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2002-03 Xavier Musketeers Men's Schedule and Results

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Record: 26-6 (15-1, 1st in A-10 MBB West)

Rank: 12th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Thad Matta

PS/G: 77.6 (31st of 327)

PA/G: 66.1 (75th of 327)

SRS: 16.08 (20th of 325)

SOS: 4.62 (83rd of 325)

NCAA Tournament: (#3 seed in South)
Won South First Round (71-59) versus #14 Troy
Lost South Second Round (77-64) versus #6 Maryland

A-10 Reg Season Champ

AP Poll Summary

2002-03 Season AP Poll summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	Pre	11/18	11/25	12/2	12/9	12/16	12/23	12/30	1/6	1/13	1/20	1/27	2/3	2/10	2/17	2/24	3/3	3/10	Final
Xavier	10	11	16	16	13	21	21	19	21	-	-	-	20	18	14	13	11	10	12

Schedule and Results

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Mon, Nov 18, 2002	REG		Saint Peter's	MAAC	-7.52	W	87	48		1	0	W 1	Cintas Center
2	Wed, Nov 20, 2002	REG	@	Stanford	Pac-10	13.25	L	62	63		1	1	L 1	Maples Pavilion
3	Sun, Nov 24, 2002	REG		Florida A&M	MEAC	-10.58	W	93	64		2	1	W 1	Cintas Center
4	Tue, Dec 3, 2002	REG		Purdue	Big Ten	15.95	W	74	59		3	1	W 2	Cintas Center
5	Sat, Dec 7, 2002	REG	@	Cincinnati	CUSA	12.90	W	50	44		4	1	W 3	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center
6	Mon, Dec 9, 2002	REG		Miami (OH)	MAC	1.83	W	68	58		5	1	W 4	Cintas Center
7	Sat, Dec 14, 2002	REG	N	Mississippi State (24)	SEC	17.65	L	61	71		5	2	L 1	Madison Square Garden (IV)
8	Fri, Dec 20, 2002	REG		Ball State	MAC	-0.57	W	87	58		6	2	W 1	Cintas Center
9	Mon, Dec 23, 2002	REG	@	Siena	MAAC	2.69	W	96	88		7	2	W 2	Pepsi Arena
10	Sat, Dec 28, 2002	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	-10.98	W	84	60		8	2	W 3	Cintas Center
11	Tue, Dec 31, 2002	REG		Creighton (15)	MVC	15.32	W	75	73		9	2	W 4	Cintas Center
12	Sat, Jan 4, 2003	REG	@	Alabama (1)	SEC	13.36	L	58	65		9	3	L 1	Coleman Coliseum
13	Tue, Jan 7, 2003	REG		Richmond	A-10	6.19	L	59	67		9	4	L 2	Cintas Center
14	Sat, Jan 11, 2003	REG		St. Bonaventure	A-10	5.75	W	99	83		10	4	W 1	Cintas Center
15	Tue, Jan 14, 2003	REG		La Salle	A-10	0.06	W	80	47		11	4	W 2	Cintas Center
16	Sat, Jan 18, 2003	REG	@	Massachusetts	A-10	-1.98	W	86	73		12	4	W 3	Mullins Center
17	Tue, Jan 21, 2003	REG		Duquesne	A-10	-4.38	W	93	58		13	4	W 4	Cintas Center
18	Sat, Jan 25, 2003	REG	@	Fordham	A-10	-9.47	W	75	61		14	4	W 5	Rose Hill Gymnasium
19	Sat, Feb 1, 2003	REG	@	Richmond	A-10	6.19	W	66	52		15	4	W 6	Robins Center
20	Tue, Feb 4, 2003	REG	@	George Washington	A-10	2.82	W	80	68		16	4	W 7	Charles E. Smith Center
21	Sat, Feb 8, 2003	REG		Dayton	A-10	11.00	W	85	77		17	4	W 8	Cintas Center
22	Sat, Feb 15, 2003	REG		Rhode Island	A-10	3.51	W	93	70		18	4	W 9	Cintas Center
23	Wed, Feb 19, 2003	REG	@	La Salle	A-10	0.06	W	93	71		19	4	W 10	Tom Gola Arena
24	Sat, Feb 22, 2003	REG	@	Dayton (25)	A-10	11.00	W	73	72		20	4	W 11	University of Dayton Arena
25	Wed, Feb 26, 2003	REG	@	Duquesne	A-10	-4.38	W	80	78	OT	21	4	W 12	A.J. Palumbo Center
26	Sat, Mar 1, 2003	REG		George Washington	A-10	2.82	W	71	70		22	4	W 13	Cintas Center
27	Wed, Mar 5, 2003	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	A-10	14.61	W	88	80	OT	23	4	W 14	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
28	Sat, Mar 8, 2003	REG		Temple	A-10	7.16	W	96	65		24	4	W 15	Cintas Center
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
29	Thu, Mar 13, 2003	CTOURN	N	George Washington	A-10	2.82	W	78	73		25	4	W 16	University of Dayton Arena
30	Fri, Mar 14, 2003	CTOURN	N	Temple	A-10	7.16	L	57	63		25	5	L 1	University of Dayton Arena
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
31	Fri, Mar 21, 2003	NCAA	N	Troy	A-Sun	2.86	W	71	59		26	5	W 1	Bridgestone Arena
32	Sun, Mar 23, 2003	NCAA	N	Maryland (17)	ACC	20.56	L	64	77		26	6	L 1	Bridgestone Arena