# 1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1978–79 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1978–79 NCAA men's basketball season. The team qualified for the NCAA Tournament, winning their first game against UCONN before losing in the second round to Penn.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1978* | No. 9 | Whittier College | W 102–77 | 1–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 29, 1978* | No. 9 | North Carolina A&T | W 102–77 | 2–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 1, 1978* | No. 9 | Western Michigan Carrier Classic | W 93–71 | 3–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 2, 1978* | No. 9 | Iona Carrier Classic | W 89–76 | 4–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 9, 1978* | No. 9 | Rhode Island | W 70–68 | 5–0 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 16, 1978* | No. 9 | at Penn State | W 67–50 | 6–0 | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1978* | No. 8 | vs. No. 15 Illinois Kentucky Invitational | L 61–64 | 6–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 23, 1978* | No. 8 | at No. 11 Kentucky Kentucky Invitational | L 87–94 | 6–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 29, 1978* | No. 19 | Illinois State | W 82–72 | 7–2 | Manley Field House (9,221) Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 3, 1979* | | at Cornell | W 78–52 | 8–2 | Barton Hall Ithaca, New York |
| Jan 6, 1979* | | Pittsburgh | W 100–74 | 9–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 8, 1979* | | American | W 103–73 | 10–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 10, 1979* | No. 20 | Penn State | W 85–70 | 11–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 13, 1979* | No. 20 | at Connecticut | W 74–60 | 12–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| Jan 17, 1979* | No. 12 | Siena | W 144–92 | 13–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 20, 1979* | No. 12 | at Canisius | W 103–92 | 14–2 | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 22, 1979* | No. 12 | Rutgers | W 71–65 | 15–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 24, 1979* | No. 12 | at No. 16 Temple | W 78–76 | 16–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 27, 1979* | No. 12 | Manhattan | W 113–68 | 17–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 29, 1979* | No. 12 | West Virginia | W 90–74 | 18–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 7, 1979* | No. 7 | vs. South Carolina | W 71–64 | 19–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 10, 1979* | No. 7 | at St. Bonaventure | W 74–69 | 20–2 | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 17, 1979* | No. 7 | St. John's | W 79–72 | 21–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 21, 1979* | No. 8 | Niagara | W 120–82 | 22–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 24, 1979* | No. 8 | Colgate | W 113–62 | 23–2 | Manley Field House Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 26, 1979* | No. 8 | Le Moyne | W 92–60 | 24–2 | Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, New York |
| ECAC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 1979* | No. 6 | at St. Bonaventure ECAC Upstate Playoffs | W 83–71 | 25–2 | Rochester War Memorial Rochester, New York |
| Mar 2, 1979* | No. 6 | vs. No. 16 Georgetown ECAC South-Upstate Final | L 58–66 | 25–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1979* | (4 E) No. 8 | vs. (5 E) Connecticut First Round | W 89–81 | 26–3 | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Mar 16, 1979* | (4 E) No. 8 | vs. (9 E) No. 14 Penn | L 76–84 | 26–4 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||