2003-04 Men's Basketball Schedule
Overall26-70.788
Conference13-30.812
StreakL1
Home12-1
Away7-2
Neutral7-4
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | ORANGE & BLUE SCRIMMAGE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 70-53 | |
| Nov 9 (Sun) | 4 p.m. CT | Home | ILLINOIS ALL-STARS (Exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 91-66 | |
| Nov 17 (Mon) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | SPOTLIGHT JAMMERS (Exh.) | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 83-63 | |
| Nov 22 (Sat) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | WESTERN ILLINOIS | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 94-66 | |
| Nov 26 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | MERCER | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 93-61 | |
| Nov 29 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Temple | Philadelphia, Pa. | W 75-60 | |
| Dec 2 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Neutral | #10 North Carolina | Greensboro, N.C. | L 81-88 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Neutral | Arkansas | Chicago, Ill. | W 84-61 | |
| Dec 9 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Neutral | Providence | New York, N.Y. | L 51-70 | |
| Dec 11 (Thu) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | MARYLAND-EASTERN SHORE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 85-43 | |
| Dec 13 (Sat) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | MEMPHIS | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 74-64 | |
| Dec 23 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Neutral | #11 Missouri | St. Louis, Mo. | W 71-70 | |
| Dec 30 (Tue) | 7 p.m. CT | Neutral | UIC | Chicago, Ill. | W 75-60 | |
| Jan 3 (Sat) | 1 p.m. CT | Home | ILLINOIS STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-73 | |
| Jan 7 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | OHIO STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 85-63 | |
| Jan 10 (Sat) | 3:30 p.m. CT | Home | #24 PURDUE | ASSEMBLY HALL | L 54-58 | |
| Jan 14 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | L 60-70 | |
| Jan 17 (Sat) | 11 a.m. CT | Home | IOWA | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 88-82 | |
| Jan 21 (Wed) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | PENN STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 80-37 | |
| Jan 24 (Sat) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Away | Wisconsin | Madison, Wis. | L 56-76 | |
| Jan 31 (Sat) | 12:30 p.m. CT | Home | MICHIGAN | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 67-52 | |
| Feb 3 (Tue) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | W 51-49 | |
| Feb 8 (Sun) | Noon CT | Away | Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. | W 79-69 | |
| Feb 10 (Tue) | 8 p.m. CT | Home | MICHIGAN STATE | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 75-51 | |
| Feb 18 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Home | #12 WISCONSIN | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 65-57 | |
| Feb 21 (Sat) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Penn State | State College, Pa. | W 66-58 | |
| Feb 25 (Wed) | 6 p.m. CT | Away | Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | W 78-59 | |
| Feb 28 (Sat) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Home | NORTHWESTERN | ASSEMBLY HALL | W 66-56 | |
| Mar 3 (Wed) | 7 p.m. CT | Away | Purdue | West Lafayette, Ind. | W 81-79 | |
| Mar 7 (Sun) | 3 p.m. CT | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | W 64-63 | |
| Mar 12 (Fri) | 11:00 AM | Neutral | Indiana | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | W 71-59 |
| Mar 13 (Sat) | 12:40 p.m. CT | Neutral | Michigan | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | W 74-60 |
| Mar 14 (Sun) | 2:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #10 Wisconsin | Indianapolis, Ind. | Big Ten Tournament | L 53-70 |
| Mar 19 (Fri) | 11:25 a.m. CT | Neutral | Murray State | Columbus, Ohio | NCAA Tournament | W 72-53 |
| Mar 21 (Sun) | 1:30 p.m. CT | Neutral | #11 Cincinnati | Columbus, Ohio | NCAA Tournament | W 92-68 |
| Mar 26 (Fri) | 8:57 p.m. CT | Neutral | #6 Duke | Atlanta, Ga. | NCAA Tournament | L 62-72 |