connecticut (13)	Big East	20.67	L	75	88		5	1	L 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
7	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	REG		St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	W	86	70		6	1	W 1	WVU Coliseum
8	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		Ohio	MAC	-11.07	W	89	63		7	1	W 2	WVU Coliseum
9	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	REG		Robert Morris	NEC	-12.28	W	101	52		8	1	W 3	WVU Coliseum
10	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	REG	N	Georgia (20)	SEC	13.11	W	86	81		9	1	W 4	Georgia Dome
11	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	REG	@	Virginia Tech	A-10	3.21	W	55	52		10	1	W 5	Cassell Coliseum
12	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	REG		Duquesne	A-10	-0.57	W	90	78		11	1	W 6	WVU Coliseum
13	Wed, Dec 31, 1997	REG	@	Georgetown	Big East	8.75	L	65	74		11	2	L 1	Verizon Center
14	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	REG		Boston College	Big East	5.14	W	79	57		12	2	W 1	WVU Coliseum
15	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	REG		Georgetown	Big East	8.75	W	81	70		13	2	W 2	WVU Coliseum
16	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG		Miami (FL)	Big East	10.87	W	98	84		14	2	W 3	WVU Coliseum
17	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	REG		Notre Dame	Big East	5.54	L	72	74		14	3	L 1	WVU Coliseum
18	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	REG	@	Villanova	Big East	6.75	W	79	65	OT	15	3	W 1	The Pavilion
19	Tue, Jan 20, 1998	REG	@	Rutgers	Big East	9.47	W	80	72		16	3	W 2	Louis Brown Athletic Center
20	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	REG		Providence	Big East	7.08	W	81	63		17	3	W 3	WVU Coliseum
21	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	REG	N	Pittsburgh	Big East	2.66	W	76	72		18	3	W 4	Civic Arena
22	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	REG		Pittsburgh	Big East	2.66	W	90	72		19	3	W 5	WVU Coliseum
23	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG	@	St. John's (NY)	Big East	11.28	L	69	77		19	4	L 1	Alumni Hall
24	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	REG		Connecticut (6)	Big East	20.67	W	80	62		20	4	W 1	WVU Coliseum
25	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG	@	Syracuse (23)	Big East	11.87	L	58	73		20	5	L 1	Carrier Dome
26	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	REG	N	Marshall	MAC	-2.98	W	71	58		21	5	W 1	Charleston Civic Center
27	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	REG		Seton Hall	Big East	6.24	W	81	71		22	5	W 2	WVU Coliseum
28	Wed, Feb 25, 1998	REG	@	Boston College	Big East	5.14	L	69	72		22	6	L 1	Silvio O. Conte Forum
29	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Big East	10.87	L	66	70		22	7	L 2	Miami Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
30	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	CTOURN	N	Rutgers	Big East	9.47	L	65	72		22	8	L 3	Madison Square Garden (IV)
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	NCAA	N	Temple (24)	A-10	12.50	W	82	52		23	8	W 1	BSU Pavilion
32	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	NCAA	N	Cincinnati (9)	CUSA	17.85	W	75	74		24	8	W 2	BSU Pavilion
33	Thu, Mar 19, 1998	NCAA	N	Utah (7)	WAC	17.08	L	62	65		24	9	L 1	Honda Center