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1997-98 Rhode Island Rams Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 25-9 (12-4, 2nd in A-10 MBB East)

Coach: Jim Harrick

PS/G: 77.7 (40th of 308)

PA/G: 71.6 (191st of 308)

SRS: 12.57 (29th of 306)

SOS: 6.42 (51st of 306)

ORtg: 110.0 (23rd of 308)

DRtg: 101.3 (198th of 308)

NCAA Tournament: (#8 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (97-74) versus #9 Murray State
Won Midwest Second Round (80-75) versus #1 Kansas
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (74-68) versus #13 Valparaiso
Lost Midwest Regional Final (79-77) versus #3 Stanford

AP Poll Summary

1997-98 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/17	11/24	12/1	12/8	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	Final
Rhode Island	21	20	23	-	-	-	22	24	23	20	22	21	-	25	-	-	-	-

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 17, 1997	REG		UNC Wilmington	CAA	0.40	W	78	69		1	0	W 1	Keaney Gymnasium
2	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	REG	@	Connecticut (12)	Big East	20.67	L	67	80		1	1	L 1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
3	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	REG	@	Boston University	AEC	-0.03	W	86	63		2	1	W 1	Case Gym
4	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	REG	@	Brown	Ivy	-17.26	W	75	57		3	1	W 2	Pizzitola Sports Center
5	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	REG		Providence	Big East	7.08	W	69	58		4	1	W 3	Keaney Gymnasium
6	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	REG		Nevada-Las Vegas	WAC	7.43	W	91	73		5	1	W 4	Keaney Gymnasium
7	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	REG		Ohio	MAC	-11.07	W	85	72		6	1	W 5	Keaney Gymnasium
8	Mon, Dec 29, 1997	REG	N	Stanford (7)	Pac-10	18.95	L	69	70		6	2	L 1	SAP Center
9	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	-0.68	W	96	89		7	2	W 1	SAP Center
10	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	REG	@	Temple	A-10	12.50	W	74	64		8	2	W 2	The Apollo of Temple
11	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	1.56	W	83	68		9	2	W 3	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
12	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	REG		Duquesne	A-10	-0.57	W	83	76		10	2	W 4	Keaney Gymnasium
13	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	REG	@	La Salle	A-10	-3.01	W	84	73		11	2	W 5	The Spectrum
14	Thu, Jan 15, 1998	REG		Tulane	CUSA	-3.41	W	85	61		12	2	W 6	Keaney Gymnasium
15	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	A-10	4.11	L	81	86		12	3	L 1	Reilly Center
16	Thu, Jan 22, 1998	REG		Virginia Tech	A-10	3.21	W	73	66		13	3	W 1	Keaney Gymnasium
17	Sun, Jan 25, 1998	REG	@	Cincinnati (21)	CUSA	17.85	L	82	88		13	4	L 1	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
18	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	REG		Massachusetts	A-10	11.99	L	57	74		13	5	L 2	Keaney Gymnasium
19	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	REG	@	Fordham	A-10	-3.39	W	75	70		14	5	W 1	Rose Hill Gymnasium
20	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	REG		Saint Joseph's	A-10	1.56	W	94	76		15	5	W 2	Keaney Gymnasium
21	Sat, Feb 7, 1998	REG		California	Pac-10	8.33	W	72	63		16	5	W 3	Keaney Gymnasium
22	Sun, Feb 8, 1998	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	4.11	W	67	66		17	5	W 4	Keaney Gymnasium
23	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	REG	@	George Washington (17)	A-10	9.91	W	69	61		18	5	W 5	Charles E. Smith Center
24	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	REG		Temple	A-10	12.50	L	67	68		18	6	L 1	Keaney Gymnasium
25	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	REG	@	Massachusetts (18)	A-10	11.99	W	87	85	2OT	19	6	W 1	Mullins Center
26	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	REG	@	Dayton	A-10	8.80	L	62	71		19	7	L 1	University of Dayton Arena
27	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	REG		Xavier	A-10	19.46	W	69	68		20	7	W 1	Keaney Gymnasium
28	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	REG		Fordham	A-10	-3.39	W	71	57		21	7	W 2	Keaney Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	CTOURN	N	Dayton	A-10	8.80	W	83	70		22	7	W 3	The Spectrum
30	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	CTOURN	N	Xavier	A-10	19.46	L	80	95		22	8	L 1	The Spectrum
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	NCAA	N	Murray State (25)	OVC	6.82	W	97	74		23	8	W 1	Cox Center
32	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	NCAA	N	Kansas (2)	Big 12	22.83	W	80	75		24	8	W 2	Cox Center
33	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	NCAA	N	Valparaiso	Mid-Cont	1.76	W	74	68		25	8	W 3	Kiel Center
34	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	NCAA	N	Stanford (10)	Pac-10	18.95	L	77	79		25	9	L 1	Kiel Center