Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site city, state
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Regular Season
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11/14/1997*
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No. 2
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Santa Clara
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W 99-73
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1–0
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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11/17/1997*
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No. 2
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Rice
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W 88-61
|
2–0
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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11/18/1997*
|
No. 2
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Western Kentucky Preseason NIT first round
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W 75-62
|
3–0
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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11/21/1997*
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No. 2
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UNLV Preseason NIT Second round
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W 92-68
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4–0
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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11/26/1997*
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No. 2
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vs. Arizona State Preseason NIT Semifinals
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W 90-88 OT
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5-0
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Madison Square Garden New York, NY
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11/28/1997*
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No. 2
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vs. Florida State Preseason NIT Championship Game
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W 73-58
|
6-0
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Madison Square Garden New York, NY
|
12/02/1997*
|
No. 2
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vs. No. 4 Arizona Great Eight
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W 90-87
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7-0
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United Center Chicago, IL
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12/04/1997*
|
No. 2
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Emporia State
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W 102-50
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8-0
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS
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12/07/1997*
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No. 2
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vs. No. 23 Maryland BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament first round
|
L 83-86
|
8-1
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Verizon Center Washington, DC
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12/08/1997*
|
No. 2
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vs. Penn BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament Third-place game
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W 89-71
|
9-1
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Verizon Center Washington, DC
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12/10/1997*
|
No. 3
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UMass
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W 73-71
|
10-1
|
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
|
12/13/1997*
|
No. 3
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Middle Tennessee State
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W 103-68
|
11-1
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
|
12/18/1997*
|
No. 2
|
Pepperdine
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W 96-83
|
12-1
|
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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12/20/1997*
|
No. 2
|
vs. No. 24 TCU Sprint Shootout
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W 94-78
|
13-1
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Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
|
12/23/1997*
|
No. 2
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at USC
|
W 74-69
|
14-1
|
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
|
12/28/1997*
|
No. 2
|
vs. Ohio State Rainbow Classic First round
|
W 69-56
|
15-1
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Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
|
12/29/1997*
|
No. 2
|
vs. Vanderbilt Rainbow Classic Semifinals
|
W 89-82
|
16-1
|
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
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12/30/1997*
|
No. 2
|
vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic Championship Game
|
L 65-76
|
16-2
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Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
|
1/3/1998
|
No. 2
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Nebraska
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W 97-76
|
17-2 (1–0)
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
|
1/7/1998
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No. 4
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Colorado
|
W 111-62
|
18-2 (2–0)
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
|
1/10/1998
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No. 4
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at Texas
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W 102-72
|
19-2 (3–0)
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Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
|
1/14/1998
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No. 3
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at Texas A&M
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W 83-65
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20-2 (4–0)
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Reed Arena College Station, TX
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1/17/1998
|
No. 3
|
Kansas State Sunflower Showdown
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W 69-62
|
21-2 (5–0)
|
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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1/19/1998
|
No. 3
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at Missouri Border War
|
L 73-74
|
21-3 (5–1)
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Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
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1/24/1998
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No. 3
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Texas Tech
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W 88-49
|
22-3 (6–1)
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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1/28/1998
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No. 5
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Baylor
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W 94-47
|
23-3 (7–1)
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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2/1/1998
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No. 5
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at Nebraska
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W 82-71
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24-3 (8–1)
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Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
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2/4/1998
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No. 3
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at Iowa State
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W 83-62
|
25-3 (9–1)
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Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
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2/8/1998
|
No. 3
|
Missouri Border War
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W 80-70
|
26-3 (10–1)
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Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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2/14/1998
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No. 4
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at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown
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W 73-58
|
27-3 (11–1)
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Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS
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2/16/1998
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No. 4
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at Colorado
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W 81-72
|
28-3 (12–1)
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Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
|
2/21/1998
|
No. 4
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Iowa State
|
W 71-54
|
29-3 (13–1)
|
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
|
2/23/1998
|
No. 4
|
Oklahoma
|
W 83-70
|
30-3 (14–1)
|
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
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3/1/1998
|
No. 4
|
at No. 25 Oklahoma State
|
W 71-67
|
31-3 (15–1)
|
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
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Big 12 Tournament
|
3/6/1998
|
(1) No. 3
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vs. (8) Kansas State Quarterfinals
|
W 68–61
|
32–3
|
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
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3/7/1998
|
(1) No. 3
|
vs. (4) Nebraska Semifinals
|
W 91–59
|
33–3
|
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
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3/8/1998
|
(1) No. 3
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vs. (3) Oklahoma Championship Game
|
W 72–58
|
34–3
|
Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
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NCAA tournament
|
3/13/1998* CBS
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(1 MW) No. 2
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vs. (16 MW) Prairie View A&M First round
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W 110–52
|
35–3
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Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK
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3/15/1998* CBS
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(1 MW) No. 2
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vs. (8 MW) Rhode Island Second round
|
L 75–80
|
35–4
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Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time.
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