Overall: 25-6, .806 W-L% (14th of 260)
Conference: 11-3, 1st in Big 8 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Norm Stewart (25-6)
PS/G: 77.9 (39th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 68.6 (86th of 260)
SRS: 12.81 (21st of 260) ▪ SOS: 3.54 (53rd of 260)
NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (61-51) versus #12 San Jose State
Won Midwest Second Round (87-84) versus #4 Notre Dame
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (68-63) versus #1 Louisiana State
| Pre | 12/4 | 12/11 | 12/18 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/8 | 1/15 | 1/22 | 1/29 | 2/5 | 2/12 | 2/19 | 2/26 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tue, Dec 4, 1979 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 67 | 66 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Fri, Dec 7, 1979 | REG | George Washington | EAA | W | 89 | 73 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | Arkansas State | Southland | W | 86 | 67 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Mon, Dec 10, 1979 | REG | Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 78 | 75 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Wed, Dec 12, 1979 | REG | @ | Butler | MW City | W | 64 | 60 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 15, 1979 | REG | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | W | 112 | 64 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 17, 1979 | REG | Oral Roberts | MW City | W | 84 | 73 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | REG | @ | Saint Louis | Metro | W | 77 | 75 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Wed, Jan 2, 1980 | REG | DePaul | Ind | L | 79 | 92 | 8 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | Lamar | Southland | W | 71 | 60 | 9 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Wed, Jan 9, 1980 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 66 | 69 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | @ | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 84 | 63 | 10 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 13 | Wed, Jan 16, 1980 | REG | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 85 | 70 | 11 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | @ | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 69 | 64 | 12 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 23, 1980 | REG | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 78 | 45 | 13 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | L | 73 | 78 | 13 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 30, 1980 | REG | Kansas State | Big 8 | L | 64 | 66 | 13 | 4 | L 2 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | Nebraska | Big 8 | W | 73 | 60 | 14 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 6, 1980 | REG | @ | Iowa State | Big 8 | W | 84 | 70 | 15 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 88 | 65 | 16 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 13, 1980 | REG | @ | Colorado | Big 8 | W | 83 | 68 | 17 | 4 | W 4 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 16, 1980 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 93 | 81 | 18 | 4 | W 5 | ||
| 23 | Wed, Feb 20, 1980 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 81 | 69 | 19 | 4 | W 6 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 23, 1980 | REG | @ | Kansas State | Big 8 | W | 67 | 65 | 20 | 4 | W 7 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 25 | Tue, Feb 26, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | W | 82 | 69 | 21 | 4 | W 8 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 27, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Kansas | Big 8 | L | 71 | 80 | 21 | 5 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 6, 1980 | NCAA | N | San Jose State | PCAA | W | 61 | 51 | 22 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Sun, Mar 9, 1980 | NCAA | N | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 87 | 84 | OT | 23 | 5 | W 2 |
| 29 | Fri, Mar 14, 1980 | NCAA | N | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 63 | 68 | 23 | 6 | L 1 |