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1977-78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 16-14 (9-5, 3rd in OVC MBB)

Coach: Jim Richards

PS/G: 81.1 (54th of 259)

PA/G: 79.9 (218th of 259)

SRS: -0.32 (128th of 253)

SOS: -0.88 (132nd of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Won Mideast First Round (87-86) versus Syracuse
Lost Mideast Regional Semifinal (90-69) versus Michigan State

OVC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

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
Western Kentucky	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 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 26, 1977	REG		Michigan (13)	Big Ten	9.79	L	81	87		0	1	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
2	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG	@	Evansville	Ind	-6.77	W	82	72		1	1	W 1	Roberts Stadium
3	Sat, Dec 3, 1977	REG	@	Bowling Green State	MAC	-4.61	W	78	65		2	1	W 2	Anderson Arena
4	Mon, Dec 5, 1977	REG		Memphis	Metro	4.94	L	80	86		2	2	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
5	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	REG		Butler	Ind	-7.70	L	86	90		2	3	L 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
6	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG	@	Milwaukee	Ind	-3.06	L	70	73		2	4	L 3	Klotsche Center
7	Wed, Dec 28, 1977	REG	@	Maryland (14)	ACC	9.10	L	78	91		2	5	L 4	Cole Fieldhouse
8	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG	N	St. John's (NY)	NJNY7	6.90	L	63	80		2	6	L 5	Cole Fieldhouse
9	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	REG		La Salle	ECC	2.49	L	64	78		2	7	L 6	E. A. Diddle Arena
10	Sat, Jan 7, 1978	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-3.09	L	79	85		2	8	L 7	McBrayer Arena
11	Mon, Jan 9, 1978	REG	@	Morehead State	OVC	-14.32	W	97	82		3	8	W 1	Wetherby Gymnasium
12	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	REG		Jacksonville	Sun Belt	-3.51	W	96	94		4	8	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
13	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG		East Tennessee State	OVC	0.19	W	98	94		5	8	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
14	Mon, Jan 16, 1978	REG		Tennessee Tech	OVC	-9.73	W	86	75		6	8	W 4	E. A. Diddle Arena
15	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG		Murray State	OVC	-6.26	W	91	75		7	8	W 5	E. A. Diddle Arena
16	Mon, Jan 23, 1978	REG	@	Austin Peay	OVC	-1.11	W	91	83		8	8	W 6	Winfield Dunn Center
17	Wed, Jan 25, 1978	REG		Dayton	Ind	8.52	L	72	80		8	9	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
18	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	@	Middle Tennessee	OVC	-1.07	L	69	98		8	10	L 2	Murphy Center
19	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG		Morehead State	OVC	-14.32	W	106	69		9	10	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
20	Mon, Feb 6, 1978	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-3.09	L	74	78		9	11	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
21	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	@	East Tennessee State	OVC	0.19	L	77	80		9	12	L 2	Memorial Center
22	Mon, Feb 13, 1978	REG	@	Tennessee Tech	OVC	-9.73	W	81	69		10	12	W 1	Eblen Center
23	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG		Austin Peay	OVC	-1.11	L	64	66		10	13	L 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
24	Mon, Feb 20, 1978	REG	@	Murray State	OVC	-6.26	W	100	98		11	13	W 1	Racer Arena
25	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG		Middle Tennessee	OVC	-1.07	W	87	78		12	13	W 2	E. A. Diddle Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
26	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	CTOURN	N	East Tennessee State	OVC	0.19	W	79	75		13	13	W 3	E. A. Diddle Arena
27	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	CTOURN	N	Austin Peay	OVC	-1.11	W	77	69		14	13	W 4	E. A. Diddle Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sat, Mar 11, 1978	NCAA	N	Syracuse (18)	Ind	13.91	W	87	86	OT	15	13	W 5	Stokely Center
29	Thu, Mar 16, 1978	NCAA	N	Michigan State (4)	Big Ten	16.30	L	69	90		15	14	L 1	University of Dayton Arena