# 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach John Chaney and played their home games at the Liacouras Center. The Owls received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the East region. Temple made a run to the Elite Eight and finished with a record of 24–11 (13–3 A-10).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 1998* | No. 7 | vs. Georgetown Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 65–49 | 1–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 11, 1998* | No. 7 | vs. Wake Forest Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 59–48 | 2–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 18, 1998* | No. 7 | Ole Miss | W 68–52 | 3–0 | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 20, 1998* | No. 7 | No. 5 Michigan State | W 60–59 | 4–0 | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nov 23, 1998* | No. 6 | at Penn | L 70–73 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 1998* | No. 10 | at Penn State | L 64–65 | 4–2 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1998* | No. 10 | at No. 16 Indiana | L 62–63 | 4–3 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Dec 9, 1998* | No. 16 | Wisconsin | L 56–63 | 4–4 | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 14, 1998* | No. 16 | Florida State | W 75–66 | 5–4 | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 19, 1998* | | at Rutgers | W 56–38 | 6–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Dec 29, 1998* | | vs. No. 5 Stanford Pete Newell Classic | L 50–57 | 6–5 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California |
| Dec 31, 1998* | | at Fresno State | L 63–66 | 6–6 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Jan 3, 1999 | | at La Salle | W 82–45 | 7–6 (1–0) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 6, 1999 | | St. Bonaventure | W 70–54 | 8–6 (2–0) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 9, 1999 | | at Fordham | W 75–65 | 9–6 (3–0) | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York |
| Jan 14, 1999 | | Saint Joseph's | W 62–47 | 10–6 (4–0) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 1999 | | Rhode Island | W 76–63 | 11–6 (5–0) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1999 | | at Duquesne | W 75–52 | 12–6 (6–0) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 23, 1999 | | UMass | W 65–57 | 13–6 (7–0) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | at St. Bonaventure | L 59–74 | 13–7 (7–1) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 4, 1999 | | Dayton | W 67–54 | 14–7 (8–1) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at Rhode Island | W 72–63 | 15–7 (9–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Feb 9, 1999 | | at Saint Joseph's | W 85–78 | 16–7 (10–1) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 1999 | | at Xavier | L 60–62 | 16–8 (10–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 16, 1999 | | Virginia Tech | W 78–48 | 17–8 (11–2) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 20, 1999 | | George Washington | W 72–56 | 18–8 (12–2) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 24, 1999 | | Fordham | W 71–49 | 19–8 (13–2) | The Apollo of Temple Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 28, 1999 | | at UMass | L 49–57 | 19–9 (13–3) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1999* | | vs. Virginia Tech Quarterfinal | W 64–51 | 20–9 | First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 5, 1999* | | vs. Xavier Semifinal | W 76–64 | 21–9 | First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 1999* | | vs. Rhode Island Championship Game | L 59–62 | 21–10 | First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* | (6 E) | vs. (11 E) Kent State First round | W 61–54 | 22–10 | FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 14, 1999* | (6 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 11 Cincinnati Second Round | W 64–54 | 23–10 | FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mar 19, 1999* | (6 E) | vs. (10 E) Purdue East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 77–55 | 24–10 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Mar 21, 1999* | (6 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional final – Elite Eight | L 64–85 | 24–11 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||