| November 29, 1978 | vs Oral Roberts | L 55-61 |
| December 2, 1978 | vs Southern Methodist | W 86-83 |
| December 5, 1978 | vs Minnesota Golden Gophers | W 72-62 |
| December 16, 1978 | vs Montana | L 60-61 |
| December 23, 1978 | vs Long Beach State | L 69-75 |
| December 27, 1978 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 61-62 |
| December 29, 1978 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | L 61-62 |
| December 30, 1978 | vs Missouri Tigers | W 75-62 |
| January 10, 1979 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 58-56 |
| January 13, 1979 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | L 66-79 |
| January 17, 1979 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | L 53-55 |
| January 20, 1979 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | W 96-69 |
| January 24, 1979 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 77-73 |
| January 27, 1979 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 79-83 |
| January 31, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 62-70 |
| February 3, 1979 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 62-60 |
| February 7, 1979 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 58-46 |
| February 10, 1979 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 59-57 |
| February 14, 1979 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 59-50 |
| February 17, 1979 | vs Kansas Jayhawks | W 58-56 |
| February 21, 1979 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 63-67 |
| February 24, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 52-65 |
| February 28, 1979 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 61-60 |
| March 2, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 68-72 |
