Duke Blue Devils · ACC StatsGeek.com
Duke | LORE
Duke Home/ MBB/ Seasons/ 1978-79/ Comparisons

1978-79 Men's Basketball

22-8 overall · 9-3 ACC Coach: Bill Foster ACC RS Champs Final #11 AP · #7 Coaches
← 1977-78 All Seasons 1979-80 →
Seasons Schedule & Results Roster Stats Leaders Highs & Lows Splits Comparisons Honors

1978-79 Game Comparisons

← 1977-78 1979-80 →
Date Pts FG FG% 3FG 3FG% FT FT% OR-DR Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF
Nov 25 Duke 78 34-54 63.0% — — 10-19 52.6% 0-0 30 22 2 5 14 13
at Western Kentucky 53 23-46 50.0% — — 7-11 63.6% 1-0 21 14 4 4 18 16
Nov 27 Duke 86 37-71 52.1% — — 12-23 52.2% 3-3 42 14 10 1 17 17
Southern Methodist 80 34-59 57.6% — — 12-20 60.0% 0-0 25 12 10 4 17 19
Dec 1 Duke 65 30-56 53.6% — — 5-9 55.6% 1-1 35 15 3 3 19 10
vs. N.C. State 63 31-56 55.4% — — 1-1 100.0% 1-0 18 4 8 2 13 13
Dec 2 Duke 78 27-49 55.1% — — 24-32 75.0% 1-2 31 15 9 1 14 15
vs. North Carolina 68 32-56 57.1% — — 4-11 36.4% 2-2 22 7 6 3 16 27
Dec 5 Duke 66 25-46 54.3% — — 16-23 69.6% 1-0 30 9 13 8 18 16
LaSalle 42 19-48 39.6% — — 4-9 44.4% 1-1 21 5 7 0 23 19
Dec 13 Duke 79 32-65 49.2% — — 15-21 71.4% 1-0 41 18 12 6 18 18
Southern California 65 24-70 34.3% — — 17-19 89.5% 2-3 37 8 11 3 18 18
Dec 29 Duke 84 32-57 56.1% — — 20-23 87.0% 10-24 34 23 12 1 0 26
vs. Ohio State 90 35-76 46.1% — — 20-30 66.7% 22-20 42 26 6 2 0 22
Dec 30 Duke 66 25-65 38.5% — — 16-22 72.7% 14-22 36 16 11 0 0 26
vs. St. Johns 69 22-50 44.0% — — 25-32 78.1% 13-28 41 14 8 5 0 20
Jan 2 Duke 77 33-55 60.0% — — 11-13 84.6% 1-0 30 10 5 2 14 17
at Davidson 59 21-49 42.9% — — 17-19 89.5% 0-0 22 7 4 6 16 16
Jan 5 Duke 79 34-83 41.0% — — 11-20 55.0% 2-3 46 18 9 0 19 25
vs. Long Beach State 78 33-57 57.9% — — 12-24 50.0% 1-2 35 14 4 3 23 25
Jan 6 Duke 74 29-59 49.2% — — 16-23 69.6% 3-3 37 18 9 1 15 18
vs. Tulane 64 29-60 48.3% — — 6-12 50.0% 2-3 29 10 2 6 17 20
Jan 10 Duke 73 23-53 43.4% — — 27-32 84.4% 1-1 43 15 12 0 23 14
Clemson 54 23-62 37.1% — — 8-14 57.1% 1-0 26 12 14 2 18 24
Jan 13 Duke 68 27-53 50.9% — — 14-23 60.9% 1-1 32 16 4 2 21 28
at North Carolina 74 25-51 49.0% — — 24-38 63.2% 1-1 38 14 12 1 14 23
Jan 18 Duke 81 30-54 55.6% — — 21-28 75.0% 1-0 28 20 7 9 12 17
Wake Forest 69 30-65 46.2% — — 9-12 75.0% 1-0 36 11 6 2 18 21
Jan 21 Duke 75 21-53 39.6% — — 33-49 67.3% 2-3 34 12 3 1 7 14
at N.C. State 69 33-74 44.6% — — 3-7 42.9% 2-3 49 20 3 5 14 35
Jan 24 Duke 84 32-52 61.5% — — 20-25 80.0% 2-2 39 11 7 4 18 20
at Virginia 66 28-66 42.4% — — 10-20 50.0% 2-2 28 12 9 2 10 20
Jan 28 Duke 69 28-47 59.6% — — 13-16 81.3% 1-1 24 17 5 4 15 11
Marquette 64 30-55 54.5% — — 4-7 57.1% 1-0 20 6 5 1 14 19
Jan 31 Duke 75 33-51 64.7% — — 9-19 47.4% 3-4 33 18 0 0 0 21
at Wake Forest 60 23-52 44.2% — — 14-18 77.8% 1-2 23 9 0 0 0 0
Feb 3 Duke 87 36-62 58.1% — — 15-20 75.0% 1-0 34 23 19 5 20 10
Maryland 78 36-69 52.2% — — 6-6 100.0% 1-0 28 11 10 3 22 17
Feb 6 Duke 64 27-59 45.8% — — 10-14 71.4% 2-2 32 14 7 3 10 16
Virginia 63 27-56 48.2% — — 9-13 69.2% 1-2 28 13 4 4 11 15
Feb 10 Duke 69 30-57 52.6% — — 9-17 52.9% 1-0 28 19 7 4 17 18
Pittsburgh 71 25-50 50.0% — — 21-29 72.4% 1-0 31 9 11 3 16 15
Feb 14 Duke 66 23-49 46.9% — — 20-26 76.9% 2-3 37 15 8 5 18 16
N.C. State 48 21-59 35.6% — — 6-7 85.7% 1-1 25 9 10 2 16 25
Feb 16 Duke 68 30-66 45.5% — — 8-15 53.3% 1-2 42 14 6 5 17 17
at Maryland 70 30-63 47.6% — — 10-16 62.5% 1-0 35 20 6 3 15 19
Feb 18 Duke 88 35-61 57.4% — — 18-27 66.7% 1-2 41 23 12 4 19 17
vs. Louisville 72 28-77 36.4% — — 16-22 72.7% 2-2 42 6 4 5 18 17
Feb 21 Duke 49 17-45 37.8% — — 15-21 71.4% 1-0 26 5 9 3 18 29
at Clemson 70 23-37 62.2% — — 24-32 75.0% 0-0 26 19 10 2 17 18
Feb 24 Duke 47 17-23 73.9% — — 13-17 76.5% 0-0 17 7 1 3 10 5
North Carolina 40 17-36 47.2% — — 6-6 100.0% 0-0 10 4 6 1 3 17
Mar 1 Duke 58 22-51 43.1% — — 14-19 73.7% 2-2 31 15 3 4 9 11
vs. Wake Forest 56 27-55 49.1% — — 2-5 40.0% 1-1 32 13 2 4 9 16
Mar 2 Duke 62 24-49 49.0% — — 14-21 66.7% 1-0 25 10 3 0 3 11
vs. N.C. State 59 24-44 54.5% — — 11-12 91.7% 1-0 26 5 1 3 6 20
Mar 3 Duke 63 22-49 44.9% — — 19-25 76.0% 2-3 35 9 0 0 0 26
vs. North Carolina 71 26-52 50.0% — — 19-25 76.0% 1-2 28 12 0 0 0 21
Mar 11 Duke 78 32-58 55.2% — — 14-19 73.7% 0-0 29 18 5 2 13 17
vs. St. Johns 80 34-64 53.1% — — 12-14 85.7% 1-2 28 11 3 1 9 18