1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball | |
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Conference | Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8) |
Record | 8–19 (4–6 Eastern 8) |
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Home arena | Rec Hall |
Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 → |
The 1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 10th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8).
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* | vs. No. 14 Maryland | L 80–89 | 0–1 | | |||||||
December 5* | Delaware | W 86–84 OT | 1–1 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 7* | Virginia Tech | L 75–84 | 1–2 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 10* | North Carolina State | L 60–79 | 1–3 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 12* | Muhlenberg | W 101–78 | 2–3 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 16* | at No. 12 Syracuse | L 45–81 | 2–4 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 17* | at Colgate | W 85–63 | 3–4 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY | |||||||
December 20 | at Duquesne | L 55–63 | 3–5 (0–1) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 28 | vs. DePaul | L 67–82 | 3–6 (0–1) | Blue Cross Arena | |||||||
December 29 | vs. Rochester (NY) | W 92–67 | 4–6 (0–1) | Blue Cross Arena | |||||||
January 4 | Rutgers | W 81–79 | 5–6 (1–1) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 7 | Duquesne | L 48–54 | 5–7 (1–2) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 11* | No. 8 Syracuse | L 77–83 | 5–8 (1–2) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 14 | at George Washington | L 68–84 | 5–9 (1–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 16* | at No. 13 Virginia | L 56–83 | 5–10 (1–3) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
January 22* | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 68–72 | 5–11 (1–3) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center | |||||||
January 25 | at Villanova | L 76–98 | 5–12 (1–4) | Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 28 | Pittsburgh | L 65–82 | 5–13 (1–5) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 30 | at West Virginia | L 68–78 | 5–14 (1–6) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 2* | Marquette | L 60–73 | 5–15 (1–6) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 4* | at Army | L 52–64 | 5–16 (1–6) | USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY | |||||||
February 8* | Temple | L 64–74 | 5–17 (1–6) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 11* | at Navy | L 64–87 | 5–18 (1–6) | Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
February 15 | West Virginia | W 76–75 | 6–18 (2–6) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 18 | at Pittsburgh | W 75–68 OT | 7–18 (3–6) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 21 | UMass | W 76–69 OT | 8–18 (4–6) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
EAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 2 | vs. Villanova | L 65–73 | 8–19 (4–6) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Source[1]
References
- ^ "1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
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