1977–78 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1977–78
| team = Missouri Tigers
| sport = basketball
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| conference = Big Eight Conference
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| short_conf = Big 8
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| record = 14–16
| conf_record = 4–10
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| head_coach = Norm Stewart
| hc_year = 11th
| asst_coach1 = Gary Garner
| ac1_year = 1st
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| arena = Hearnes Center
| champion = Big Eight tournament champions
| tourney = NCAA Tournament
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{{1977–78 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1977–78 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1977–78 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by legendary coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished seventh in the Big 8 regular season standings, but won the Big 8 Tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Missouri was eliminated by Utah in double overtime{{cite news |title=DePaul, Utah Win |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/03/13/archives/depaul-utah-win.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1978 |access-date=September 15, 2023}} to finish with a 14–16 record (4–10 Big 8).
Roster
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Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Midwestern State Mustangs|title=Midwestern State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 81–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Butler Bulldogs|title=Butler}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Show-Me Classic
| score = 87–66
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| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=UTEP Miners|title=UTEP}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Show-Me Classic
| score = 74–63
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| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 6, 1977
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Illinois
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| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Champaign, Illinois
| gamename = Show-Me Classic
| score = 85–96
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| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 10, 1977
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| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Alabama
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| site_stadium = Coleman Coliseum
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 71–75
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| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 13, 1977
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Valparaiso Crusaders|title=Valparaiso}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 91–75
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| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 16, 1977
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| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Cal Poly Pomona Broncos|title=Cal Poly Pomona}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 70–60
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| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 23, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = Florida State
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| site_stadium = Harold & Ted Alfond Sports Center
| site_cityst = Orlando, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 64–97
| overtime =
| attend = 2,000
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Border War · Big Eight Preseason Tournament
| score = 49–96
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| attend =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 29, 1977
| time = 3:05 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight Preseason Tournament Consolation Semifinals
| score = 66–62
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| attend = 7,252
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1977
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=none|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight Preseason Tournament
| score = 87–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1978
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| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Border War
| score = 67–71
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| attend =
| record = 7–5
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1978
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| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Marquette
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 52–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1978
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 70–73
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 7–7
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1978
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| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 85–70
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| attend =
| record = 8–7
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1978
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 70–68
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 9–7
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 21, 1978
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| away = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
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| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 55–56
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| attend =
| record = 9–8
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1978
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1977|sex=men|team=Kansas State Wildcats|title=Kansas State}}
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| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 65–60
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| attend =
| record = 10–8
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1978
| time = 7:35 p.m.
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 59–68
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| attend =
| record = 10–9
| conference = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1978
| time =
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| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 64–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–10
| conference = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1978
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 52–62
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| attend =
| record = 10–11
| conference = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1978
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| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename = Border War
| score = 52–72
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| attend =
| record = 10–12
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1978
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| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 74–52
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| attend =
| record = 11–12
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1978
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Balch Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Boulder, Colorado
| gamename =
| score = 63–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–13
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1978
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 54–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–14
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 25, 1978
| time = 7:35 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–15
| conference = 4–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| Big 8 Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 28, 1978
| time = 7:35 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 65–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1978
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 61–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1978
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 7
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 71–68
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 14–15
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1978
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = MW 1Q
| opponent = Utah
| opprank = 15
| oppseed = MW 3L
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename = First round
| score = 79–86
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 14–16
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP Poll
| timezone = Central Time
| region = MW
| regionname = Midwest
| notes =
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Rankings
{{main|1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=844-845|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Missouri Tigers men's basketball navbox}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team}}