Date
time, TV |
Rank# |
Opponent# |
Result |
Record |
Site (attendance)
city, state |
|---|
| Non-conference regular season |
Nov 30, 1979*
|
|
vs. Long Beach State
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 85–98 |
0–1
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,000)
Fort Richardson, Alaska |
Dec 1, 1979*
|
|
vs. Texas A&M
Great Alaska Shootout |
W 61–60 |
1–1
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (3,200)
Fort Richardson, Alaska |
Dec 2, 1979*
|
|
vs. Bradley
Great Alaska Shootout |
L 75–82 |
1–2
|
Buckner Fieldhouse (1,200)
Fort Richardson, Alaska |
Dec 2, 1979*
|
|
Texas Southern |
W 98–88 OT |
2–2
|
McDonald Gym (4,200)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 8, 1979*
|
|
West Georgia |
W 98–88 |
3–2
|
McDonald Gym (4,200)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 11, 1979*
|
|
at Texas–Pan American |
L 65–70 |
3–3
|
Pan American Fieldhouse (4,500)
Edinburg, Texas |
Dec 13, 1979*
|
|
at Texas Tech |
L 68–83 |
3–4
|
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum (4,332)
Lubbock, Texas |
Dec 15, 1979*
|
|
Northwest Missouri State |
W 64–61 |
4–4
|
McDonald Gym (2,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 18, 1979*
|
|
Texas A&I |
W 94–81 |
5–4
|
McDonald Gym (2,600)
Beaumont, Texas |
Dec 21, 1979*
|
|
vs. Northern Illinois
Holiday Festival |
W 83–81 |
6–4
|
Horton Fieldhouse (2,013)
Normal, Illinois |
Dec 22, 1979*
|
|
at Northern Illinois
Holiday Festival |
L 64–96 |
6–5
|
Horton Fieldhouse (3,117)
Normal, Illinois |
Dec 29, 1979*
|
|
at Arizona |
L 57–61 |
6–6
|
McKale Center (10,590)
Tucson, Arizona |
Jan 3, 1980*
|
|
Oklahoma City |
W 102–82 |
7–6
|
McDonald Gym (3,500)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 5, 1980*
|
|
at No. 12 Missouri |
L 60–71 |
7–7
|
Hearnes Center (9,407)
Columbia, Missouri |
Jan 7, 1980*
|
|
Wisconsin–Parkside |
W 63–45 |
8–7
|
McDonald Gym (3,330)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 9, 1980*
|
|
South Carolina State |
W 63–45 |
9–7
|
McDonald Gym (4,200)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 12, 1980*
|
|
at Portland State |
W 141–84 |
10–7
|
Viking Pavilion (1,600)
Portland, Oregon |
Jan 15, 1980*
|
|
at No. 1 DePaul |
L 61–63 |
10–8
|
Alumni Hall (5,444)
Chicago, Illinois |
Jan 19, 1980*
|
|
Texas–Pan American |
W 86–79 |
11–8
|
McDonald Gym (4,800)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 21, 1980*
|
|
Portland State |
W 99–78 |
12–8
|
McDonald Gym (4,200)
Beaumont, Texas |
| Southland Conference regular season |
Jan 26, 1980
|
|
Louisiana Tech |
W 70–64 |
13–8
(1–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Jan 28, 1980
|
|
at Arkansas State |
W 52–48 |
14–8
(2–0) |
Indian Fieldhouse (4,448)
Jonesboro, Arkansas |
Feb 2, 1980
|
|
Texas–Arlington |
W 118–81 |
15–8
(3–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 4, 1980
|
|
Texas–Arlington |
W 118–81 |
16–8
(4–0) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 4, 1980
|
|
at Southwestern Louisiana |
L 64–75 |
16–9
(4–1) |
Blackham Coliseum (6,261)
Lafayette, Louisiana |
Feb 9, 1980
|
|
at Louisiana Tech |
W 85–75 |
17–9
(5–1) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,797)
Ruston, Louisiana |
Feb 11, 1980
|
|
McNeese |
W 105–82 |
18–9
(6–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 16, 1980
|
|
Arkansas State |
W 80–53 |
19–9
(7–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 18, 1980
|
|
at Texas–Arlington |
W 99–82 |
20–9
(8–1) |
Texas Hall (1,449)
Arlington, Texas |
Feb 23, 1980
|
|
Southwestern Louisiana |
W 90–87 |
21–9
(8–1) |
McDonald Gym (5,000)
Beaumont, Texas |
Feb 25, 1980
|
|
at McNeese |
L 85–95 |
20–10
(8–2) |
Lake Charles Civic Center (5,500)
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament |
Mar 6, 1980*
|
(10 W) |
vs. (7 W) No. 17 Weber State
First round |
W 87–86 |
21–10
|
Dee Events Center (11,505)
Ogden, Utah |
Mar 8, 1980*
|
(10 W) |
vs. (2 W) No. 5 Oregon State
Second round |
W 81–77 |
22–10
|
Dee Events Center (11,551)
Ogden, Utah |
Mar 13, 1980*
|
(10 W) |
vs. (6 W) Clemson
West Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 66–74 |
22–11
|
McKale Center (7,729)
Tucson, Arizona |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |
