1977β78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball | |
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Conference | Eastern Athletic Association (Eastern 8) |
Record | 8β19 (4β6 Eastern 8) |
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Home arena | Rec Hall |
The 1977β78 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1977β78 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).
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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December 1* |
vs. No. 14 Maryland | L 80β89 | 0β1 |
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December 5* |
Delaware | W 86β84 OT | 1β1 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 7* |
Virginia Tech | L 75β84 | 1β2 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 10* |
North Carolina State | L 60β79 | 1β3 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 12* |
Muhlenberg | W 101β78 | 2β3 |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 16* |
at No. 12 Syracuse | L 45β81 | 2β4 |
Manley Field House Syracuse, NY | |||||||
December 17* |
at Colgate | W 85β63 | 3β4 |
Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY | |||||||
December 20 |
at Duquesne | L 55β63 | 3β5 (0β1) |
Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
December 28 |
vs. DePaul | L 67β82 | 3β6 (0β1) |
Blue Cross Arena | |||||||
December 29 |
vs. Rochester (NY) | W 92β67 | 4β6 (0β1) |
Blue Cross Arena | |||||||
January 4 |
Rutgers | W 81β79 | 5β6 (1β1) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 7 |
Duquesne | L 48β54 | 5β7 (1β2) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 11* |
No. 8 Syracuse | L 77β83 | 5β8 (1β2) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 14 |
at George Washington | L 68β84 | 5β9 (1β3) |
Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 16* |
at No. 13 Virginia | L 56β83 | 5β10 (1β3) |
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
January 22* |
at Saint Francis (PA) | L 68β72 | 5β11 (1β3) |
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center | |||||||
January 25 |
at Villanova | L 76β98 | 5β12 (1β4) |
Villanova Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 28 |
Pittsburgh | L 65β82 | 5β13 (1β5) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
January 30 |
at West Virginia | L 68β78 | 5β14 (1β6) |
WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | |||||||
February 2* |
Marquette | L 60β73 | 5β15 (1β6) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 4* |
at Army | L 52β64 | 5β16 (1β6) |
USMA Fieldhouse West Point, NY | |||||||
February 8* |
Temple | L 64β74 | 5β17 (1β6) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 11* |
at Navy | L 64β87 | 5β18 (1β6) |
Halsey Field House Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
February 15 |
West Virginia | W 76β75 | 6β18 (2β6) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 18 |
at Pittsburgh | W 75β68 OT | 7β18 (3β6) |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
February 21 |
UMass | W 76β69 OT | 8β18 (4β6) |
Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | |||||||
EAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 2 |
vs. Villanova | L 65β73 | 8β19 (4β6) |
Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Source [1]