AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
11/27 |
12/4 |
12/11 |
12/18 |
12/25 |
1/3 |
1/8 |
1/15 |
1/22 |
1/29 |
2/5 |
2/12 |
2/19 |
2/26 |
3/5 |
Final |
| Lamar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Fri, Nov 24, 1978 | REG | @ | Alaska-Anchorage | | | W | 88 | 66 | | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Buckner Fieldhouse |
| 2 | Sat, Nov 25, 1978 | REG | N | Louisville (4) | Metro | 14.27 | L | 68 | 90 | | 1 | 1 | L 1 | Buckner Fieldhouse |
| 3 | Sun, Nov 26, 1978 | REG | N | Pepperdine | WCAC | 7.32 | L | 74 | 75 | | 1 | 2 | L 2 | Buckner Fieldhouse |
| 4 | Wed, Nov 29, 1978 | REG | | Texas Southern | SWAC | -10.66 | W | 84 | 72 | | 2 | 2 | W 1 | McDonald Gym |
| 5 | Tue, Dec 5, 1978 | REG | @ | New Mexico | WAC | 7.56 | L | 84 | 97 | | 2 | 3 | L 1 | University Arena |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 16, 1978 | REG | @ | North Texas | Ind | -6.86 | L | 89 | 95 | | 2 | 4 | L 2 | Super Pit |
| 7 | Mon, Dec 18, 1978 | REG | @ | Louisiana-Monroe | TAAC | 4.27 | W | 75 | 74 | | 3 | 4 | W 1 | Fant-Ewing Coliseum |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 23, 1978 | REG | @ | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | TAAC | -2.74 | W | 74 | 72 | | 4 | 4 | W 2 | UTPA Fieldhouse |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 30, 1978 | REG | @ | Colorado State | WAC | 0.46 | L | 62 | 72 | | 4 | 5 | L 1 | Moby Arena |
| 10 | Mon, Jan 8, 1979 | REG | | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | TAAC | -2.74 | W | 91 | 85 | | 5 | 5 | W 1 | McDonald Gym |
| 11 | Sat, Jan 13, 1979 | REG | | North Texas | Ind | -6.86 | W | 122 | 91 | | 6 | 5 | W 2 | McDonald Gym |
| 12 | Mon, Jan 15, 1979 | REG | | Hardin-Simmons | TAAC | -18.09 | W | 105 | 84 | | 7 | 5 | W 3 | McDonald Gym |
| 13 | Thu, Jan 18, 1979 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | Ind | 5.56 | L | 71 | 80 | | 7 | 6 | L 1 | Mabee Center |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 20, 1979 | REG | @ | Oklahoma City | TAAC | -1.68 | L | 86 | 99 | | 7 | 7 | L 2 | Fredrickson Fieldhouse |
| 15 | Mon, Jan 22, 1979 | REG | | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 0.44 | W | 68 | 65 | | 8 | 7 | W 1 | McDonald Gym |
| 16 | Sat, Jan 27, 1979 | REG | @ | Arkansas State | Southland | -5.22 | W | 77 | 74 | | 9 | 7 | W 2 | Indian Field House |
| 17 | Mon, Jan 29, 1979 | REG | @ | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 0.44 | W | 76 | 65 | | 10 | 7 | W 3 | Memorial Gym |
| 18 | Sat, Feb 3, 1979 | REG | | Louisiana | Southland | 1.17 | W | 92 | 73 | | 11 | 7 | W 4 | McDonald Gym |
| 19 | Sat, Feb 10, 1979 | REG | | UT Arlington | Southland | -12.98 | W | 113 | 98 | | 12 | 7 | W 5 | McDonald Gym |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 14, 1979 | REG | @ | McNeese | Southland | -7.45 | W | 95 | 79 | | 13 | 7 | W 6 | Lake Charles Civic Center |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 17, 1979 | REG | @ | Louisiana | Southland | 1.17 | L | 84 | 88 | | 13 | 8 | L 1 | Blackham Coliseum |
| 22 | Mon, Feb 19, 1979 | REG | | McNeese | Southland | -7.45 | W | 103 | 83 | | 14 | 8 | W 1 | McDonald Gym |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 24, 1979 | REG | @ | UT Arlington | Southland | -12.98 | W | 102 | 92 | | 15 | 8 | W 2 | Texas Hall |
| 24 | Mon, Feb 26, 1979 | REG | @ | Hardin-Simmons | TAAC | -18.09 | W | 113 | 84 | | 16 | 8 | W 3 | Mabee Complex |
| 25 | Thu, Mar 1, 1979 | REG | | Arkansas State | Southland | -5.22 | W | 90 | 87 | | 17 | 8 | W 4 | McDonald Gym |
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 26 | Fri, Mar 9, 1979 | NCAA | N | Detroit Mercy (17) | Ind | 7.69 | W | 95 | 87 | | 18 | 8 | W 5 | Murphy Center |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 10, 1979 | NCAA | N | Michigan State (4) | Big Ten | 22.53 | L | 64 | 95 | | 18 | 9 | L 1 | Murphy Center |
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