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1978-79 Arkansas Basketball Schedule
Coach: Eddie Sutton
Record: 25-5 (13-3 SWC)
(Home:
9-2, Road:
7-1, Neutral/off-campus:
8-2)
| Date |
Rank |
Opponent |
Result |
Location |
TV |
Notes |
| Tue, Nov 21, 1978 |
|
vs. Russian Nationals |
L 79-81 2OT |
Little Rock, AR |
|
Exhibition |
| Sat, Dec 9, 1978 |
|
vs. Athletes in Action |
L 68-75 |
Anaheim, CA |
KHJ |
Exhibition |
| Sat, Dec 2, 1978 |
|
Oklahoma |
W 80-74 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Wed, Dec 6, 1978 |
|
West Texas A&M |
W 84-54 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Mon, Dec 11, 1978 |
|
Southeast Missouri St. |
W 90-51 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Sat, Dec 16, 1978 |
|
Centenary |
W 77-57 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Tue, Dec 19, 1978 |
|
vs. Ole Miss |
W 67-66 |
Memphis, TN |
|
|
| Sat, Dec 23, 1978 |
|
vs. Southern Miss |
W 93-79 |
Pine Bluff, AR |
|
|
| Sat, Dec 30, 1978 |
#20 |
vs. Memphis |
W 82-69 |
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
| Thu, Jan 4, 1979 |
#14 |
vs. North Texas |
W 96-71 |
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
| Sat, Jan 6, 1979 |
#14 |
@ Houston* |
W 62-61 |
Houston, TX |
|
Largest halftime deficit overcome for a win (21) |
| Wed, Jan 10, 1979 |
#10 |
Rice* |
W 79-66 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Fri, Jan 12, 1979 |
#10 |
Texas* |
L 63-66 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Sun, Jan 14, 1979 |
#10 |
vs. #3 North Carolina |
L 57-63 |
Greensboro, NC |
NBC |
|
| Wed, Jan 17, 1979 |
#11 |
@ #15 Texas A&M* |
L 69-74 OT |
College Station, TX |
|
|
| Sat, Jan 20, 1979 |
#11 |
@ TCU* |
W 90-51 |
Fort Worth, TX |
|
|
| Mon, Jan 22, 1979 |
#11 |
Baylor* |
L 67-70 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Wed, Jan 24, 1979 |
#15 |
@ SMU* |
W 79-67 |
Dallas, TX |
|
|
| Sat, Jan 27, 1979 |
#15 |
Texas Tech* |
W 63-57 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Thu, Feb 1, 1979 |
#14 |
@ #11 Texas* |
W 68-58 |
Austin, TX |
|
|
| Sat, Feb 3, 1979 |
#14 |
@ Rice* |
W 68-50 |
Houston, TX |
|
|
| Tue, Feb 6, 1979 |
#14 |
#11 Texas A&M* |
W 60-56 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Sat, Feb 10, 1979 |
#14 |
TCU* |
W 108-65 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Mon, Feb 12, 1979 |
#14 |
@ Baylor* |
W 71-62 |
Waco, TX |
|
|
| Wed, Feb 14, 1979 |
#11 |
SMU* |
W 71-55 |
Dallas, TX |
|
|
| Sat, Feb 17, 1979 |
#11 |
Houston* |
W 78-58 |
Fayetteville, AR |
|
|
| Tue, Feb 20, 1979 |
#10 |
@ Texas Tech* |
W 66-65 |
Lubbock, TX |
|
UA record for best FG% in a game |
| Fri, Mar 2, 1979 |
#9 |
vs. Texas Tech |
W 93-77 |
Houston, TX |
|
SWC Tournament |
| Sat, Mar 3, 1979 |
#9 |
vs. #14 Texas |
W 39-38 |
Houston, TX |
|
SWC Tournament (Championship) |
| Sun, Mar 11, 1979 |
#7 |
vs. Weber St. |
W 74-63 |
Lawrence, KS |
|
NCAA Tournament (2nd round) |
| Thu, Mar 15, 1979 |
#5 |
vs. #13 Louisville |
W 73-62 |
Cincinnati, OH |
NBC |
NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16) |
| Sat, Mar 17, 1979 |
#5 |
vs. #1 Indiana St. |
L 71-73 |
Cincinnati, OH |
NBC |
NCAA Tournament (Elite 8) |
* = Conference game • @ = Road game • vs. = Neutral site/off-campus game
All rankings are from Associated Press polls. Some game dates prior to 1942-43 are unknown at this time.
Exhibition game scores do not count in the overall record.
1978-79 season stats
(Game-by-game team stats)
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3-pointers |
Free throws |
Rebounding |
|
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|
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| Name |
Yr. |
GP-GS |
Min-Avg |
FG-FGA |
Pct |
3FG-FGA |
Pct |
FT-FTA |
Pct |
Off |
Def |
Tot |
Avg |
PF |
FO |
A |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS |
AVG |
|
Sr. |
30-0 |
1157-38.6 |
224-400 |
56.0% |
0-0 |
% |
212-248 |
85.5% |
0 |
0 |
289 |
9.6 |
68 |
1 |
80 |
109 |
13 |
44 |
660 |
22.0 |
|
So. |
30-0 |
990-33.0 |
128-238 |
53.8% |
0-0 |
% |
97-141 |
68.8% |
0 |
0 |
95 |
3.2 |
61 |
3 |
63 |
56 |
19 |
27 |
353 |
11.8 |
|
Sr. |
30-0 |
904-30.1 |
138-223 |
61.9% |
0-0 |
% |
47-83 |
56.6% |
0 |
0 |
178 |
5.9 |
109 |
11 |
30 |
53 |
19 |
17 |
323 |
10.8 |
|
Fr. |
30-0 |
753-25.1 |
97-191 |
50.8% |
0-0 |
% |
54-74 |
73.0% |
0 |
0 |
138 |
4.6 |
72 |
1 |
38 |
54 |
11 |
10 |
248 |
8.3 |
|
Jr. |
30-0 |
725-24.2 |
76-160 |
47.5% |
0-0 |
% |
46-64 |
71.9% |
0 |
0 |
142 |
4.7 |
78 |
3 |
69 |
48 |
17 |
18 |
198 |
6.6 |
|
Fr. |
24-0 |
438-18.3 |
63-133 |
47.4% |
0-0 |
% |
29-48 |
60.4% |
0 |
0 |
94 |
3.9 |
48 |
2 |
25 |
42 |
2 |
5 |
155 |
6.5 |
|
So. |
20-0 |
152-7.6 |
30-66 |
45.5% |
0-0 |
% |
18-29 |
62.1% |
0 |
0 |
42 |
2.1 |
24 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
78 |
3.9 |
|
Fr. |
23-0 |
354-15.4 |
38-66 |
57.6% |
0-0 |
% |
11-14 |
78.6% |
0 |
0 |
29 |
1.3 |
39 |
0 |
43 |
24 |
6 |
10 |
87 |
3.8 |
|
So. |
23-0 |
253-11.0 |
31-58 |
53.4% |
0-0 |
% |
13-21 |
61.9% |
0 |
0 |
26 |
1.1 |
29 |
0 |
25 |
20 |
1 |
5 |
75 |
3.3 |
|
Fr. |
14-0 |
188-13.4 |
13-26 |
50.0% |
0-0 |
% |
9-16 |
56.3% |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0.9 |
20 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
35 |
2.6 |
|
Fr. |
12-0 |
48-4.0 |
7-15 |
46.7% |
0-0 |
% |
3-12 |
25.0% |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.8 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
17 |
1.4 |
|
Fr. |
0-0 |
0-0.0 |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Jr. |
0-0 |
0-0.0 |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Fr. |
0-0 |
0-0.0 |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
|
Fr. |
0-0 |
0-0.0 |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0-0 |
% |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
Team |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
71 |
2.4 |
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
|
0 |
|
| Arkansas |
|
30 |
6225 |
849-1587 |
.535 |
0-0 |
.0 |
540-753 |
.717 |
0 |
0 |
1133 |
37.8 |
557 |
19 |
404 |
459 |
97 |
143 |
2238 |
74.6 |
| Opponents |
|
30 |
6225 |
757-1743 |
.434 |
0-0 |
.0 |
364-523 |
.696 |
0 |
0 |
884 |
29.5 |
679 |
33 |
300 |
342 |
52 |
144 |
1878 |
62.6 |
Note: missing games, minutes, field goals, free throws,
rebounds & points for Nash, Bailey, Buckrop and Craft. |
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