Southern Illinoise University Athletics
1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall17-100.630
Conference11-50.688
StreakL2
Home9-5
Away6-4
Neutral2-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3 (Sat) | 7:35 PM | Home | Roosevelt University | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 87-65 | |
| Dec 7 (Wed) | 7:35 PM | Home | Illinois St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 48-51 | |
| Dec 9 (Fri) | 6:00 PM | Neutral | Auburn University | Huntington, WV | Marshall Invitational | L 65-66 |
| Dec 10 (Sat) | 6:00 PM | Away | Marshall University | Huntington, WV | Marshall Invitational | W 66-62 |
| Dec 13 (Tue) | 7:35 PM | Home | Georgia Southern | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 75-76 | |
| Dec 16 (Fri) | 10:00 PM | Away | #7 UCLA | Los Angeles, CA (Pauley Pavilion) | L 75-90 | |
| Dec 29 (Thu) | 9:00 PM | Neutral | Mercer University | Evansville, Ind. (Roberts Stadium) | Evansville Memorial Invitational | W 59-51 |
| Dec 30 (Fri) | 9:00 PM | Neutral | New Orleans | Evansville, Ind. (Roberts Stadium) | Evansville Memorial Invitational | W 65-64 |
| Dec 31 (Sat) | 1:05 PM | Home | William Jewell College (Mo.) | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 84-58 | |
| Jan 2 (Mon) | 1:05 PM | Home | Evansville | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | N - | |
| Jan 4 (Wed) | 6:30 PM | Away | #6 Indiana St. | Terre Haute, Ind. (Hulman Center) | L 58-66 | |
| Jan 7 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Away | Bradley | Peoria, Il. (Robertson Fieldhouse) | L 81-86 | |
| Jan 9 (Mon) | 7:35 PM | Home | Drake | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 72-69 | |
| Jan 14 (Sat) | 7:35 PM | Home | Tulsa | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 67-58 | |
| Jan 19 (Thu) | 7:35 PM | Home | #3 Indiana St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 79-76 | |
| Jan 21 (Sat) | 2:35 PM | Away | Creighton | Omaha, Ne. (Civic Auditorium) | W 76-69 | |
| Jan 23 (Mon) | 8:00 PM | Away | Wichita St. | Wichita, Ks. (Levitt Arena) | W 66-59 | |
| Jan 26 (Thu) | 7:35 PM | Home | West Texas A&M | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 77-70 | |
| Jan 28 (Sat) | 7:35 PM | Home | New Mexico St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 69-72 | |
| Feb 2 (Thu) | 7:35 PM | Away | Drake | Des Moines, Ia. (Veterans Memorial Auditorium) | W 90-87 | |
| Feb 4 (Sat) | 7:30 PM | Away | Tulsa | Tulsa, Ok. (Convention Center) | L 77-80 | |
| Feb 8 (Wed) | 7:35 PM | Home | Saint Louis | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 60-58 | |
| Feb 11 (Sat) | 7:35 PM | Home | Wichita St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 60-53 | |
| Feb 13 (Mon) | 8:00 PM | Away | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. (Roberts Stadium) | N - | |
| Feb 16 (Thu) | 7:30 PM | Away | West Texas A&M | Amarillo, Tx. (Civic Center) | W 80-61 | |
| Feb 18 (Sat) | 8:30 PM | Away | New Mexico St. | Las Cruces, NM (Pan American Center) | W 77-72 | |
| Feb 23 (Thu) | 7:35 PM | Home | Bradley | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 93-82 | |
| Feb 25 (Sat) | 1:00 PM | Home | Creighton | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 56-62 | |
| Feb 27 (Mon) | 8:05 PM | Home | Drake | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | MVC Tournament | L 59-75 |