# 1997–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1997–98 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (12th season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 20–12 overall and 10–6 in Big 12 Conference play. After placing 4th in the conference standings, and losing in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament, Nebraska received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the fifth and final appearance under Coach Nee – as No. 11 seed in the West region. The Cornhuskers were beaten by No. 6 seed Arkansas in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 16, 1997* | | UNC Greensboro | W 75–51 | 1–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 19, 1997* | | Western Illinois | W 86–57 | 2–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 22, 1997* | | New Orleans | W 81–66 | 3–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 25, 1997* | | Colorado State | W 64–57 | 4–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Nov 29, 1997* | | UTSA | W 68–59 | 5–0 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 1, 1997* | | at Tulsa | L 68–85 | 5–1 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 5, 1997* | | UNC Wilmington | W 85–68 | 6–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 6, 1997* | | Grambling | W 85–48 | 7–1 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Dec 10, 1997* | | at Creighton | L 73–84 | 7–2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 13, 1997* | | at Minnesota | W 70–66 | 8–2 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 27, 1997* 9:30 p.m. | | vs. Virginia Rainbow Classic | W 80–65 | 9–2 | Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 28, 1997* | | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic | L 62–87 | 9–3 | Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Dec 30, 1997* | | vs. Vanderbilt Rainbow Classic | L 69–80 | 9–4 | Special Events Arena Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Jan 3, 1998 | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 76–96 | 9–5 (0–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Jan 7, 1998 | | at Oklahoma State | W 67–62 | 10–5 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 1998 | | Colorado | W 87–72 | 11–5 (2–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 18, 1998 | | Oklahoma | W 53–43 | 12–5 (3–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 21, 1998 | | at Texas | L 91–105 | 12–6 (3–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1998 12:45 p.m. | | Iowa State | W 63–49 | 13–6 (4–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,565) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Jan 28, 1998 | | at Kansas State | L 49–72 | 13–7 (4–3) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Feb 1, 1998 | | No. 5 Kansas | L 71–82 | 13–8 (4–4) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 4, 1998 | | at Missouri | L 76–81 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (4–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 7, 1998 | | Kansas State | L 63–69 | 13–10 (4–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 11, 1998 | | at Texas A&M | W 75–58 | 14–10 (5–6) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 14, 1998 | | Baylor | W 66–55 | 15–10 (6–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 18, 1998 | | Missouri | W 67–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (7–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 21, 1998 | | at Colorado | W 79–71 | 17–10 (8–6) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 25, 1998 | | Texas Tech | W 82–65 | 18–10 (9–6) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 28, 1998 7:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | W 70–62 | 19–10 (10–6) | Hilton Coliseum (13,465) Ames, Iowa |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* | (4) | vs. (5) Baylor Quarterfinals | W 65–46 | 20–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1998* | (4) | vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Semifinals | L 59–91 | 20–11 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1998* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 17 Arkansas First Round | L 65–74 | 20–12 | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 23 | Tyronn Lue | Denver Nuggets |