| November 25, 1978 | vs Rider | W 86-66 |
| November 29, 1978 | vs William & Mary | W 45-39 |
| December 2, 1978 | vs Ohio State Buckeyes | L 64-69 |
| December 6, 1978 | vs Marshall | W 79-73 |
| December 9, 1978 | vs Penn State Nittany Lions | W 56-47 |
| December 16, 1978 | vs Louisville Cardinals | L 60-106 |
| December 29, 1978 | vs Ohio | L 76-78 |
| December 30, 1978 | vs Marshall | W 73-71 |
| January 3, 1979 | vs American | W 81-79 |
| January 6, 1979 | vs UMass Minutemen | W 88-56 |
| January 10, 1979 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | W 83-82 |
| January 14, 1979 | vs Duquesne | L 69-73 |
| January 17, 1979 | vs Penn State Nittany Lions | W 72-53 |
| January 20, 1979 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | W 93-92 |
| January 24, 1979 | vs Cincinnati Bearcats | L 65-79 |
| January 26, 1979 | vs Villanova Wildcats | L 58-99 |
| January 29, 1979 | vs Syracuse Orange | L 74-90 |
| February 3, 1979 | vs Pittsburgh Panthers | L 57-72 |
| February 7, 1979 | vs Duquesne | W 92-63 |
| February 10, 1979 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | W 68-61 |
| February 12, 1979 | vs Robert Morris | W 85-79 |
| February 15, 1979 | vs Eastern Kentucky | L 91-93 |
| February 17, 1979 | vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish | L 54-70 |
| February 21, 1979 | vs Virginia Tech Hokies | L 61-73 |
| February 24, 1979 | vs George Washington | W 74-72 |
| February 27, 1979 | vs Duquesne | W 73-59 |
| March 1, 1979 | vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights | L 52-55 |
