| November 24, 1978 | vs Boise State | W 79-59 |
| November 25, 1978 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | W 108-85 |
| December 2, 1978 | vs Santa Clara | W 87-73 |
| December 9, 1978 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 78-81 |
| December 16, 1978 | vs San Diego State Aztecs | W 97-73 |
| December 22, 1978 | vs Fordham | W 95-64 |
| December 23, 1978 | vs Boston College Eagles | W 103-81 |
| December 27, 1978 | vs Stanford Cardinal | L 72-75 |
| December 28, 1978 | vs California Golden Bears | W 95-67 |
| January 4, 1979 | vs Oregon State Beavers | W 65-63 |
| January 6, 1979 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | W 78-57 |
| January 8, 1979 | vs Oregon Ducks | W 74-71 |
| January 13, 1979 | vs USC Trojans | W 89-86 |
| January 18, 1979 | vs Arizona Wildcats | L 69-70 |
| January 20, 1979 | vs Arizona State Sun Devils | W 95-79 |
| January 25, 1979 | vs Washington State Cougars | W 89-71 |
| January 27, 1979 | vs Washington Huskies | W 86-61 |
| February 1, 1979 | vs Oregon Ducks | W 65-58 |
| February 3, 1979 | vs Oregon State Beavers | W 69-56 |
| February 9, 1979 | vs USC Trojans (14) | W 102-94 |
| February 11, 1979 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3) | W 56-52 |
| February 15, 1979 | vs Arizona State Sun Devils | W 85-83 |
| February 17, 1979 | vs Arizona Wildcats | W 110-86 |
| February 22, 1979 | vs Washington Huskies | L 68-69 |
| February 24, 1979 | vs Washington State Cougars | W 110-102 |
| March 1, 1979 | vs California Golden Bears | W 79-68 |
| March 3, 1979 | vs Stanford Cardinal | W 99-71 |
| March 11, 1979 | vs Pepperdine | W 76-71 |
| March 15, 1979 | vs San Francisco | W 99-81 |
| March 17, 1979 | vs DePaul Blue Demons | L 91-95 |
