1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall15-150.500
Conference4-120.250
StreakL1
Home7-6
Away5-6
Neutral3-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15 (Sat) | Home | Centenary College | Starkville | W 64-40 | ||
| Nov 18 (Tue) | Home | UTRGV | Starkville | W 90-60 | ||
| Nov 21 (Fri) | Away | Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks, Alaska | Top of the World Classic | W 66-64 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | Neutral | Gonzaga | Fairbanks, Alaska | Top of the World Classic | L 68-70 | |
| Nov 23 (Sun) | Neutral | Missouri State | Fairbanks, Alaska | Top of the World Classic | W 79-68 | |
| Nov 26 (Wed) | Home | Tennessee Tech | Starkville | W 83-57 | ||
| Nov 29 (Sat) | Home | Northwestern State | Starkville | W 84-73 | ||
| Dec 6 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma | Starkville | W 67-65 | ||
| Dec 16 (Tue) | Away | James Madison | Harrisonburg, Va. | W 73-69 | ||
| Dec 18 (Thu) | Away | Old Dominion | Norfolk, Va. | W 62-57 | ||
| Dec 20 (Sat) | Neutral | UT Martin | Tupelo, Miss. | W 80-60 | ||
| Dec 27 (Sat) | Neutral | Saint Joseph's | El Paso, Texas | Sun Bowl Classic | L 58-65 | |
| Dec 28 (Sun) | Neutral | Penn State | El Paso, Texas | Sun Bowl Classic | W 58-57 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | Away | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | W 56-52 | ||
| Jan 7 (Wed) | Away | #22 Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. | L 70-83 | ||
| Jan 10 (Sat) | Home | #6 Kentucky | Starkville | L 71-77 | ||
| Jan 17 (Sat) | Away | Vanderbilt | Nashville, Tenn. | L 73-77 | ||
| Jan 21 (Wed) | Home | Georgia | Starkville | W 69-64 | ||
| Jan 24 (Sat) | Away | #13 Ole Miss | Oxford, Miss. | L 77-81 | ||
| Jan 28 (Wed) | Home | Auburn | Starkville | L 66-69 | ||
| Jan 31 (Sat) | Home | #15 Arkansas | Starkville | L 73-76 | ||
| Feb 4 (Wed) | Away | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. | L 78-82 | ||
| Feb 7 (Sat) | Away | Auburn | Auburn, Ala. | L 66-68 | ||
| Feb 11 (Wed) | Home | LSU | Starkville | W 85-48 | ||
| Feb 14 (Sat) | Away | #15 South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | L 65-76 | ||
| Feb 17 (Tue) | Home | Tennessee | Starkville | L 63-87 | ||
| Feb 21 (Sat) | Home | #15 Ole Miss | Starkville | L 78-82 | ||
| Feb 25 (Wed) | Home | Alabama | Starkville | L 70-85 | ||
| Feb 28 (Sat) | Away | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. | W 63-62 | ||
| Mar 5 (Thu) | Neutral | Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. | SEC Tournament | L 76-79 |