# 1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented the Marquette University during the 1978–79 season. The Warriors were led by head coach Hank Raymonds and played their home games in MECCA Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Warriors received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they reached the Sweet Sixteen. Marquette finished the season with a 22–7 record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1978* | No. 17 | Belmont Abbey | W 70–56 | 1–0 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 2, 1978* | No. 17 | Northern Michigan | W 80–50 | 2–0 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 6, 1978* | No. 16 | at Bowling Green State | W 72–57 | 3–0 | Anderson Arena (5,179) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Dec 9, 1978* | No. 16 | Missouri | W 74–57 | 4–0 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 16, 1978* | No. 14 | Minnesota | W 72–55 | 5–0 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 20, 1978* | No. 13 | at Western Michigan | W 76–60 | 6–0 | University Arena (3,510) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Dec 23, 1978* | No. 13 | at Wisconsin | L 52–65 | 6–1 | Wisconsin Field House (12,204) Madison, Wisconsin |
| Dec 29, 1978* | No. 16 | North Texas | W 84–69 | 7–1 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 30, 1978* | No. 16 | Charlotte | W 61–57 | 8–1 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 3, 1979* | No. 17 | at Brown | W 57–49 | 9–1 | Marvel Gymnasium (3,200) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 5, 1979* | No. 17 | at Maine | W 57–46 | 10–1 | Bangor Auditorium (7,750) Orono, Maine |
| Jan 9, 1979* | No. 13 | Southwestern Louisiana | W 84–78 | 11–1 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 13, 1979* | No. 13 | No. 2 Notre Dame | L 60–65 | 11–2 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 16, 1979* | No. 13 | Long Beach State | W 99–80 | 12–2 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 20, 1979* | No. 13 | Xavier | W 67–50 | 13–2 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 23, 1979* | No. 13 | Oral Roberts | W 75–60 | 14–2 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Jan 28, 1979* | No. 13 | at No. 7 Duke | L 64–69 | 14–3 | Greensboro Coliseum (8,564) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1979* | No. 12 | at Creighton | W 79–77 | 15–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,031) Omaha, Nebraska |
| Feb 2, 1979* | No. 12 | at Saint Louis | W 71–51 | 16–3 | St. Louis Arena (10,311) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Feb 6, 1979* | No. 9 | Detroit | L 63–64 | 16–4 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 10, 1979* | No. 9 | No. 5 Louisville | W 71–55 | 17–4 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 13, 1979* | No. 10 | Stetson | W 86–78 | 18–4 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 17, 1979* | No. 10 | Loyola–Chicago | W 75–63 | 19–4 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 24, 1979* | No. 9 | at No. 20 DePaul | L 60–61 | 19–5 | Alumni Hall (5,555) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 27, 1979* | No. 9 | South Carolina | W 83–64 | 20–5 | MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Mar 1, 1979* | No. 10 | at Air Force | W 61–43 | 21–5 | Clune Arena (5,100) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Mar 4, 1979* | No. 10 | at Nevada-Las Vegas | L 83–86 | 21–6 | Las Vegas Convention Center (6,376) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1979* | (3 W) No. 10 | vs. (6 W) Pacific Second round | W 73–48 | 22–6 | McKale Center (6,207) Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 15, 1979* | (3 W) No. 10 | vs. (2 W) No. 6 DePaul West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 56–62 | 22–7 | Marriott Center (14,988) Provo, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Bernard Toole – All-American