Overall: 22-8, .733 W-L% (32nd of 273)
Conference: 13-5, 1st in SEC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Joe B. Hall (22-8)
PS/G: 73.2 (44th of 273) ▪ PA/G: 66.6 (121st of 273)
SRS: 12.55 (21st of 273) ▪ SOS: 5.95 (35th of 273)
NCAA Tournament: (#6 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast First Round (50-44) versus #11 Middle Tennessee
| Pre | 12/1 | 12/8 | 12/15 | 12/22 | 12/29 | 1/5 | 1/12 | 1/19 | 1/26 | 2/2 | 2/9 | 2/16 | 2/23 | 3/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1981 | REG | Akron | OVC | W | 83 | 64 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Dec 5, 1981 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 78 | 62 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Tue, Dec 8, 1981 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 85 | 69 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Dec 12, 1981 | REG | @ | Kansas | Big 8 | W | 77 | 74 | OT | 4 | 0 | W 4 |
| 5 | Fri, Dec 18, 1981 | REG | Jacksonville | Sun Belt | W | 107 | 91 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 19, 1981 | REG | Seton Hall | Big East | W | 94 | 78 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Sat, Dec 26, 1981 | REG | N | North Carolina | ACC | L | 69 | 82 | 6 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 8 | Tue, Dec 29, 1981 | REG | N | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 34 | 28 | OT | 7 | 1 | W 1 |
| 9 | Sat, Jan 2, 1982 | REG | @ | Georgia | SEC | W | 68 | 66 | 8 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 6, 1982 | REG | Auburn | SEC | W | 83 | 71 | 9 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 9, 1982 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | L | 66 | 70 | 9 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 12 | Wed, Jan 13, 1982 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | L | 65 | 67 | 9 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 16, 1982 | REG | Alabama | SEC | W | 86 | 69 | 10 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 20, 1982 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | W | 91 | 76 | 11 | 3 | W 2 | |
| 15 | Sat, Jan 23, 1982 | REG | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 67 | 58 | 12 | 3 | W 3 | ||
| 16 | Mon, Jan 25, 1982 | REG | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 76 | 65 | 13 | 3 | W 4 | ||
| 17 | Wed, Jan 27, 1982 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | L | 51 | 56 | 13 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 30, 1982 | REG | Georgia | SEC | W | 82 | 73 | 14 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 19 | Wed, Feb 3, 1982 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | L | 81 | 83 | OT | 14 | 5 | L 1 |
| 20 | Sat, Feb 6, 1982 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | W | 77 | 67 | 15 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 21 | Wed, Feb 10, 1982 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 56 | 49 | 16 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 22 | Sat, Feb 13, 1982 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | W | 72 | 62 | 17 | 5 | W 3 | |
| 23 | Wed, Feb 17, 1982 | REG | Florida | SEC | W | 84 | 78 | 18 | 5 | W 4 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 20, 1982 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 73 | 69 | 19 | 5 | W 5 | |
| 25 | Wed, Feb 24, 1982 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 71 | 54 | 20 | 5 | W 6 | ||
| 26 | Sat, Feb 27, 1982 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | L | 78 | 94 | 20 | 6 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 27 | Thu, Mar 4, 1982 | CTOURN | Auburn | SEC | W | 89 | 66 | 21 | 6 | W 1 | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 5, 1982 | CTOURN | Mississippi | SEC | W | 62 | 58 | 22 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 29 | Sat, Mar 6, 1982 | CTOURN | Alabama | SEC | L | 46 | 48 | 22 | 7 | L 1 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Thu, Mar 11, 1982 | NCAA | N | Middle Tennessee | OVC | L | 44 | 50 | 22 | 8 | L 2 |