1977-1978 Schedule/Results
Season Record (21-7) (5-1 ECAC, NY-NJ 7)
Postseason – NCAA First Round
ECAC Metro NY-NJ Tournament Champions
Head Coach - Lou Carnesecca (10th Year 221-74)
Assistant Coaches – John Kresse, Brian Mahoney
Captain - George Johnson
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
LOCATION |
ATTN |
HIGH SCORERS |
Sun 11/20 |
RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM (EXHIBITION) |
W 72-70 (OT) |
|
Alumni Hall |
|
Johnson/McKoy-14 |
Fri 11/25 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament vs.LAFAYETTE (First Rd)& |
W 66-60 |
(1-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
George Johnson-24 |
Sat 11/26 |
Joe Lapchick Tournament vs.OLD DOMINION (Final)& |
W 81-70 |
(2-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
George Johnson-24 |
Tue 11/29 |
Vanderbilt |
W 59-54 |
(3-0) |
Memorial Gymnasium |
15,000 |
George Johnson-21 |
Sat 12/3 |
Princeton # |
W 43-40 |
(4-0) (1-0) |
Jadwin Gym |
6,058 |
Wayne McKoy-8 |
Tue 12/6 |
ARMY |
W 73-60 |
(5-0) |
Alumni Hall |
|
George Johnson-20 |
Sat 12/10 |
Rutgers # |
L 61-72 |
(5-1) (1-1)
|
Rutgers Athletic Center |
8,650 |
George Johnson-15 |
Tue 12/13 |
COLUMBIA # |
W 67-56 |
(6-1) (2-1) |
Alumni Hall |
4,005 |
Rudy Wright-20 |
Fri 12/16 |
Kentucky Invitational vs.Seattle Univ. (First Rd) * |
W 77-60 |
(7-1) |
Rupp Arena |
19,000 |
Johnson/Rencher-14 |
Sat 12/17 |
Kentucky Invitational vs. Kentucky (Finals) * |
L 72-102 |
(7-2) |
Rupp Arena |
23,472 |
George Johnson-17 |
Wed 12/28 |
Maryland Invitational vs. Georgia Tech (First Round) + |
L 67-73 |
(7-3) |
Cole Field House |
7,200 |
George Johnson-18 |
Thr 12/29 |
Maryland Invitational vs. Western Kentucky (Third Place Game) + |
W 80-63 |
(8-3) |
Cole Field House |
|
George Johnson-26 |
Wed 1/4 |
SETON HALL # |
W 87-86 (OT) |
(9-3) (3-1) |
Alumni Hall |
3,801 |
George Johnson-37 |
Sat 1/7 |
Georgetown |
L 61-72 |
(9-4) |
McDonough Gym |
|
George Johnson-22 |
Wed 1/11 |
FORDHAM # |
W 97-56 |
(10-4) (4-1) |
Alumni Hall |
4,661 |
George Johnson-21 |
Sat 1/14 |
Boston College |
W 76-54 |
(11-4) |
Roberts Center |
|
George Johnson-24 |
Sat 1/21 |
Niagara |
postponed |
rescheduledfor Feb.27th |
Niagara Falls Convention Center |
|
|
Tue 1/24 |
MANHATTAN # |
W 69-68 |
(12-4) (5-1) |
Alumni Hall |
4,751 |
George Johnson-28
|
Sat 1/28 |
VILLANOVA |
W 65-64 |
(13-4) |
Alumni Hall |
6,421 |
Wayne McKoy-15
|
Mon 1/30 |
DAVIDSON |
W 79-67 |
(14-4) |
Alumni Hall |
4,207 |
Winfree/McKoy-15 |
Thu 2/2 |
Cincinnati |
W 75-66 |
(15-4) |
Madison Square Garden |
7,825 |
Carter/Johnson-20 |
Sat 2/11 |
Duquesne |
W 84-69 |
(16-4) |
Madison Square Garden |
19,694 |
George Johnson-23 |
Wed 2/15 |
Temple |
L 65-75 |
(16-5) |
The Palestra |
2,125 |
Reggie Carter-16 |
Sat 2/18 |
SYRACUSE |
L 65-77 |
(16-6) |
Alumni Hall |
6,425 |
George Johnson-23 |
Thr 2/23 |
ST.JOSEPH’S (PA) |
W 79-57 |
(17-6) |
Alumni Hall |
4,055 |
Reggie Carter-14 |
Sat 2/25 |
Providence |
W 60-51 |
(18-6) |
Providence Civic Center |
9,973 |
Johnson/Winfree-16 |
Mon 2/27 |
Niagara |
W 69-60 |
(19-6) |
Niagara Falls Convention Center |
|
Reggie Carter-16 |
Thr 3/2 |
ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS vs. Iona (Semifinals) $ |
W 83-80 |
(20-6) |
Nassau Coliseum |
9,230 |
George Johnson-22 |
Sat 3/4 |
ECAC METRO PLAYOFFS vs.Army (Championship) $ |
W 65-63 |
(21-6) |
Nassau Coliseum |
4,634 |
Wayne McKoy-14 |
Sun 3/12 |
NCAA MIDWEST First Round vs. Louisville % |
L 68-76 |
(21-7) |
Mabee Center |
10,075 |
George Johnson-24 |
HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS
& Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament, Jamaica, New York
(St. John's, Lafayette, Old Dominion, Niagara)
* Kentucky Invitational Tournament, Lexington, Kentucky
(St. John's, Seattle, Kentucky, Portland State)
+ Maryland Invitational Tournament, College Park, Maryland
(St. John's, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky, Maryland)
# Indicates ECAC NY-NJ 7 game
$ ECAC NY-NJ Metro Regional Playoffs, Uniondale, New York
% NCAA Tournament First Round, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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