1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall13-150.464
Conference9-60.600
StreakL1
Home10-4
Away3-7
Neutral0-4
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27 (Mon) | Home | Butler | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 75-65 | ||
| Dec 1 (Fri) | Home | Eastern Kentucky | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | Show Me Classic | W 82-81 | |
| Dec 2 (Sat) | Home | Southern Illinois | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | Show Me Classic | W 68-65 | |
| Dec 5 (Tue) | Home | Illinois | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | L 57-69 | ||
| Dec 9 (Sat) | Away | 16 Marquette | Milwaukee, Wis. | L 57-74 | ||
| Dec 11 (Mon) | Home | Sacramento State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 67-53 | ||
| Dec 18 (Mon) | Home | Alabama | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | L 58-65 | ||
| Dec 21 (Thu) | Away | San Diego State | San Diego, Calif. | L 77-83 | ||
| Dec 23 (Sat) | Away | Arizona State | Tempe, Ariz. | L 78-98 | ||
| Dec 28 (Thu) | Neutral | Nebraska | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight pre-season tournament | L 56-58 | |
| Dec 29 (Fri) | Neutral | Oklahoma State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight pre-season tournament | L 58-63 | |
| Dec 30 (Sat) | Neutral | Kansas State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big Eight pre-season tournament | L 62-75 | |
| Jan 10 (Wed) | Home | Oklahoma State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | L 63-73 | ||
| Jan 13 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 73-67 | ||
| Jan 17 (Wed) | Away | Kansas | Lawrence, Kan. | W 58-55 | ||
| Jan 20 (Sat) | Home | Nebraska | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 76-60 | ||
| Jan 24 (Wed) | Away | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | L 69-82 | ||
| Jan 27 (Sat) | Home | Kansas State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 83-79 | ||
| Jan 31 (Wed) | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | W 84-80 | ||
| Feb 3 (Sat) | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | L 76-80 | ||
| Feb 7 (Wed) | Home | Kansas | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | L 85-88 | ||
| Feb 10 (Sat) | Away | Oklahoma State | Stillwater, Okla. | L 54-61 | ||
| Feb 14 (Wed) | Home | Colorado | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 81-69 | ||
| Feb 17 (Sat) | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 64-76 | ||
| Feb 21 (Wed) | Away | Kansas State | Manhattan, Kan. | W 67-63 | ||
| Feb 24 (Sat) | Home | Iowa State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 73-67 | ||
| Feb 27 (Tue) | Home | Oklahoma State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 92-70 | ||
| Mar 2 (Fri) | Neutral | Kansas | Kansas City, Mo. | Big 8 Tournament | L 73-76 |