Overall: 15-12, .556 W-L% (115th of 260)
Conference: 7-5, 3rd in OVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Wayne Martin (15-12)
PS/G: 76.6 (60th of 260) ▪ PA/G: 79.4 (230th of 260)
SRS: -4.82 (177th of 260) ▪ SOS: -2.06 (163rd of 260)
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Dec 3, 1979 | REG | Marshall | Southern | L | 64 | 65 | 0 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Dec 8, 1979 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 62 | 84 | 0 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Dec 19, 1979 | REG | @ | East Tennessee State | Southern | W | 68 | 67 | 1 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Fri, Dec 21, 1979 | REG | N | Georgia State | Sun Belt | W | 100 | 59 | 2 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Sat, Dec 22, 1979 | REG | @ | Fresno State | PCAA | L | 51 | 96 | 2 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Thu, Jan 3, 1980 | REG | @ | George Washington | EAA | L | 67 | 84 | 2 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 7 | Sat, Jan 5, 1980 | REG | Xavier | MW City | W | 99 | 84 | 3 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Thu, Jan 10, 1980 | REG | @ | Murray State | OVC | L | 67 | 99 | 3 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 12, 1980 | REG | @ | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 102 | 99 | 4 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 19, 1980 | REG | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 83 | 67 | 5 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 24, 1980 | REG | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | W | 85 | 74 | 6 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 12 | Sat, Jan 26, 1980 | REG | Middle Tennessee | OVC | W | 68 | 66 | 7 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 13 | Mon, Jan 28, 1980 | REG | N | West Virginia | EAA | L | 66 | 79 | 7 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Thu, Jan 31, 1980 | REG | @ | Western Kentucky | OVC | L | 79 | 86 | 7 | 7 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Sat, Feb 2, 1980 | REG | @ | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 68 | 75 | 7 | 8 | L 3 | |
| 16 | Thu, Feb 7, 1980 | REG | Murray State | OVC | L | 75 | 80 | 7 | 9 | L 4 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Feb 9, 1980 | REG | Austin Peay | OVC | W | 102 | 94 | 8 | 9 | W 1 | ||
| 18 | Mon, Feb 11, 1980 | REG | Western Kentucky | OVC | W | 76 | 73 | 9 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Thu, Feb 14, 1980 | REG | @ | Tennessee Tech | OVC | W | 85 | 75 | 10 | 9 | W 3 | |
| 20 | Thu, Feb 21, 1980 | REG | @ | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | L | 68 | 84 | 10 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 28, 1980 | CTOURN | N | Murray State | OVC | L | 74 | 77 | OT | 10 | 11 | L 2 |