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2001-02 Illinois Fighting Illini Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-9 (11-5, 2nd in Big Ten MBB)

Rank: 13th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Bill Self

PS/G: 77.4 (51st of 321)

PA/G: 67.7 (95th of 321)

SRS: 19.20 (8th of 321)

SOS: 9.94 (11th of 321)

NCAA Tournament: (#4 seed in Midwest)
Won Midwest First Round (93-64) versus #13 San Diego State
Won Midwest Second Round (72-60) versus #12 Creighton
Lost Midwest Regional Semifinal (73-69) versus #1 Kansas

Big Ten Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

2001-02 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	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	Final
Illinois	3	2	2	5	10	9	7	7	9	11	9	12	21	18	16	15	10	13

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Fri, Nov 16, 2001	REG		Gonzaga	WCC	13.90	W	76	58		1	0	W 1	Assembly Hall
2	Mon, Nov 19, 2001	REG		Eastern Illinois	OVC	-8.06	W	93	53		2	0	W 2	Assembly Hall
3	Thu, Nov 22, 2001	REG	N	Pennsylvania	Ivy	7.96	W	78	71		3	0	W 3	Valley High School
4	Fri, Nov 23, 2001	REG	N	Georgia Tech	ACC	8.47	W	105	66		4	0	W 4	Valley High School
5	Sat, Nov 24, 2001	REG	N	Southern Illinois	MVC	9.77	W	75	72		5	0	W 5	Valley High School
6	Tue, Nov 27, 2001	REG	@	Maryland (5)	ACC	23.46	L	63	76		5	1	L 1	Cole Fieldhouse
7	Sat, Dec 1, 2001	REG		Texas A&M-Corpus Christi			W	80	56		6	1	W 1	Assembly Hall
8	Tue, Dec 4, 2001	REG	@	Arizona (7)	Pac-10	16.91	L	82	87		6	2	L 1	McKale Center
9	Sat, Dec 8, 2001	REG	N	Arkansas	SEC	12.27	W	94	91		7	2	W 1	United Center
10	Sun, Dec 16, 2001	REG		Western Illinois	Mid-Cont	-7.45	W	98	62		8	2	W 2	Assembly Hall
11	Tue, Dec 18, 2001	REG		Illinois State	MVC	0.73	W	87	73		9	2	W 3	Assembly Hall
12	Sat, Dec 22, 2001	REG	N	Missouri (8)	Big 12	14.22	W	72	61		10	2	W 4	Savvis Center
13	Sat, Dec 29, 2001	REG		Loyola (IL)	Horizon	0.47	W	87	72		11	2	W 5	Assembly Hall
14	Wed, Jan 2, 2002	REG		Minnesota	Big Ten	12.83	W	76	53		12	2	W 6	Assembly Hall
15	Sat, Jan 5, 2002	REG	@	Wisconsin	Big Ten	10.10	L	66	72		12	3	L 1	Kohl Center
16	Wed, Jan 9, 2002	REG	@	Purdue	Big Ten	8.26	L	75	84		12	4	L 2	Mackey Arena
17	Sat, Jan 12, 2002	REG		Michigan	Big Ten	3.54	W	94	70		13	4	W 1	Assembly Hall
18	Tue, Jan 15, 2002	REG		Iowa (17)	Big Ten	12.39	W	77	66		14	4	W 2	Assembly Hall
19	Wed, Jan 23, 2002	REG		Wisconsin	Big Ten	10.10	W	80	48		15	4	W 3	Assembly Hall
20	Sat, Jan 26, 2002	REG	@	Indiana	Big Ten	19.19	L	57	88		15	5	L 1	Assembly Hall
21	Tue, Jan 29, 2002	REG	@	Ohio State (25)	Big Ten	16.14	L	67	78		15	6	L 2	Value City Arena
22	Sun, Feb 3, 2002	REG		Michigan State	Big Ten	14.91	L	61	67		15	7	L 3	Assembly Hall
23	Thu, Feb 7, 2002	REG	@	Michigan	Big Ten	3.54	W	68	60		16	7	W 1	Crisler Arena
24	Sat, Feb 9, 2002	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	8.26	W	69	67		17	7	W 2	Assembly Hall
25	Tue, Feb 12, 2002	REG	@	Michigan State	Big Ten	14.91	W	63	61		18	7	W 3	Breslin Student Events Center
26	Sat, Feb 16, 2002	REG	@	Seton Hall	Big East	5.93	W	75	65		19	7	W 4	Continental Airlines Arena
27	Wed, Feb 20, 2002	REG		Penn State	Big Ten	-1.88	W	83	56		20	7	W 5	Assembly Hall
28	Sat, Feb 23, 2002	REG	@	Northwestern	Big Ten	5.58	W	56	41		21	7	W 6	Welsh-Ryan Arena
29	Tue, Feb 26, 2002	REG		Indiana (25)	Big Ten	19.19	W	70	62		22	7	W 7	Assembly Hall
30	Sun, Mar 3, 2002	REG	@	Minnesota	Big Ten	12.83	W	67	66		23	7	W 8	Williams Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 8, 2002	CTOURN	N	Minnesota	Big Ten	12.83	W	92	76		24	7	W 9	Conseco Fieldhouse
32	Sat, Mar 9, 2002	CTOURN	N	Ohio State (21)	Big Ten	16.14	L	88	94		24	8	L 1	Conseco Fieldhouse
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
33	Fri, Mar 15, 2002	NCAA	N	San Diego State	MWC	7.69	W	93	64		25	8	W 1	United Center
34	Sun, Mar 17, 2002	NCAA	N	Creighton	MVC	8.39	W	72	60		26	8	W 2	United Center
35	Fri, Mar 22, 2002	NCAA	N	Kansas (2)	Big 12	24.38	L	69	73		26	9	L 1	Kohl Center