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1977-78 La Salle Explorers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 18-12 (5-0, 1st in ECC MBB East)

Coach: Paul Westhead

PS/G: 86.3 (13th of 259)

PA/G: 83.0 (241st of 259)

SRS: 2.48 (91st of 253)

SOS: -0.52 (119th of 253)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East First Round (103-97) versus Villanova

ECC Reg Season Champ
ECC Tourney Champ

AP Poll Summary

1977-78 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/6	Final
La Salle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Wed, Nov 30, 1977	REG	@	Bucknell	ECC	-14.89	W	92	77		1	0	W 1	Davis Gym
2	Wed, Dec 7, 1977	REG		Rhode Island	Ind	5.37	L	73	78		1	1	L 1	The Palestra
3	Fri, Dec 9, 1977	REG	N	East Carolina	Ind	-10.45	W	96	95		2	1	W 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
4	Sat, Dec 10, 1977	REG	@	Charlotte	Sun Belt	5.18	L	67	68		2	2	L 1	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
5	Sat, Dec 17, 1977	REG	@	Pennsylvania	Ivy	5.83	L	75	78		2	3	L 2	The Palestra
6	Wed, Dec 28, 1977	REG	@	Louisville (7)	Metro	13.13	L	85	113		2	4	L 3	Freedom Hall
7	Thu, Dec 29, 1977	REG	N	Ohio State	Big Ten	7.18	L	83	86		2	5	L 4	Freedom Hall
8	Wed, Jan 4, 1978	REG	@	Western Kentucky	OVC	-0.32	W	78	64		3	5	W 1	E. A. Diddle Arena
9	Fri, Jan 6, 1978	REG	@	Niagara	Ind	-5.18	W	116	97		4	5	W 2	Niagara Falls Convention Center
10	Mon, Jan 9, 1978	REG	@	Hofstra	ECC	-11.25	W	97	87		5	5	W 3	Physical Fitness Center
11	Wed, Jan 11, 1978	REG		Drexel	ECC	-9.59	W	80	79		6	5	W 4	The Palestra
12	Sat, Jan 14, 1978	REG	@	Duquesne	EAA	-0.55	W	79	74		7	5	W 5	Civic Arena
13	Mon, Jan 16, 1978	REG		West Chester	ECC	-19.49	W	116	84		8	5	W 6	The Palestra
14	Thu, Jan 19, 1978	REG	@	Syracuse (11)	Ind	13.91	L	96	106		8	6	L 1	Manley Field House
15	Sat, Jan 21, 1978	REG		Duke (17)	ACC	16.10	L	81	91		8	7	L 2	The Spectrum
16	Sat, Jan 28, 1978	REG	N	Temple	ECC	4.50	W	82	75		9	7	W 1	The Palestra
17	Wed, Feb 1, 1978	REG		Notre Dame (4)	Ind	18.29	L	90	95		9	8	L 1	The Palestra
18	Sat, Feb 4, 1978	REG	N	Saint Joseph's	ECC	-1.62	W	82	74		10	8	W 1	The Palestra
19	Wed, Feb 8, 1978	REG		American	ECC	-6.52	W	64	62		11	8	W 2	The Palestra
20	Sat, Feb 11, 1978	REG	@	Canisius	Ind	-14.19	L	77	78		11	9	L 1	Koessler Athletic Center
21	Wed, Feb 15, 1978	REG		Stetson	Ind	-4.60	W	77	72		12	9	W 1	The Palestra
22	Sat, Feb 18, 1978	REG	N	Villanova	EAA	6.23	L	79	82		12	10	L 1	The Palestra
23	Wed, Feb 22, 1978	REG	@	St. Bonaventure	Ind	4.83	L	95	108		12	11	L 2	Reilly Center
24	Sat, Feb 25, 1978	REG	@	Vermont	Ind	-16.06	W	100	67		13	11	W 1	Roy L. Patrick Gymnasium
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
25	Thu, Mar 2, 1978	CTOURN		Saint Joseph's	ECC	-1.62	W	89	82		14	11	W 2	Tom Gola Arena
26	Fri, Mar 3, 1978	CTOURN	N	Delaware	ECC	-9.38	W	97	85		15	11	W 3	Allan P. Kirby Field House
27	Sat, Mar 4, 1978	CTOURN	N	Temple	ECC	4.50	W	73	72		16	11	W 4	Allan P. Kirby Field House
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
28	Sun, Mar 12, 1978	NCAA	N	Villanova	EAA	6.23	L	97	103		16	12	L 1	The Palestra