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| Date | Opponent | Result/Prediction | Record | Conf | Rating | ||||
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| Nov 25, 1978 | 173 | @ Butler | L | 86-87 | 84% | 0 - 1 | -0.7 | ||
| Nov 27, 1978 | 172 | Miami (OH) | W | 85-69 | 94% | 1 - 1 | +8.9 | ||
| Nov 30, 1978 | 38 | @ Toledo | L | 58-64 | 48% | 1 - 2 | +5.4 | ||
| Dec 02, 1978 | 142 | @ West Virginia | W | 69-64 | 78% | 2 - 2 | +7.8 | ||
| Dec 09, 1978 | 22 | @ Tennessee | W | 86-78 | 38% | 3 - 2 | +22.0 | ||
| Dec 12, 1978 | 18 | Louisville | W | 85-69 | 64% | 4 - 2 | +23.3 | ||
| Dec 18, 1978 | 29 | Washington St. | L | 67-74 | 70% | 4 - 3 | -1.6 | ||
| Dec 29, 1978 | 11 | Duke | W | 90-84 OT | 45% | 5 - 3 | +18.2 | ||
| Dec 30, 1978 | 68 | Rutgers | L | 96-97 3OT | 73% | 5 - 4 | +3.6 | ||
| Jan 04, 1979 | 6 | Purdue | W | 75-71 | 50% | 6 - 4 | 1 - 0 | +14.9 | |
| Jan 06, 1979 | 61 | Wisconsin | W | 82-71 | 82% | 7 - 4 | 2 - 0 | +12.3 | |
| Jan 11, 1979 | 4 | @ Iowa | W | 72-67 | 21% | 8 - 4 | 3 - 0 | +24.4 | |
| Jan 13, 1979 | 28 | @ Illinois | W | 69-66 OT | 42% | 9 - 4 | 4 - 0 | +16.1 | |
| Jan 18, 1979 | 64 | Minnesota | W | 83-80 | 82% | 10 - 4 | 5 - 0 | +4.1 | |
| Jan 20, 1979 | 26 | @ Michigan | W | 78-69 | 41% | 11 - 4 | 6 - 0 | +22.3 | |
| Jan 25, 1979 | 114 | Northwestern | W | 73-61 | 89% | 12 - 4 | 7 - 0 | +9.7 | |
| Jan 27, 1979 | 8 | Indiana | W | 66-63 OT | 53% | 13 - 4 | 8 - 0 | +13.0 | |
| Feb 01, 1979 | 1 | @ Michigan St. | L | 79-84 OT | 11% | 13 - 5 | 8 - 1 | +19.4 | |
| Feb 03, 1979 | 8 | @ Indiana | L | 62-70 | 27% | 13 - 6 | 8 - 2 | +9.4 | |
| Feb 08, 1979 | 26 | Michigan | W | 63-60 | 68% | 14 - 6 | 9 - 2 | +8.9 | |
| Feb 10, 1979 | 1 | Michigan St. | L | 57-73 | 28% | 14 - 7 | 9 - 3 | +1.1 | |
| Feb 15, 1979 | 64 | @ Minnesota | W | 74-68 | 59% | 15 - 7 | 10 - 3 | +14.4 | |
| Feb 17, 1979 | 114 | @ Northwestern | W | 88-73 | 71% | 16 - 7 | 11 - 3 | +20.1 | |
| Feb 22, 1979 | 28 | Illinois | W | 73-55 | 69% | 17 - 7 | 12 - 3 | +23.7 | |
| Feb 24, 1979 | 4 | Iowa | L | 68-83 | 46% | 17 - 8 | 12 - 4 | -3.0 | |
| Mar 01, 1979 | 61 | @ Wisconsin | L | 73-76 | 59% | 17 - 9 | 12 - 5 | +5.7 | |
| Mar 03, 1979 | 6 | @ Purdue | L | 66-74 | 24% | 17 - 10 | 12 - 6 | +10.2 | |
| Mar 07, 1979 | 84 | Saint Joseph's | W | 80-66 | 86% | 18 - 10 | +13.4 | ||
| Mar 12, 1979 | 33 | @ Maryland | W | 79-72 | 46% | 19 - 10 | +19.0 | ||
| Mar 19, 1979 | 8 | Indiana | L | 55-64 | 53% | 19 - 11 | +1.0 | ||
| Mar 21, 1979 | 31 | Alabama | L | 86-96 | 71% | 19 - 12 | -4.8 | ||
| Projected Record | 19 - 12 | 12 - 6 | |||||||
