# 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1997–98 season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the Musketeers finished 22–8 (11–5 A-10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the No. 6 seed Musketeers were upset in the opening round by No. 11 seed Washington, 69–68.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1997* | No. 10 | Toledo | W 95–76 | 1–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 22, 1997* | No. 10 | Akron | W 97–73 | 2–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 24, 1997* | No. 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 118–61 | 3–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 2, 1997* | No. 9 | Central Michigan | W 88–54 | 4–0 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 6, 1997* | No. 9 | at Western Kentucky | W 93–60 | 5–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 9, 1997* | No. 7 | at Miami (OH) | L 72–80 | 5–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 13, 1997* | No. 7 | Cincinnati | W 88–68 | 6–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 20, 1997* | No. 10 | vs. No. 8 Purdue | L 84–86 | 6–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1997* | No. 13 | vs. DePaul | W 73–56 | 7–2 | Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1997* | No. 13 | Butler | W 93–66 | 8–2 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 1998 | No. 13 | at St. Bonaventure | L 77–80 | 8–3 (0–1) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Jan 7, 1998 | No. 19 | La Salle | W 104–67 | 9–3 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 10, 1998 | No. 19 | Fordham | W 77–43 | 10–3 (2–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1998 | No. 18 | at George Washington | L 73–78 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 (2–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 17, 1998 | No. 18 | Virginia Tech | W 77–66 | 11–4 (3–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 20, 1998 | No. 19 | Saint Joseph's | W 72–62 | 12–4 (4–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 24, 1998 | No. 19 | at Dayton | L 82–93 | 12–5 (4–3) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1998 | No. 24 | Duquesne | W 93–71 | 13–5 (5–3) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 31, 1998 | No. 24 | at Temple | W 79–73 | 14–5 (6–3) | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1998 | No. 24 | at La Salle | W 91–59 | 15–5 (7–3) | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 8, 1998 | No. 21 | No. 23 UMass | L 62–73 | 15–6 (7–4) | Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 14, 1998 | | at Virginia Tech | W 74–63 | 16–6 (8–4) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Feb 16, 1998 | | No. 17 George Washington | W 96–86 | 17–6 (9–4) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 21, 1998 | | at Duquesne | W 83–62 | 18–6 (10–4) | Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 24, 1998 | | at Rhode Island | L 68–69 | 18–7 (10–5) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Mar 1, 1998 | | Dayton | W 89–84 | 19–7 (11–5) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1998* | | vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | W 68–44 | 20–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 6, 1998* | | vs. Rhode Island Semifinals | W 95–80 | 21–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 7, 1998* | | vs. George Washington Championship game | W 77–63 | 22–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1998* CBS | (6 E) No. 23 | vs. (11 E) Washington First Round | L 68–69 | 22–8 | Verizon Center (19,288) Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||