Head Coach: Terry Hall Record: 17-10 (0-0 KWIC)
| Date | Site | Opponent | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/02/1978 | H | Murray State | L | 72 | 80 | 0-1 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 12/06/1978 | H | Michigan | W | 76 | 69 | 1-1 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 12/09/1978 | H | Western Kentucky | W | 64 | 58 | 2-1 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 12/11/1978 | A | Southern Illinois | L | 70 | 86 | 2-2 | 0-0 | ||||
| 12/16/1978 | H | Bellarmine | W | 67 | 47 | 3-2 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 12/18/1978 | N | Florida State | W | 94 | 60 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1978 Memphis State Invitational | |||
| 12/19/1978 | A | Memphis | L | 76 | 83 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 1978 Memphis State Invitational | |||
| 12/23/1978 | H | Northern Kentucky | L | 65 | 71 | 4-4 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 01/08/1979 | H | Kentucky | W | 51 | 49 | 5-4 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 01/11/1979 | A | Morehead State | W | 75 | 74 | 6-4 | 0-0 | ||||
| 01/16/1979 | A | Dayton | L | 58 | 81 | 6-5 | 0-0 | ||||
| 01/18/1979 | A | Eastern Kentucky | W | 79 | 64 | 7-5 | 0-0 | ||||
| 01/20/1979 | A | Florida State | W | 77 | 73 | 8-5 | 0-0 | ||||
| 01/24/1979 | H | Miami, Ohio | W | 76 | 58 | 9-5 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 01/27/1979 | A | Northern Kentucky | L | 67 | 74 | 9-6 | 0-0 | ||||
| 01/29/1979 | A | Murray State | W | 77 | 68 | 10-6 | 0-0 | ||||
| 02/01/1979 | H | Eastern Kentucky | W | 76 | 68 | 11-6 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 02/02/1979 | H | Cincinnati | W | 83 | 48 | 12-6 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 02/06/1979 | A | Kentucky | W | 68 | 67 | 13-6 | 0-0 | ||||
| 02/10/1979 | A | Indiana State | W | 74 | 64 | 14-6 | 0-0 | ||||
| 02/14/1979 | A | Western Kentucky | L | 57 | 59 | 14-7 | 0-0 | ||||
| 02/17/1979 | A | Memphis | L | 79 | 87 | 14-8 | 0-0 | ||||
| 02/21/1979 | H | Morehead State | L | 76 | 82 | 14-9 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 02/24/1979 | H | Marshall | W | 73 | 60 | 15-9 | 0-0 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |
| 03/01/1979 | A | Western Kentucky | W | 70 | 67 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 1979 KWIC State Tournament | |||
| 03/02/1979 | N | Morehead State | L | 66 | 69 | 16-10 | 0-0 | 1979 KWIC State Tournament | |||
| 03/03/1979 | N | Kentucky | W | 65 | 61 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 1979 KWIC State Tournament |