1977-78 Men's Basketball
27-7 overall · 8-4 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC Champs Final #7 AP · #9 Coaches| Date | Opponent | Rankings Duke / Opp |
Result | Record | TV | Location | Att. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26 | Johns Hopkins | — | W 95-49 | 1-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Nov 29 | Washington College | — | W 110-66 | 2-0 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 7,562 | |
| Big Four Tournament | ||||||||
| Dec 2 | RST | vs. North Carolina | — / #2 | L 66-79 | 2-1 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,564 |
| Dec 3 | RST | vs. Wake Forest | — / #18 | W 97-84 | 3-1 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,564 |
| Dec 8 | at Southern Methodist | — | W 91-67 | 4-1 | — | — | 4,408 | |
| Dec 10 | at Southern California | — | L 81-87 OT | 4-2 | — | L.A . Sports Arena, Los Angeles, Calif. | 4,069 | |
| Dec 13 | Chicago | — | W 99-61 | 5-2 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 7,605 | |
| Holiday Doubleheader | ||||||||
| Dec 28 | RST | vs. Duquesne | — | W 74-65 | 6-2 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 8,600 |
| Dec 29 | RST | vs. St. Josephs | — | W 74-61 | 7-2 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 8,900 |
| Jan 2 | vs. Virginia Tech | — | W 86-79 | 8-2 | — | Roanoke, Va. | 7,500 | |
| Jan 4 | ★ | at Maryland | — | W 88-78 | 9-2 | — | Cole Field House, College Park, Md. | 14,500 |
| Jan 7 | ★ | at N.C. State | — | L 50-74 | 9-3 | — | Raleigh Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C. | 11,600 |
| Jan 9 | Lehigh | — | W 105-63 | 10-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Jan 11 | ★ | at Clemson | — | W 107-85 | 11-3 | — | Little John Coliseum, Clemson, S.C. | 11,667 |
| Jan 14 | ★ | North Carolina | — / #2 | W 92-84 | 12-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 18 | ★ | Wake Forest | #17 / — | W 81-72 | 13-3 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Jan 21 | at LaSalle | #17 / — | W 91-81 | 14-3 | — | Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa. | 7,103 | |
| Jan 25 | ★ | at Virginia | #11 / #18 | L 73-74 | 14-4 | — | Charlottesville, Va. | 8,500 |
| Jan 28 | East Carolina | #11 / — | W 105-82 | 15-4 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Feb 2 | ★ | at Wake Forest | #17 / — | L 60-79 | 15-5 | — | Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 8 | ★ | Virginia | — / #13 | W 100-75 | 16-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 11 | Davidson | — | W 104-88 | 17-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 | |
| Feb 15 | ★ | N.C. State | #20 / — | W 76-64 | 18-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 18 | ★ | Maryland | #20 / — | W 81-70 | 19-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 22 | ★ | Clemson | #13 / — | W 78-62 | 20-5 | — | Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C. | 8,564 |
| Feb 25 | ★ | at North Carolina | #13 / #8 | L 83-87 | 20-6 | — | Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. | 10,000 |
| ACC Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 1 | ACT | vs. Clemson | #15 / — | W 83-72 | 21-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,836 |
| Mar 2 | ACT | vs. Maryland | #15 / — | W 81-69 | 22-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,836 |
| Mar 4 | ACT | vs. Wake Forest | #15 / — | W 85-77 | 23-6 | — | Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C. | 15,836 |
| NCAA Tournament | ||||||||
| Mar 12 | NCAA | vs. Rhode Island | #8 / — | W 63-62 | 24-6 | NCAATV | Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, N.C. | 11,666 |
| Mar 17 | NCAA | vs. Pennsylvania | #7 / #20 | W 84-80 | 25-6 | NCAATV | Providence Civic Center, Providence, R.I. | 10,689 |
| Mar 19 | NCAA | vs. Villanova | #7 / — | W 90-72 | 26-6 | NBC | Providence Civic Center, Providence, R.I. | 10,804 |
| Mar 25 | NCAA | vs. Notre Dame | #7 / #6 | W 90-86 | 27-6 | NBC | Checkerdome, St. Louis, Mo. | 18,721 |
| Mar 27 | NCAA | vs. Kentucky | #7 / #1 | L 88-94 | 27-7 | NBC | Checkerdome, St. Louis, Mo. | 18,721 |
★ — ACC Game
NCAA — NCAA Tournament
ACT — ACC Tournament
RST — Big Four Tournament
RST — Holiday Doubleheader