2002-03 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall25-70.781
Conference11-50.688
StreakL1
Home14-0
Away3-6
Neutral8-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 (Tue) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | SPOTLIGHT JAMMERS (exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 91-41 | |
| Nov 15 (Fri) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | EA SPORTS ALL-STARS (exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 79-76 | |
| Nov 24 (Sun) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | LEHIGH | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 90-56 | |
| Nov 27 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 96-43 | |
| Dec 1 (Sun) | 2 p.m. CT | Home | WESTERN ILLINOIS | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 85-56 | |
| Dec 3 (Tue) | 8:30 p.m. CT | Home | #12 NORTH CAROLINA | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 92-65 | |
| Dec 7 (Sat) | 11:30 a.m. CT | Neutral | Arkansas | Little Rock, Ark. | W 62-58 | |
| Dec 10 (Tue) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | EASTERN ILLINOIS | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-68 | |
| Dec 14 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Temple | Chicago, Ill. | W 70-54 | |
| Dec 21 (Sat) | 4:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #11 Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 85-70 | |
| Dec 28 (Sat) | 5 p.m. CT | Away | Memphis | Memphis, Tenn. | L 74-77 | |
| Dec 30 (Mon) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | COPPIN STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 63-37 | |
| Jan 4 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | OAKLAND | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 88-53 | |
| Jan 7 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 76-70 | |
| Jan 11 (Sat) | 3:30 p.m. CT | Home | WISCONSIN | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 69-63 | |
| Jan 15 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | L 61-68 | |
| Jan 18 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | #18 Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | L 66-74 | |
| Jan 22 (Wed) | 6:30 p.m. CT | Home | PURDUE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 75-62 | |
| Jan 25 (Sat) | 11:15 a.m. CT | Away | Penn State | State College, Pa. | W 75-63 | |
| Jan 29 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | MICHIGAN | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 67-60 | |
| Feb 2 (Sun) | Noon CT | Away | Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | L 65-68 | |
| Feb 9 (Sun) | Noon CT | Home | OHIO STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 76-57 | |
| Feb 15 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | L 61-70 | |
| Feb 18 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Home | MICHIGAN STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 70-40 | |
| Feb 22 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Neutral | Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. | W 73-61 | |
| Feb 25 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | INDIANA | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-54 | |
| Mar 1 (Sat) | 11:15 a.m. CT | Away | Michigan | Ann Arbor, Mich. | W 82-79 | |
| Mar 5 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Away | #24 Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 59-60 | |
| Mar 9 (Sun) | 1:00 PM | Home | MINNESOTA | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 84-60 | |
| Mar 14 (Fri) | 5:40 PM | Neutral | Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 94-65 |
| Mar 15 (Sat) | 3:05 PM | Neutral | Indiana | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 73-72 |
| Mar 16 (Sun) | 2:30 PM | Neutral | Ohio State | Chicago, Ill. | Big Ten Tournament | W 72-59 |
| Mar 20 (Thu) | 6:10 PM | Neutral | Western Kentucky | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | W 65-60 |
| Mar 22 (Sat) | 12:10 PM | Neutral | #22 Notre Dame | Indianapolis, Ind. | NCAA Tournament | L 60-68 |