Southern Illinoise University Athletics
1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall14-160.467
Conference8-100.444
StreakL1
Home7-6
Away5-9
Neutral2-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 (Fri) | 7:05 PM | Home | University of Miami | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 61-73 | |
| Nov 25 (Tue) | 6:00 PM | Away | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA (Richmond Coliseum) | W 77-74 | |
| Nov 29 (Sat) | 3:30 PM | Home | Saint Louis | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 76-85 | |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | 9:30 PM | Away | Saint Mary's College (CA) | Moraga, CA | L 66-73 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | 1:00 AM | Neutral | Long Beach St. | Honolulu, Hi. (Special Events Arena) | Power Bar Invitational-Honolulu, Hi. | W 75-72 |
| Dec 7 (Sun) | 11:00 PM | Away | Hawaii | Honolulu, Hi. (Special Events Arena) | Power Bar Invitational-Honolulu, Hi. | L 66-80 |
| Dec 11 (Thu) | 7:05 PM | Home | Southeast Missouri | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 81-62 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Home | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 92-69 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | Drake | Des Moines, IA (Knapp Center) | W 80-78 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | 5:05 PM | Away | Oregon | Eugene, OR (McArthur Court) | L 66-67 | |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | 7:05 PM | Away | Tulsa | Tulsa, OK (Convention Center) | W 88-75 | |
| Jan 5 (Mon) | 7:05 PM | Home | Northern Iowa | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 79-75 | |
| Jan 7 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Evansville | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 72-82 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | Illinois St. | Normal, Il. (Redbird Arena) | L 70-105 | |
| Jan 12 (Mon) | 7:35 PM | Away | Evansville | Evansville, IN (Roberts Stadium) | L 69-77 | |
| Jan 15 (Thu) | 7:05 PM | Home | Missouri St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 106-78 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | Wichita St. | Wichita, KS (Levitt Arena) | L 57-58 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 8:35 PM | Home | Indiana St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 82-58 | |
| Jan 28 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Illinois St. | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 67-79 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Home | Creighton | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 61-63 | |
| Feb 2 (Mon) | 7:05 PM | Away | Missouri St. | Springfield, MO (Hammons Center) | W 79-74 | |
| Feb 5 (Thu) | 7:05 PM | Away | Creighton | Omaha, NE (Civic Auditorium) | L 73-91 | |
| Feb 7 (Sat) | 12:05 PM | Away | Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA (UNI Dome) | W 91-89 | |
| Feb 11 (Wed) | 7:05 PM | Home | Drake | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 85-72 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Away | Bradley | Peoria, Ill. (Carver Arena) | L 76-86 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | 6:05 PM | Away | Indiana St. | Terre Haute, IN (Hulman Center) | L 71-72 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 7:05 PM | Home | Bradley | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | W 70-66 | |
| Feb 23 (Mon) | 7:05 PM | Home | Wichita State | Carbondale, Ill. (SIU Arena) | L 66-70 | |
| Feb 27 (Fri) | 6:05 PM | Neutral | Northern Iowa | St. Louis, Mo. (Kiel Center) | State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | W 91-72 |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 12:00 PM | Neutral | Illinois St. | St. Louis, Mo. (Kiel Center) | State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament | L 73-83 |