Overall: 23-10, .697 W-L% (52nd of 260)
Conference: 13-3, 1st in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dick Versace (23-10)
PS/G: 72.8 (116th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 68.7 (87th of 260)
SRS: 7.03 (45th of 260) ▪ SOS: 2.90 (58th of 260)
NCAA Tournament: (#11 seed in Midwest)
Lost Midwest First Round (55-53) versus #6 Texas A&M
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 30, 1979 | REG | N | Kentucky | SEC | L | 58 | 79 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 2 | Sat, Dec 1, 1979 | REG | N | Pacific | PCAA | W | 80 | 68 | 1 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 3 | Sun, Dec 2, 1979 | REG | N | Lamar | Southland | W | 82 | 75 | 2 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 4 | Wed, Dec 5, 1979 | REG | @ | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 80 | 83 | 2 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Butler | MW City | L | 63 | 65 | 2 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 6 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | REG | Portland State | Ind | W | 90 | 65 | 3 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | REG | N | Loyola (IL) | MW City | L | 76 | 84 | 3 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 64 | 67 | 3 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 29, 1979 | REG | @ | DePaul | Ind | L | 61 | 68 | 3 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 10 | Thu, Jan 3, 1980 | REG | Illinois State | Ind | W | 62 | 57 | 4 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | Texas-Arlington | Southland | W | 79 | 68 | 5 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 12 | Mon, Jan 7, 1980 | REG | New Mexico State | MVC | W | 71 | 60 | 6 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 13 | Thu, Jan 10, 1980 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | W | 67 | 66 | 7 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | W | 75 | 70 | 8 | 6 | W 5 | |
| 15 | Thu, Jan 17, 1980 | REG | @ | West Texas A&M | MVC | L | 78 | 79 | 8 | 7 | L 1 | |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | W | 57 | 51 | 9 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 17 | Mon, Jan 21, 1980 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 61 | 60 | 10 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 76 | 75 | 11 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 19 | Mon, Jan 28, 1980 | REG | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 84 | 79 | 12 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 50 | 48 | 13 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | Tulsa | MVC | L | 65 | 67 | 13 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 98 | 82 | 14 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 72 | 64 | 15 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Mon, Feb 11, 1980 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | W | 82 | 60 | 16 | 8 | W 3 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | Tulsa | MVC | W | 81 | 74 | 17 | 8 | W 4 | ||
| 26 | Mon, Feb 18, 1980 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 76 | 75 | 18 | 8 | W 5 | |
| 27 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | @ | New Mexico State | MVC | L | 89 | 90 | 18 | 9 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | CTOURN | Tulsa | MVC | W | 97 | 76 | 19 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 29 | Fri, Feb 29, 1980 | CTOURN | Wichita State | MVC | W | 68 | 60 | 20 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 30 | Sat, Mar 1, 1980 | CTOURN | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 62 | 59 | 21 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Fri, Mar 7, 1980 | NCAA | N | Texas A&M | SWC | L | 53 | 55 | 21 | 10 | L 1 |