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1997–98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1997–98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 1997-98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Ben Howland, and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome as members of the Big Sky Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, Northern Arizona won the Big Sky tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in school history. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Lumberjacks lost to No. 2 seed Cincinnati in the opening round, 65–62.[1]
Roster
| 1997–98 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
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Coaches
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- (W) Walk-on
Roster
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Source[2]
Schedule and results
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 (attendance)
city, state
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| Non-conference regular season
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Nov 15, 1997*
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Sonoma State
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W 89–67
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1–0
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Nov 19, 1997*
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at Stephen F. Austin
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L 70–72
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1–1
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William R. Johnson Coliseum
Nacogdoches, Texas
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Nov 22, 1997*
6:30 pm
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at Texas-Pan American
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W 62–57
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2–1
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UTPA Fieldhouse
Edinburg, Texas
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Nov 25, 1997*
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San Diego
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L 68–73
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2–2
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Dec 3, 1997*
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at Arizona State
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L 76–87
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2–3
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Wells Fargo Arena
Tempe, Arizona
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Dec 6, 1997*
7:05 pm
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Texas-Pan American
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W 105–56
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3–3
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Dec 13, 1997*
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Western Oregon
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W 91–63
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4–3
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Dec 18, 1997*
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at No. 11 UCLA
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L 68–90
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4–4
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Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, California
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Dec 21, 1997*
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UC Irvine
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W 88–56
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5–4
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Dec 30, 1997*
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at San Jose State
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W 77–64
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6–4
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Event Center Arena
San Jose, California
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| Big Sky regular season
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Jan 3, 1998
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at Eastern Washington
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W 83–48
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7–4
(1–0)
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Reese Court
Cheney, Washington
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Jan 5, 1998
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at Portland State
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L 70–72
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7–5
(1–1)
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Viking Pavilion
Portland, Oregon
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Jan 9, 1998
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Montana
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W 73–60
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8–5
(2–1)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Jan 10, 1998
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Montana State
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W 76–72
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9–5
(3–1)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Jan 14, 1998
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at Idaho State
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W 87–60
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10–5
(4–1)
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Holt Arena
Pocatello, Idaho
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Jan 16, 1998
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at Weber State
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L 75–83
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10–6
(4–2)
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Dee Events Center
Ogden, Utah
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Jan 24, 1998
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Idaho State
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W 87–61
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11–6
(5–2)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Jan 31, 1998
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Cal State Northridge
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W 86–85 OT
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12–6
(6–2)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Feb 5, 1998
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at Montana State
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W 102–96 OT
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13–6
(7–2)
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Worthington Arena
Bozeman, Montana
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Feb 7, 1998
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at Montana
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L 66–73
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13–7
(7–3)
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Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, Montana
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Feb 12, 1998
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Portland State
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W 87–54
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14–7
(8–3)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Feb 14, 1998
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Eastern Washington
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W 94–79
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15–7
(9–3)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Feb 19, 1998
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Sacramento State
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W 86–49
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16–7
(10–3)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Feb 21, 1998
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Weber State
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W 79–70 OT
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17–7
(11–3)
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Feb 25, 1998
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at Cal State Northridge
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W 64–61
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18–7
(12–3)
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The Matadome
Northridge, California
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Feb 27, 1998
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at Sacramento State
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W 92–52
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19–7
(13–3)
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Hornets Nest
Sacramento, California
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| Big Sky tournament
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Mar 6, 1998*
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(1)
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(6) Cal State Northridge
Semifinals
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W 86–79
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20–7
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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Mar 7, 1998*
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(1)
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(4) Montana State
Championship game
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W 77–50
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21–7
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Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, Arizona
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| NCAA tournament
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Mar 12, 1998*
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(15 W)
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vs. (2 W) No. 9 Cincinnati
First round
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L 62–65[1]
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21–8
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BSU Pavilion
Boise, Idaho
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |
Source[3]
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