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1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule

Scheduled Games

1979-80 Men's Basketball Schedule
Date Time At Opponent Location TV Radio Tournament Result Links
November 30, 1979 (Friday) Away BYU Provo, UT W, 86-76
December 4, 1979 (Tuesday) Home Missouri Assembly Hall L, 66-67 OT
December 6, 1979 (Thursday) Home Kent State Assembly Hall W, 74-65
December 8, 1979 (Saturday) Home Long Beach State Assembly Hall W, 77-60
December 10, 1979 (Monday) Away TCU Fort Worth, Texas W, 79-64
December 11, 1979 (Tuesday) Home Missouri-St. Louis Assembly Hall W, 91-65
December 14, 1979 (Friday) Home Kentucky State Assembly Hall W, 94-65
December 15, 1979 (Saturday) Home Illinois State Assembly Hall W, 47-40
December 22, 1979 (Saturday) Home Marquette Assembly Hall L, 78-80
December 28, 1979 (Friday) Neutral Army Honolulu, Hawaii W, 75-48
December 29, 1979 (Saturday) Neutral Louisville Honolulu, Hawaii W, 77-64
December 30, 1979 (Sunday) Away Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii W, 94-82
January 3, 1980 (Thursday) Home Iowa Assembly Hall L, 71-72
January 5, 1980 (Saturday) Home Northwestern Assembly Hall W, 81-71
January 10, 1980 (Thursday) Away Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. L, 66-74
January 12, 1980 (Saturday) Away Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. L, 75-79
January 17, 1980 (Thursday) Home Michigan Assembly Hall W, 80-69
January 19, 1980 (Saturday) Away Wisconsin Madison, Wis. W, 69-64
January 24, 1980 (Thursday) Home Ohio State Assembly Hall L, 76-79
January 26, 1980 (Saturday) Home Michigan State Assembly Hall W, 74-65
January 31, 1980 (Thursday) Away Indiana Bloomington, Ind. L, 54-60
February 2, 1980 (Saturday) Away Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. L, 59-68
February 7, 1980 (Thursday) Home Wisconsin Assembly Hall W, 67-50
February 9, 1980 (Saturday) Home Indiana Assembly Hall W, 89-68
February 14, 1980 (Thursday) Away Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. L, 76-78
February 16, 1980 (Saturday) Away Ohio State Columbus, Ohio L, 57-71
February 21, 1980 (Thursday) Home Minnesota Assembly Hall W, 60-58 OT
February 23, 1980 (Saturday) Home Purdue Assembly Hall L, 69-72
February 28, 1980 (Thursday) Away Northwestern Evanston, Ill. W, 90-66
March 1, 1980 (Saturday) Away Iowa Iowa City, Iowa L, 71-75
March 5, 1980 (Wednesday) Home Loyola-Chicago Assembly Hall NIT W, 105-87
March 10, 1980 (Monday) Home Illinois State Assembly Hall NIT W, 75-65
March 13, 1980 (Thursday) Home Murray State Assembly Hall NIT W, 65-63
March 17, 1980 (Monday) Neutral Minnesota New York, N.Y. NIT L, 63-65
March 19, 1980 (Wednesday) Neutral UNLV New York, N.Y. NIT W, 84-74