Overall: 21-13, .618 W-L% (86th of 325)
Conference: 8-8, 6th in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Mike Davis (21-13)
PS/G: 69.9 (173rd of 325) ▪ PA/G: 67.1 (99th of 325)
SRS: 12.63 (39th of 325) ▪ SOS: 9.81 (5th of 325)
NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (67-62) versus #10 Alabama
Lost Midwest Second Round (74-52) versus #2 Pittsburgh
| Pre | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/3 | 12/10 | 12/17 | 12/24 | 12/31 | 1/7 | 1/14 | 1/21 | 1/28 | 2/4 | 2/11 | 2/18 | 2/25 | 3/4 | 3/11 | Final |
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| 21 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 19 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mon, Nov 25, 2002 | REG | N | Massachusetts | A-10 | W | 84 | 71 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Nov 26, 2002 | REG | N | Gonzaga | WCC | W | 76 | 75 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Wed, Nov 27, 2002 | REG | N | Virginia | ACC | W | 70 | 63 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sun, Dec 1, 2002 | REG | North Texas | Sun Belt | W | 84 | 58 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Tue, Dec 3, 2002 | REG | N | Maryland | ACC | W | 80 | 74 | OT | 5 | 0 | W 5 |
| 6 | Sat, Dec 7, 2002 | REG | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | W | 91 | 62 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 9, 2002 | REG | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 73 | 56 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 14, 2002 | REG | N | Purdue | Big Ten | W | 66 | 63 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 21, 2002 | REG | N | Kentucky | SEC | L | 64 | 70 | 8 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 10 | Sat, Dec 28, 2002 | REG | @ | Temple | A-10 | L | 64 | 71 | 8 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 11 | Tue, Dec 31, 2002 | REG | @ | Ball State | MAC | W | 76 | 62 | 9 | 2 | W 1 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 4, 2003 | REG | Charlotte | CUSA | W | 70 | 60 | 10 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 8, 2003 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 78 | 65 | 11 | 2 | W 3 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 2003 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 69 | 81 | 11 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 15, 2003 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 71 | 57 | 12 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 18, 2003 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 74 | 66 | 13 | 3 | W 2 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Jan 21, 2003 | REG | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 69 | 51 | 14 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 18 | Sat, Jan 25, 2003 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 47 | 69 | 14 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 19 | Tue, Jan 28, 2003 | REG | @ | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 54 | 61 | 14 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 1, 2003 | REG | @ | Louisville | CUSA | L | 76 | 95 | 14 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 21 | Wed, Feb 5, 2003 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | L | 61 | 74 | 14 | 7 | L 4 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 8, 2003 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | L | 62 | 67 | OT | 14 | 8 | L 5 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 12, 2003 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 63 | 49 | 15 | 8 | W 1 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 15, 2003 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | L | 59 | 71 | 15 | 9 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 19, 2003 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 79 | 63 | 16 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Tue, Feb 25, 2003 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 54 | 80 | 16 | 10 | L 1 | |
| 27 | Sat, Mar 1, 2003 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 91 | 88 | OT | 17 | 10 | W 1 | |
| 28 | Tue, Mar 4, 2003 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 74 | 70 | 18 | 10 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Mar 8, 2003 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 66 | 74 | 18 | 11 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Thu, Mar 13, 2003 | CTOURN | N | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 77 | 49 | 19 | 11 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Fri, Mar 14, 2003 | CTOURN | N | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 63 | 56 | 20 | 11 | W 2 | |
| 32 | Sat, Mar 15, 2003 | CTOURN | N | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 72 | 73 | 20 | 12 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 33 | Fri, Mar 21, 2003 | NCAA | N | Alabama | SEC | W | 67 | 62 | 21 | 12 | W 1 | |
| 34 | Sun, Mar 23, 2003 | NCAA | N | Pittsburgh | Big East | L | 52 | 74 | 21 | 13 | L 1 |