Overall: 24-8, .750 W-L% (32nd of 325)
Conference: 12-4, 1st in Big Ten (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bo Ryan (24-8)
PS/G: 70.3 (163rd of 325) ▪ PA/G: 59.3 (6th of 325)
SRS: 17.48 (14th of 325) ▪ SOS: 6.51 (61st of 325)
NCAA Tournament: (#5 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (81-74) versus #12 Weber State
Won Midwest Second Round (61-60) versus #13 Tulsa
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (63-57) versus #1 Kentucky
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 21 |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, Nov 15, 2002 | REG | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | W | 81 | 55 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sat, Nov 16, 2002 | REG | Northern Illinois | MAC | W | 84 | 56 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sat, Nov 23, 2002 | REG | Milwaukee | Horizon | W | 83 | 72 | 3 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sat, Nov 30, 2002 | REG | @ | Green Bay | Horizon | W | 69 | 52 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Wed, Dec 4, 2002 | REG | Wake Forest | ACC | L | 80 | 90 | 4 | 1 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 7, 2002 | REG | Nevada-Las Vegas | MWC | W | 91 | 74 | 5 | 1 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Wed, Dec 11, 2002 | REG | New Hampshire | AEC | W | 85 | 36 | 6 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 8 | Sat, Dec 14, 2002 | REG | @ | Marquette | CUSA | L | 54 | 63 | 6 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Sat, Dec 21, 2002 | REG | Texas Southern | SWAC | W | 81 | 58 | 7 | 2 | W 1 | ||
| 10 | Mon, Dec 23, 2002 | REG | Ohio | MAC | W | 75 | 51 | 8 | 2 | W 2 | ||
| 11 | Thu, Jan 2, 2003 | REG | @ | Temple | A-10 | W | 80 | 67 | 9 | 2 | W 3 | |
| 12 | Sat, Jan 4, 2003 | REG | Chicago State | Mid-Cont | W | 73 | 45 | 10 | 2 | W 4 | ||
| 13 | Wed, Jan 8, 2003 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | L | 65 | 66 | 10 | 3 | L 1 | |
| 14 | Sat, Jan 11, 2003 | REG | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | L | 63 | 69 | 10 | 4 | L 2 | |
| 15 | Wed, Jan 15, 2003 | REG | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 66 | 50 | 11 | 4 | W 1 | ||
| 16 | Sat, Jan 18, 2003 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 53 | 52 | 12 | 4 | W 2 | |
| 17 | Wed, Jan 22, 2003 | REG | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 74 | 61 | 13 | 4 | W 3 | ||
| 18 | Wed, Jan 29, 2003 | REG | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 69 | 50 | 14 | 4 | W 4 | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 1, 2003 | REG | Penn State | Big Ten | W | 86 | 55 | 15 | 4 | W 5 | ||
| 20 | Wed, Feb 5, 2003 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | L | 60 | 78 | 15 | 5 | L 1 | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 8, 2003 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | W | 74 | 59 | 16 | 5 | W 1 | |
| 22 | Tue, Feb 11, 2003 | REG | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 64 | 53 | 17 | 5 | W 2 | ||
| 23 | Sat, Feb 15, 2003 | REG | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 71 | 59 | 18 | 5 | W 3 | ||
| 24 | Wed, Feb 19, 2003 | REG | @ | Penn State | Big Ten | L | 57 | 58 | 18 | 6 | L 1 | |
| 25 | Sat, Feb 22, 2003 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | W | 61 | 53 | 19 | 6 | W 1 | |
| 26 | Wed, Feb 26, 2003 | REG | Michigan | Big Ten | W | 73 | 42 | 20 | 6 | W 2 | ||
| 27 | Sun, Mar 2, 2003 | REG | @ | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 69 | 61 | 21 | 6 | W 3 | |
| 28 | Wed, Mar 5, 2003 | REG | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 60 | 59 | 22 | 6 | W 4 | ||
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 29 | Fri, Mar 14, 2003 | CTOURN | N | Ohio State | Big Ten | L | 50 | 58 | 22 | 7 | L 1 | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | ||
| 30 | Thu, Mar 20, 2003 | NCAA | N | Weber State | Big Sky | W | 81 | 74 | 23 | 7 | W 1 | |
| 31 | Sat, Mar 22, 2003 | NCAA | N | Tulsa | WAC | W | 61 | 60 | 24 | 7 | W 2 | |
| 32 | Thu, Mar 27, 2003 | NCAA | N | Kentucky | SEC | L | 57 | 63 | 24 | 8 | L 1 |