1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
Appearance
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 |
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
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* |
vs. No. 14 Maryland | L 80–89 | 0–1 |
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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.
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Source[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "1977–78 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.