| November 29, 1978 | vs Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91-68 |
| December 2, 1978 | vs Murray State Racers | W 81-66 |
| December 4, 1978 | vs Boise State | W 82-68 |
| December 7, 1978 | vs Oral Roberts | W 90-77 |
| December 9, 1978 | vs Kentucky Wildcats | L 66-67 |
| December 16, 1978 | vs Southern Methodist | W 71-64 |
| December 21, 1978 | vs USC Trojans | L 83-89 |
| December 23, 1978 | vs San Diego State Aztecs | L 69-81 |
| December 27, 1978 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 75-55 |
| December 29, 1978 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | W 86-75 |
| December 30, 1978 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 72-66 |
| January 10, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 45-68 |
| January 13, 1979 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 82-70 |
| January 17, 1979 | vs Missouri Tigers | L 55-58 |
| January 20, 1979 | vs Kansas State Wildcats | L 69-96 |
| January 24, 1979 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 80-71 |
| January 27, 1979 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | L 64-66 |
| January 31, 1979 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 56-51 |
| February 2, 1979 | vs Oklahoma State Cowboys | W 82-71 |
| February 4, 1979 | vs Michigan State Spartans | L 61-85 |
| February 7, 1979 | vs Missouri Tigers | W 88-85 |
| February 10, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | W 74-62 |
| February 14, 1979 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | L 66-68 |
| February 17, 1979 | vs Kansas State Wildcats | L 56-58 |
| February 21, 1979 | vs Nebraska Cornhuskers | W 66-59 |
| February 24, 1979 | vs Colorado Buffaloes | W 71-60 |
| February 27, 1979 | vs Iowa State Cyclones | W 91-70 |
| March 2, 1979 | vs Missouri Tigers | W 76-73 |
| March 3, 1979 | vs Oklahoma Sooners | L 65-80 |
