Overall: 19-12, .613 W-L% (98th of 274)
Conference: 11-7, 3rd in MVC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Nolan Richardson (19-12)
PS/G: 76.8 (34th of 274) ▪ PA/G: 74.6 (224th of 274)
SRS: 5.29 (69th of 274) ▪ SOS: 3.08 (83rd of 274)
| 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 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Dec 4, 1982 | REG | @ | Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 79 | 76 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Tue, Dec 7, 1982 | REG | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | L | 75 | 93 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 3 | Fri, Dec 17, 1982 | REG | N | North Carolina | ACC | W | 84 | 74 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 18, 1982 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | MW City | W | 63 | 56 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 29, 1982 | REG | N | Villanova | Big East | L | 68 | 75 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Thu, Dec 30, 1982 | REG | N | Florida State | Metro | L | 80 | 96 | 3 | 3 | L 2 | |
| 7 | Thu, Jan 6, 1983 | REG | Indiana State | MVC | W | 96 | 91 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Jan 8, 1983 | REG | @ | Drake | MVC | L | 73 | 87 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Thu, Jan 13, 1983 | REG | @ | Wichita State | MVC | L | 74 | 92 | 4 | 5 | L 2 | |
| 10 | Sat, Jan 22, 1983 | REG | @ | Bradley | MVC | L | 59 | 65 | 4 | 6 | L 3 | |
| 11 | Mon, Jan 24, 1983 | REG | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 55 | 61 | 4 | 7 | L 4 | |
| 12 | Thu, Jan 27, 1983 | REG | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 95 | 57 | 5 | 7 | W 1 | ||
| 13 | Sat, Jan 29, 1983 | REG | Creighton | MVC | W | 80 | 72 | 6 | 7 | W 2 | ||
| 14 | Mon, Jan 31, 1983 | REG | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 84 | 70 | 7 | 7 | W 3 | ||
| 15 | Wed, Feb 2, 1983 | REG | @ | Oral Roberts | MW City | W | 101 | 71 | 8 | 7 | W 4 | |
| 16 | Sat, Feb 5, 1983 | REG | @ | Indiana State | MVC | L | 86 | 100 | 8 | 8 | L 1 | |
| 17 | Mon, Feb 7, 1983 | REG | @ | Southern Illinois | MVC | W | 81 | 69 | 9 | 8 | W 1 | |
| 18 | Thu, Feb 10, 1983 | REG | Drake | MVC | W | 61 | 59 | 10 | 8 | W 2 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 12, 1983 | REG | Bradley | MVC | W | 64 | 62 | 11 | 8 | W 3 | ||
| 20 | Thu, Feb 17, 1983 | REG | @ | Creighton | MVC | W | 67 | 65 | 12 | 8 | W 4 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 19, 1983 | REG | Wichita State | MVC | L | 81 | 84 | 12 | 9 | L 1 | ||
| 22 | Thu, Feb 24, 1983 | REG | @ | West Texas A&M | MVC | W | 93 | 88 | 13 | 9 | W 1 | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 26, 1983 | REG | New Mexico State | MVC | W | 100 | 71 | 14 | 9 | W 2 | ||
| 24 | Mon, Feb 28, 1983 | REG | Illinois State | MVC | W | 61 | 59 | 15 | 9 | W 3 | ||
| 25 | Sat, Mar 5, 1983 | REG | @ | New Mexico State | MVC | L | 85 | 91 | 15 | 10 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 26 | Thu, Mar 10, 1983 | CTOURN | Indiana State | MVC | W | 108 | 84 | 16 | 10 | W 1 | ||
| 27 | Fri, Mar 11, 1983 | CTOURN | @ | New Mexico State | MVC | W | 49 | 48 | 17 | 10 | W 2 | |
| 28 | Sat, Mar 12, 1983 | CTOURN | @ | Illinois State | MVC | L | 64 | 84 | 17 | 11 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Wed, Mar 16, 1983 | NIT | Texas Christian | SWC | L | 62 | 64 | 17 | 12 | L 2 |