# 1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.
The team posted a 22–11 overall record (11–5 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Sooners lost to No. 7 seed Stanford, 94–87 in OT, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 1997* | No. 20 | Jackson State | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| November 18, 1997* | No. 19 | UT Arlington | W 81–63 | 2–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| November 22, 1997* | No. 19 | Southwest Texas State | W 81–68 | 3–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| November 28, 1997* | No. 18 | vs. Butler | L 63–73 | 3–1 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| November 29, 1997* | No. 18 | vs. Wisconsin | L 64–75 | 3–2 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| November 30, 1997* | No. 18 | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 86–70 | 4–2 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii |
| December 4, 1997* | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 82–51 | 5–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 6, 1997* | | at Mississippi State | L 65–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| December 13, 1997* | | Memphis | L 78–80 | 5–4 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 20, 1997* | | Florida Atlantic | W 91–65 | 6–4 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 22, 1997* | | North Texas | W 95–72 | 7–4 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| December 27, 1997* | | vs. Coppin State All-College Basketball Classic | W 83–72 | 8–4 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| December 28, 1997* | | vs. Alabama All-College Basketball Classic | W 79–61 | 9–4 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| January 3, 1998 | | at Colorado | W 69–68 | 10–4 (1–0) | Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 7, 1998 | | Kansas State | W 71–64 | 11–4 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 10, 1998 | | at Texas A&M | W 76–66 | 12–4 (3–0) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| January 12, 1998 | | Texas | W 91–75 | 13–4 (4–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 18, 1998 | | at Nebraska | L 43–53 | 13–5 (4–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 21, 1998 | | Iowa State | W 64–63 | 14–5 (5–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 24, 1998 | | at Baylor | W 61–60 | 15–5 (6–1) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| January 26, 1998 | | Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | L 84–88 | 15–6 (6–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 31, 1998 | | Texas A&M | W 80–71 | 16–6 (7–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 4, 1998 | | Texas Tech | L 68–70 | 16–7 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 8, 1998 | | at Texas | W 81–74 | 17–7 (8–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| February 14, 1998 | | at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | L 66–70 | 17–8 (8–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 18, 1998 | | Baylor | W 75–63 | 18–8 (9–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 21, 1998 | | Missouri | W 80–76 | 19–8 (10–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 23, 1998 | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 70–83 | 19–9 (10–5) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 28, 1998 | | at Texas Tech | W 89–56 | 20–9 (11–5) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1998* | (3) | vs. (6) Missouri Quarterfinals | W 58–53 | 21–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 7, 1998* | (3) | vs. (10) Texas Semifinals | W 68–55 | 22–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| March 8, 1998* | (3) | vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Championship game | L 58–72 | 22–10 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1998* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Indiana First round | L 87–94 $^{OT}$ | 22–11 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. ||||||