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The 1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.
1997–98 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 22–11 (11–5 Big 12) |
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Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Kansas † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 35 | – | 4 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1] |
The team posted a 22–11 overall record (11–5 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. The Sooners lost to No. 7 seed Stanford, 94–87 in OT, in the opening round.[2]
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 15, 1997* |
No. 20 | Jackson State | W 75–62 | 1–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
November 18, 1997* |
No. 19 | UT Arlington | W 81–63 | 2–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
November 22, 1997* |
No. 19 | Southwest Texas State | W 81–68 | 3–0 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
November 28, 1997* |
No. 18 | vs. Butler | L 63–73 | 3–1 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii | ||||||
November 29, 1997* |
No. 18 | vs. Wisconsin | L 64–75 | 3–2 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii | ||||||
November 30, 1997* |
No. 18 | at Hawaii–Hilo | W 86–70 | 4–2 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii | ||||||
December 4, 1997* |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 82–51 | 5–2 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 6, 1997* |
at Mississippi State | L 65–67 OT | 5–3 |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
December 13, 1997* |
Memphis | L 78–80 | 5–4 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 20, 1997* |
Florida Atlantic | W 91–65 | 6–4 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 22, 1997* |
North Texas | W 95–72 | 7–4 |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 27, 1997* |
vs. Coppin State All-College Basketball Classic |
W 83–72 | 8–4 |
The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
December 28, 1997* |
vs. Alabama All-College Basketball Classic |
W 79–61 | 9–4 |
The Myriad Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |||||||
Big 12 Regular Season | |||||||||||
January 3, 1998 |
at Colorado | W 69–68 | 10–4 (1–0) |
Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado | |||||||
January 7, 1998 |
Kansas State | W 71–64 | 11–4 (2–0) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
January 10, 1998 |
at Texas A&M | W 76–66 | 12–4 (3–0) |
Reed Arena College Station, Texas | |||||||
January 12, 1998 |
Texas | W 91–75 | 13–4 (4–0) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
January 18, 1998 |
at Nebraska | L 43–53 | 13–5 (4–1) |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | |||||||
January 21, 1998 |
Iowa State | W 64–63 | 14–5 (5–1) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
January 24, 1998 |
at Baylor | W 61–60 | 15–5 (6–1) |
Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | |||||||
January 26, 1998 |
Oklahoma State Bedlam Series |
L 84–88 | 15–6 (6–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
January 31, 1998 |
Texas A&M | W 80–71 | 16–6 (7–2) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 4, 1998 |
Texas Tech | L 68–70 | 16–7 (7–3) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 8, 1998 |
at Texas | W 81–74 | 17–7 (8–3) |
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | |||||||
February 14, 1998 |
at Oklahoma State Bedlam Series |
L 66–70 | 17–8 (8–4) |
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 18, 1998 |
Baylor | W 75–63 | 18–8 (9–4) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 21, 1998 |
Missouri | W 80–76 | 19–8 (10–4) |
Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | |||||||
February 23, 1998 |
at No. 4 Kansas | L 70–83 | 19–9 (10–5) |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
February 28, 1998 |
at Texas Tech | W 89–56 | 20–9 (11–5) |
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas | |||||||
Big 12 Tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 1998* |
(3) | vs. (6) Missouri Quarterfinals |
W 58–53 | 21–9 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
March 7, 1998* |
(3) | vs. (10) Texas Semifinals |
W 68–55 | 22–9 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
March 8, 1998* |
(3) | vs. (1) No. 3 Kansas Championship game |
L 58–72 | 22–10 |
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12, 1998* |
(10 E) | vs. (7 E) Indiana First round |
L 87–94 OT | 22–11 |
MCI Center Washington, D.C. | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region E=East. |
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