# 1997–98 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 1997–1998 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Cole Field House. The team finished 21–11, 10–6 in ACC play and lost in the semifinals of the ACC tournament to UNC. They received an at-large bid as a number 4 seed in the 1998 NCAA tournament, where they lost to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 1997* | | vs. No. 7 South Carolina Black Coaches Association Classic | L 72–76 $^{OT}$ | 0–1 | Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Nov 18, 1997* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 81–70 | 1–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 22, 1997* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 102–74 | 2–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Nov 25, 1997* | No. 24 | Florida International | W 117–70 | 3–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 4, 1997 | No. 23 | at No. 17 Clemson | L 65–78 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 (0–1) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Dec 7, 1997* | No. 23 | vs. No. 2 Kansas Franklin National Bank Classic | W 86–83 | 4–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 8, 1997* | No. 19 | vs. George Washington Franklin National Bank Classic | L 66–70 | 4–3 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 13, 1997* | No. 19 | UMBC | W 104–66 | 5–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 22, 1997* | No. 20 | UNC Asheville | W 110–52 | 6–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 27, 1997* | No. 20 | UNC Wilmington | W 74–36 | 7–3 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 30, 1997* | No. 20 | at Missouri | L 79–83 | 7–4 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 3, 1998 | No. 20 | No. 3 Duke | L 72–104 | 7–5 (0–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 7, 1998 | | No. 13 Florida State | W 81–74 | 8–5 (1–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 10, 1998 | | at NC State | W 68–65 | 9–5 (2–2) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 14, 1998 | | No. 1 North Carolina | W 89–83 $^{OT}$ | 10–5 (3–2) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 17, 1998 | | at Wake Forest | L 60–72 | 10–6 (3–3) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1998 | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–67 | 11–6 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 24, 1998 | | No. 25 Clemson | W 74–69 | 12–6 (5–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 29, 1998 | No. 23 | at No. 1 Duke | L 59–86 | 12–7 (5–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 1998 | No. 23 | Virginia | W 77–70 | 13–7 (6–4) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 7, 1998 | No. 25 | at Florida State | W 68–62 | 14–7 (7–4) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 11, 1998 | No. 24 | NC State | W 78–63 | 15–7 (8–4) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 14, 1998 | No. 24 | at No. 1 North Carolina | L 67–85 | 15–8 (8–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 19, 1998 | No. 25 | Wake Forest | L 79–83 | 15–9 (8–6) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 21, 1998 | No. 25 | Georgia Tech | W 81–69 | 16–9 (9–6) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 24, 1998 | | at Virginia | W 74–66 | 17–9 (10–6) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 28, 1998* | | vs. No. 24 Temple | W 83–66 | 18–9 | Baltimore Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1998* | No. 21 | vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinal | W 83–65 | 19–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 7, 1998* | No. 21 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Semifinal | L 73–83 | 19–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1998* | (4 W) No. 20 | vs. (13 W) Utah State First round | W 82–68 | 20–10 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| Mar 14, 1998* | (4 W) No. 20 | vs. (5 W) No. 22 Illinois Second Round | W 67–61 | 21–10 | ARCO Arena Sacramento, California |
| Mar 19, 1998* | (4 W) No. 20 | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 79–87 | 21–11 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Anaheim, California |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||