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1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball

Southeastern Conference
West
16–14 (7–9 SEC)
Cliff Ellis (4th season)
Franklin Williams
Doc Robinson
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum

The 1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1997–98 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fourth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 16–14, 7–9 in SEC play. They lost to Florida in the first round of the SEC tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Southern Miss to advance to the second round where they lost to Marquette.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
November 1, 1997*		Next Level Sports	W 79–63	–	15 – Robinson	12 – N'diaye	4 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (2,000)Auburn, AL
November 4, 1997*		Marathon	W 78–65	–	14 – N'diaye	11 – N'diaye	4 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1,500)Auburn, AL
November 11, 1997*FSS		vs. No. 24 Temple NABC Classic	L 42–68	0–1	14 – Pohlman	7 – Tied	4 – Robinson	University Arena (17,112)Albuquerque, NM
November 14, 1997*		at Central Florida	W 70–63	1–1	20 – Pohlman	9 – Hughes	6 – Robinson	UCF Arena (3,814)Orlando, FL
November 17, 1997*		Nicholls State	W 96–75	2–1	18 – Tied	11 – Smith	8 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (2,250)Auburn, AL
November 21, 1997*		Southern Miss	W 83–70	3–1	21 – Tied	9 – N'diaye	6 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,433)Auburn, AL
November 25, 1997*		Wofford	W 68–51	4–1	26 – Smith	13 – Smith	4 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1,817)Auburn, AL
December 6, 1997*		Florida A&M	W 79–69	5–1	17 – Robinson	13 – Smith	5 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1,206)Auburn, AL
December 12, 1997*		vs. Pepperdine Cougar Classic	L 55–62	5–2	14 – Smith	9 – Hughes	7 – Robinson	Marriott Center (1,253)Provo, UT
December 13, 1997*		vs. Weber State Cougar Classic	W 63–58	6–2	12 – Tied	9 – Tied	4 – Robinson	Marriott Center (1,510)Provo, UT
December 16, 1997*		Jacksonville State	W 89–61	7–2	13 – Hughes	9 – N'diaye	5 – Pohlman	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,163)Auburn, AL
December 20, 1997*		vs. UAB Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic	L 65–71	7–3	25 – Smith	9 – Smith	4 – Robinson	BJCC Coliseum (12,684)Birmingham, AL
December 30, 1997*		Navy	W 70–54	8–3	11 – Tied	9 – Tied	3 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,126)Auburn, AL
January 3, 1998		Georgia	W 73–62	9–3 (1–0)	19 – Tied	11 – Smith	4 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,641)Auburn, AL
January 7, 1998		at Tennessee	W 74–69	10–3 (2–0)	16 – Smith	10 – Tied	8 – Smith	Thompson–Boling Arena (13,221)Knoxville, TN
January 14, 1997		at LSU	L 54–59	10–4 (2–1)	14 – Robinson	8 – N'diaye	6 – Robinson	Maravich Assembly Center (7,142)Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 1998JP		Alabama	W 94–40	11–4 (3–1)	16 – Smith	11 – N'diaye	3 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,108)Auburn, AL
January 21, 1998		No. 18 Arkansas	L 65–79	11–5 (3–2)	20 – Robinson	9 – N'diaye	3 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (7,238)Auburn, AL
January 24, 1998JP		No. 14 South Carolina	L 56–61	11–6 (3–3)	20 – Smith	6 – N'diaye	2 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,931)Auburn, AL
January 28, 1998		at Mississippi State	W 69–66 OT	12–6 (4–3)	16 – Robinson	9 – Tied	4 – Robinson	Humphrey Coliseum (6,734)Starkville, MS
January 31, 1998FSS		No. 12 Ole Miss	W 68–67	13–6 (5–3)	18 – Robinson	9 – N'diaye	3 – Tied	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,935)Auburn, AL
February 4, 1998		at Alabama	L 62–76	13–7 (5–4)	21 – Smith	13 – Hughes	4 – Robinson	Coleman Coliseum (9,452)Tuscaloosa, AL
February 7, 1998JP		Mississippi State	W 68–66 OT	14–7 (6–4)	15 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,289)Auburn, AL
February 11, 1998Sun		at Florida	L 64–81	14–8 (6–5)	18 – Robinson	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	O'Connell Center (7,610)Gainesville, FL
February 14, 1998		LSU	W 66–44	15–8 (7–5)	13 – Tied	9 – Robinson	4 – Smith	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,537)Auburn, AL
February 18, 1998		at Vanderbilt	L 66–82	15–9 (7–6)	14 – Hughes	6 – N'diaye	4 – Robinson	Memorial Gymnasium (14,641)Nashville, TN
February 21, 1998JP		at No. 16 Arkansas	L 83–107	15–10 (7–7)	24 – Fishback	9 – N'diaye	5 – Robinson	Bud Walton Arena (22,242)Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 1998JP		No. 7 Kentucky	L 58–83	15–11 (7–8)	15 – Robinson	6 – Smith	5 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,644)Auburn, AL
February 28, 1998		at No. 13 Ole Miss	L 67–74	15–12 (7–9)	14 – Fishback	9 – N'diaye	5 – Robinson	Tad Smith Coliseum (8,217)Oxford, MS
March 5, 1998JP	(W3)	vs. (E6) Florida First Round	L 64–68	15–13	18 – Pohlman	10 – N'diaye	5 – Robinson	Georgia Dome (13,855)Atlanta, GA
March 11, 1998		Southern Miss First Round	W 77–62	16–13	19 – N'diaye	12 – Chilliest	6 – Robinson	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,191)Auburn, AL
March 16, 1998		at Marquette Second Round	L 60–75 OT	16–14	19 – Pohlman	7 – Chilliest	5 – Fishback	Bradley Center (8,692)Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

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