Overall: 28-3, .903 W-L% (2nd of 274)
Conference: 15-1, 1st in PCAA (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jerry Tarkanian (28-3)
PS/G: 79.0 (20th of 274) ▪ PA/G: 69.4 (143rd of 274)
SRS: 12.90 (20th of 274) ▪ SOS: 3.28 (75th of 274)
NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in West)
Lost West Second Round (71-70) versus #6 North Carolina State
| Pre | 11/30 | 12/7 | 12/14 | 12/21 | 12/28 | 1/4 | 1/11 | 1/18 | 1/25 | 2/1 | 2/8 | 2/15 | 2/22 | 3/1 | 3/8 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 27, 1982 | REG | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 65 | 54 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Tue, Nov 30, 1982 | REG | @ | Nevada | Big Sky | W | 85 | 84 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Fri, Dec 3, 1982 | REG | @ | Duquesne | A-10 | W | 67 | 54 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Mon, Dec 6, 1982 | REG | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 88 | 70 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Thu, Dec 9, 1982 | REG | Nevada | Big Sky | W | 85 | 75 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Tue, Dec 21, 1982 | REG | Long Island University | ECACM | W | 101 | 78 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Dec 22, 1982 | REG | Baylor | SWC | W | 77 | 65 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Tue, Dec 28, 1982 | REG | Wagner | ECACM | W | 120 | 70 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | ||
| 9 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | W | 70 | 54 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | ||
| 10 | Sat, Jan 1, 1983 | REG | Utah | WAC | W | 71 | 68 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | REG | @ | Utah State | PCAA | W | 89 | 77 | 11 | 0 | W 11 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | REG | N | California-Irvine | PCAA | W | 68 | 64 | 12 | 0 | W 12 | |
| 13 | Thu, Jan 13, 1983 | REG | Pacific | PCAA | W | 86 | 63 | 13 | 0 | W 13 | ||
| 14 | Sat, Jan 15, 1983 | REG | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 56 | 48 | 14 | 0 | W 14 | ||
| 15 | Thu, Jan 20, 1983 | REG | Long Beach State | PCAA | W | 95 | 83 | 15 | 0 | W 15 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | REG | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | W | 76 | 71 | 16 | 0 | W 16 | ||
| 17 | Tue, Jan 25, 1983 | REG | @ | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | W | 77 | 73 | 17 | 0 | W 17 | |
| 18 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | REG | @ | Long Beach State | PCAA | W | 78 | 74 | 18 | 0 | W 18 | |
| 19 | Fri, Feb 4, 1983 | REG | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | W | 85 | 79 | 19 | 0 | W 19 | ||
| 20 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | REG | California-Irvine | PCAA | W | 70 | 68 | 20 | 0 | W 20 | ||
| 21 | Thu, Feb 10, 1983 | REG | @ | Pacific | PCAA | W | 79 | 62 | 21 | 0 | W 21 | |
| 22 | Sat, Feb 12, 1983 | REG | @ | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 66 | 59 | 22 | 0 | W 22 | |
| 23 | Fri, Feb 18, 1983 | REG | San Jose State | PCAA | W | 84 | 81 | 23 | 0 | W 23 | ||
| 24 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | REG | Utah State | PCAA | W | 111 | 78 | 24 | 0 | W 24 | ||
| 25 | Thu, Feb 24, 1983 | REG | @ | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | L | 78 | 86 | 24 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 26 | Sun, Feb 27, 1983 | REG | @ | West Virginia | A-10 | L | 78 | 87 | 24 | 2 | L 2 | |
| 27 | Thu, Mar 3, 1983 | REG | @ | San Jose State | PCAA | W | 67 | 61 | 25 | 2 | W 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 28 | Thu, Mar 10, 1983 | CTOURN | N | Pacific | PCAA | W | 74 | 67 | 26 | 2 | W 2 | |
| 29 | Fri, Mar 11, 1983 | CTOURN | N | Long Beach State | PCAA | W | 67 | 64 | 27 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 30 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | CTOURN | N | Fresno State | PCAA | W | 66 | 63 | OT | 28 | 2 | W 4 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 31 | Sun, Mar 20, 1983 | NCAA | N | North Carolina State | ACC | L | 70 | 71 | 28 | 3 | L 1 |