Overall: 28-8, .778 W-L% (18th of 318)
Conference: 15-3, 2nd in Pac-10 (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Rosborough (3-2), Lute Olson (25-6)
PS/G: 81.3 (13th of 318) ▪ PA/G: 66.3 (69th of 318)
SRS: 26.84 (2nd of 318) ▪ SOS: 12.56 (2nd of 318)
NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (101-76) versus #15 Eastern Illinois
Won Midwest Second Round (73-52) versus #10 Butler
Won Midwest Regional Semifinal (66-56) versus #3 Mississippi
Won Midwest Regional Final (87-81) versus #1 Illinois
Won National Semifinal (80-61) versus #1 Michigan State
Lost National Final (82-72) versus #1 Duke
| Pre | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | 12/5 | 12/12 | 12/19 | 12/26 | 1/2 | 1/9 | 1/16 | 1/23 | 1/30 | 2/6 | 2/13 | 2/20 | 2/27 | 3/6 | Final |
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| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 20, 2000 | REG | N | Chaminade | W | 97 | 57 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Tue, Nov 21, 2000 | REG | N | Dayton | A-10 | W | 76 | 59 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Nov 22, 2000 | REG | N | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 79 | 76 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sat, Nov 25, 2000 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 69 | 72 | 3 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 5 | Wed, Nov 29, 2000 | REG | Gonzaga | WCC | W | 101 | 87 | 4 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 2, 2000 | REG | Saint Mary's (CA) | WCC | W | 101 | 41 | 5 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 9, 2000 | REG | @ | Connecticut | Big East | L | 69 | 71 | 5 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Sat, Dec 16, 2000 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 73 | 81 | 5 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 9 | Wed, Dec 20, 2000 | REG | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 88 | 75 | 6 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Thu, Dec 28, 2000 | REG | Butler | MW Coll | W | 72 | 60 | 7 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Dec 30, 2000 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 74 | 75 | 7 | 4 | L 1 | ||
| 12 | Thu, Jan 4, 2001 | REG | California | Pac-10 | W | 78 | 75 | 8 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 6, 2001 | REG | Stanford | Pac-10 | L | 76 | 85 | 8 | 5 | L 1 | ||
| 14 | Thu, Jan 11, 2001 | REG | @ | Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 84 | 51 | 9 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 13, 2001 | REG | @ | Washington | Pac-10 | W | 89 | 64 | 10 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 16 | Thu, Jan 18, 2001 | REG | Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 71 | 58 | 11 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 17 | Sat, Jan 20, 2001 | REG | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 88 | 63 | 12 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Jan 24, 2001 | REG | Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 86 | 75 | 13 | 5 | W 5 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Jan 27, 2001 | REG | Texas | Big 12 | W | 80 | 52 | 14 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Feb 1, 2001 | REG | @ | Oregon | Pac-10 | L | 67 | 79 | 14 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 3, 2001 | REG | @ | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 68 | 41 | 15 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Thu, Feb 8, 2001 | REG | Washington | Pac-10 | W | 82 | 62 | 16 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 10, 2001 | REG | Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 86 | 51 | 17 | 6 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Thu, Feb 15, 2001 | REG | @ | UCLA | Pac-10 | L | 77 | 79 | OT | 17 | 7 | L 1 |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 17, 2001 | REG | @ | Southern California | Pac-10 | W | 105 | 61 | 18 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 21, 2001 | REG | @ | Arizona State | Pac-10 | W | 88 | 58 | 19 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 27 | Thu, Mar 1, 2001 | REG | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 65 | 54 | 20 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 28 | Sat, Mar 3, 2001 | REG | Oregon | Pac-10 | W | 104 | 65 | 21 | 7 | W 4 | ||
| 29 | Thu, Mar 8, 2001 | REG | @ | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 76 | 75 | 22 | 7 | W 5 | |
| 30 | Sat, Mar 10, 2001 | REG | @ | California | Pac-10 | W | 78 | 76 | 23 | 7 | W 6 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Fri, Mar 16, 2001 | NCAA | N | Eastern Illinois | OVC | W | 101 | 76 | 24 | 7 | W 7 | |
| 32 | Sun, Mar 18, 2001 | NCAA | N | Butler | MW Coll | W | 73 | 52 | 25 | 7 | W 8 | |
| 33 | Fri, Mar 23, 2001 | NCAA | N | Mississippi | SEC | W | 66 | 56 | 26 | 7 | W 9 | |
| 34 | Sun, Mar 25, 2001 | NCAA | N | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 87 | 81 | 27 | 7 | W 10 | |
| 35 | Sat, Mar 31, 2001 | NCAA | N | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 80 | 61 | 28 | 7 | W 11 | |
| 36 | Mon, Apr 2, 2001 | NCAA | N | Duke | ACC | L | 72 | 82 | 28 | 8 | L 1 |