1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall17-150.531
Conference8-80.500
StreakL2
Home14-2
Away1-11
Neutral2-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 (Sun) | TBA | Home | Western Carolina | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 85-64 | |
| Nov 24 (Mon) | TBA | Away | DePaul | Lāhainā, Hawaii | Maui Invitational | W 45-42 |
| Nov 25 (Tue) | TBA | Away | #3 Duke | Lāhainā, Hawaii | Maui Invitational | L 59-82 |
| Nov 26 (Wed) | TBA | Neutral | #8 Kentucky | Lahaina, Hawaii | Maui Invitational | L 55-77 |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | TBA | Home | Coppin State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | L 70-78 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | TBA | Away | #18 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 46-75 | |
| Dec 10 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Oral Roberts | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 85-67 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Southeast Missouri State | Columbia,Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 65-64 | |
| Dec 20 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Sam Houston State | Columbia,Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 79-56 | |
| Dec 23 (Tue) | TBA | Neutral | University of Illinois | St. Louis, Mo. | McBride Homes Braggin' Rights | W 75-69 |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | TBA | Home | #20 Maryland | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 83-79 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Kansas State | Manhattan, Kan. | L 56-111 | |
| Jan 5 (Mon) | TBA | Home | Texas | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 91-69 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Iowa State | Ames, Iowa | L 62-75 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | TBA | Home | #25 Oklahoma State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 70-64 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Colorado | Boulder, Colo. | L 78-81 | |
| Jan 19 (Mon) | TBA | Home | #3 Kansas | Columbia,Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 74-73 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | TBA | Home | #10 Iowa | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 80-79 | |
| Jan 25 (Sun) | TBA | Away | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, N.C. | L 65-74 | |
| Jan 28 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Texas Tech | Lubbock, Texas | L 60-80 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Iowa State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 63-56 | |
| Feb 4 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Nebraska | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 81-76 | |
| Feb 8 (Sun) | TBA | Away | #3 Kansas | Lawrence, Kan. | L 70-80 | |
| Feb 11 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Baylor | Waco, Texas | L 80-89 | |
| Feb 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Texas A&M | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 73-60 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | TBA | Away | Nebraska | Lincoln, Neb. | L 66-67 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Oklahoma | Norman, Okla. | L 76-80 | |
| Feb 25 (Wed) | TBA | Home | Colorado | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 86-67 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Kansas State | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | W 89-59 | |
| Mar 5 (Thu) | TBA | Neutral | Iowa State | Kansas City, Mo. | Big 12 Championship | W 74-55 |
| Mar 6 (Fri) | TBA | Neutral | Oklahoma | Kansas City, Mo. | Big 12 Championship | L 53-58 |
| Mar 11 (Wed) | TBA | Home | UAB | Columbia, Mo. (Hearnes Center (BB)) | National Invitational Tournament | L 86-93 |