Date
time, TV |
Rank# |
Opponent# |
Result |
Record |
Site (attendance)
city, state |
|---|
| Non-conference regular season |
Nov 24, 1978*
|
|
at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout |
W 88–66 |
1–0
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600)
Anchorage, Alaska |
Nov 25, 1978*
|
|
vs. No. 4 Louisville
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 68–90 |
1–1
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,800)
Anchorage, Alaska |
Nov 26, 1978*
|
|
vs. Pepperdine
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 74–75 |
1–2
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,800)
Anchorage, Alaska |
Nov 29, 1978*
|
|
Texas Southern |
W 84–72 |
2–2
|
Beaumont Civic Center (4,900)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 2, 1978*
|
|
Stephen F. Austin |
W 85–63 |
3–2
|
Beaumont Civic Center (4,600)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 5, 1978*
|
|
at New Mexico |
L 84–97 |
3–3
|
University Arena (14,805)
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Dec 9, 1978*
|
|
Southwestern |
W 82–68 |
4–3
|
McDonald Gym (3,200)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 11, 1978*
|
|
Texas Lutheran |
W 112–74 |
5–3
|
McDonald Gym (2,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 13, 1978*
|
|
Oklahoma Arts and Sciences |
W 92–55 |
6–3
|
McDonald Gym (2,800)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 16, 1978*
|
|
at North Texas |
L 89–95 |
6–4
|
Super Pit (2,300)
Denton, Texas |
Dec 18, 1978*
|
|
at Northeast Louisiana |
W 75–74 OT |
7–4
|
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (4,300)
Monroe, Louisiana |
Dec 23, 1978*
|
|
at Pan American |
W 74–72 |
8–4
|
UTPA Fieldhouse (2,900)
Edinburg, Texas |
Dec 30, 1978*
|
|
at Colorado State |
L 62–72 |
8–5
|
Moby Arena (3,522)
Fort Collins, Colorado |
Jan 6, 1979*
|
|
University of Wisconsin–Parkside |
W 102–79 |
9–5
|
McDonald Gym (2,700)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 8, 1979*
|
|
Pan American |
W 91–85 |
10–5
|
McDonald Gym (3,300)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 13, 1979*
|
|
North Texas |
W 122–91 |
11–5
|
Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 15, 1979*
|
|
Hardin–Simmons |
W 105–84 |
12–5
|
McDonald Gym (3,800)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 18, 1979*
|
|
at Oral Roberts |
L 71–80 |
12–6
|
Mabee Center (6,152)
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Jan 20, 1979*
|
|
at OCU |
L 86–99 |
12–7
|
Frederickson Fieldhouse (2,614)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Southland Conference regular season |
Jan 22, 1979
|
|
Louisiana Tech |
W 90–87 |
13–7
(1–0) |
Beaumont Civic Center (4,700)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 27, 1979
|
|
Arkansas State |
W 90–87 |
14–7
(2–0) |
Beaumont Civic Center (4,700)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 29, 1979
|
|
at Louisiana Tech |
W 76–75 |
15–7
(3–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,526)
Ruston, Louisiana |
Feb 3, 1979
|
|
Southwestern Louisiana |
W 92–73 |
16–7
(4–0) |
Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 10, 1979
|
|
UT Arlington |
W 113–98 |
17–7
(5–0) |
Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 14, 1979
|
|
at McNeese |
W 95–79 |
18–7
(6–0) |
Lake Charles Civic Center (4,879)
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Feb 17, 1979
|
|
at USL |
L 84–88 |
18–8
(6–1) |
Blackham Coliseum (9,216)
Lafayette, Louisiana |
Feb 19, 1979
|
|
McNeese |
W 103–83 |
19–8
(7–1) |
Beaumont Civic Center (4,600)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 24, 1979
|
|
at UT Arlington |
W 103–83 |
20–8
(8–1) |
Texas Hall (1,249)
Arlington, Texas |
| Non-conference regular season |
Feb 26, 1979*
|
|
at Hardin–Simmons |
W 113–84 |
21–8
(8–1) |
Mabee Athletic Complex (100)
Abilene, Texas |
| Southland Conference regular season |
Mar 1, 1979
|
|
Arkansas State |
W 90–87 |
22–8
(9–1) |
Beaumont Civic Center (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament |
Mar 9, 1979*
|
(10 ME) |
vs. (7 ME) No. 17 Detroit
First round |
W 95–87 |
23–8
|
Murphy Center (10,892)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
Mar 10, 1979*
|
(10 ME) |
vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Michigan State
Second round |
L 64–95 |
23–9
|
Murphy Center (10,892)
Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. All times are in Central Time. |
