North Carolina State University Athletics
1978-79 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall18-120.600
Conference3-90.250
StreakL1
Home11-4
Away0-6
Neutral7-2
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24 (Fri) | Neutral | Texas A&M | Anchorage, AK | Great Alaska Shootout | W 81-65 | |
| Nov 25 (Sat) | Neutral | Pepperdine | Anchorage, AK | Great Alaska Shootout | W 91-63 | |
| Nov 26 (Sun) | Neutral | #4 Louisville | Anchorage, AK | Great Alaska Shootout | W 72-66 | |
| Dec 1 (Fri) | Neutral | #1 Duke | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | L 63-65 | |
| Dec 2 (Sat) | Neutral | Wake Forest | Greensboro, NC | Big Four Tournament | W 77-70 | |
| Dec 6 (Wed) | Home | Davidson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 97-77 | ||
| Dec 9 (Sat) | Home | Campbell | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 108-83 | ||
| Dec 16 (Sat) | Home | UNC Wilmington | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 75-51 | ||
| Dec 20 (Wed) | Away | Maryland | College Park, MD | L 110-124 | ||
| Dec 29 (Fri) | Home | Penn State | Raleigh,NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 80-58 | ||
| Jan 2 (Tue) | Home | Appalachian State | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 58-50 | ||
| Jan 5 (Fri) | Home | Tulane | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 104-58 | ||
| Jan 6 (Sat) | Home | #15 Long Beach State | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 100-73 | ||
| Jan 10 (Wed) | Home | Maryland | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 81-82 | ||
| Jan 13 (Sat) | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | L 62-67 | ||
| Jan 17 (Wed) | Home | #2 North Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 69-70 | ||
| Jan 21 (Sun) | Home | #8 Duke | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 69-75 | ||
| Jan 23 (Tue) | Home | East Carolina | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 104-88 | ||
| Jan 27 (Sat) | Home | Virginia | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 87-67 | ||
| Jan 30 (Tue) | Away | Clemson | Clemson, SC | L 72-85 | ||
| Feb 2 (Fri) | Neutral | Virginia Tech | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 97-88 | |
| Feb 3 (Sat) | Neutral | Furman | Charlotte, NC | North-South Doubleheader | W 73-63 | |
| Feb 7 (Wed) | Home | #1 Notre Dame | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | L 52-53 | ||
| Feb 10 (Sat) | Away | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, NC | L 56-60 | ||
| Feb 14 (Wed) | Away | #5 Duke | Durham, NC | L 48-66 | ||
| Feb 17 (Sat) | Home | Clemson | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 83-58 | ||
| Feb 22 (Thu) | Away | #4 North Carolina | Chapel Hill, NC | L 56-71 | ||
| Feb 24 (Sat) | Home | Wake Forest | Raleigh, NC (James T. Valvano Arena at William Neal Reynolds Coliseum) | W 90-66 | ||
| Mar 1 (Thu) | Neutral | Virginia | Greensboro, NC | ACC Tournament | W 82-78 | |
| Mar 2 (Fri) | Neutral | #5 Duke | Greensboro, NC | ACC Tournament | L 59-62 |