2001-02 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall26-90.743
Conference11-50.688
StreakL1
Home13-1
Away5-5
Neutral8-3
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7 (Wed) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Illinois All-Stars (exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 104-81 | |
| Nov 12 (Mon) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Lincoln U-Missouri (exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 111-60 | |
| Nov 16 (Fri) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Gonzaga | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 76-58 | |
| Nov 19 (Mon) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Eastern Illinois | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 93-53 | |
| Nov 22 (Thu) | 9:30 PM CT | Neutral | Penn | Las Vegas, Nev. | W 78-71 | |
| Nov 23 (Fri) | 9:30 PM CT | Neutral | Georgia Tech | Las Vegas, Nev. | W 105-66 | |
| Nov 24 (Sat) | 9:30 PM CT | Neutral | Southern Illinois | Las Vegas, Nev. | W 75-72 | |
| Nov 27 (Tue) | 6:00 PM CT | Away | #5 Maryland | College Park Md. | L 63-76 | |
| Dec 1 (Sat) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-56 | |
| Dec 4 (Tue) | 7:00 PM CT | Neutral | #7 Arizona | Phoenix, Ariz. | L 82-87 | |
| Dec 8 (Sat) | 11:00 AM CT | Neutral | Arkansas | Chicago, Ill. | W 94-91 | |
| Dec 16 (Sun) | 3:00 PM CT | Home | Western Illinois | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 98-62 | |
| Dec 18 (Tue) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Illinois State | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 87-73 | |
| Dec 22 (Sat) | 8:00 PM CT | Neutral | #8 Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 72-61 | |
| Dec 29 (Sat) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Loyola (Chicago) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 87-72 | |
| Jan 2 (Wed) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Minnesota | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 76-53 | |
| Jan 5 (Sat) | 1:30 PM CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 66-72 | |
| Jan 9 (Wed) | 7:00 PM CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 75-84 | |
| Jan 12 (Sat) | 3:30 PM CT | Home | Michigan | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 94-70 | |
| Jan 15 (Tue) | 8:00 PM CT | Home | #17 Iowa | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 77-66 | |
| Jan 23 (Wed) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Wisconsin | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-48 | |
| Jan 26 (Sat) | 12:00 PM CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 57-88 | |
| Jan 29 (Tue) | 6:00 PM CT | Away | #25 Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 67-78 | |
| Feb 3 (Sun) | 12:00 PM CT | Home | Michigan State | ASSEMBLY HALL | L 61-67 | |
| Feb 7 (Thu) | 6:00 PM CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 68-60 | |
| Feb 9 (Sat) | 4:00 PM CT | Home | Purdue | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 69-67 | |
| Feb 12 (Tue) | 6:00 PM CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W 63-61 | |
| Feb 16 (Sat) | 12:00 PM CT | Away | Seton Hall | East Rutherford, N.J. | W 75-65 | |
| Feb 20 (Wed) | 7:00 PM CT | Home | Penn State | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 83-56 | |
| Feb 23 (Sat) | 1:30 PM CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | W 56-41 | |
| Feb 26 (Tue) | 6:00 PM CT | Home | #25 Indiana | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 70-62 | |
| Mar 3 (Sun) | 3:00 PM CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 67-66 | |
| Mar 8 (Fri) | 8:10 PM CT | Neutral | Minnesota | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | W 92-76 |
| Mar 9 (Sat) | 3:05 PM CT | Neutral | #21 Ohio State | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | L 88-94 |
| Mar 15 (Fri) | 2:00 PM CT | Neutral | San Diego State | Chicago, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 93-64 |
| Mar 17 (Sun) | 1:20 PM CT | Neutral | Creighton | Chicago, Ill. | NCAA Tournament | W 72-60 |
| Mar 22 (Fri) | 9:25 PM CT | Neutral | #2 Kansas | Madison, Wis. | NCAA Tournament | L 69-73 |