Date time, TV |
Rank# |
Opponent# |
Result |
Record |
Site (attendance) city, state |
Non-conference regular season |
November 25, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 17 |
vs. Arizona State Maui Invitational |
W 82–65 |
1–0
|
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
November 26, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 15 |
vs. Virginia Maui Invitational |
L 61–75 |
1–1
|
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
November 27, 2002* 6:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 15 |
vs. No. 20 Gonzaga Maui Invitational |
W 80–72 |
2–1
|
Lahaina Civic Center (2,500) Maui, HI |
December 3, 2002* 8:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 18 |
High Point |
W 84–64 |
3–1
|
Rupp Arena (17,038) Lexington, KY |
December 7, 2002* 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 18 |
at No. 12 North Carolina |
W 98–81 |
4–1
|
Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, NC |
December 10, 2002* 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 12 |
at Tulane |
W 76–60 |
5–1
|
New Orleans Arena (5,216) New Orleans, LA |
December 14, 2002* 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 12 |
No. 21 Michigan State |
L 67–71 |
5–2
|
Rupp Arena (23,145) Lexington, KY |
December 21, 2002* 5:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 |
vs. No. 6 Indiana |
W 70–64 |
6–2
|
Freedom Hall (20,053) Louisville, KY |
December 28, 2002* 12:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 14 |
at Louisville |
L 63–81 |
6–3
|
Freedom Hall (20,061) Louisville, KY |
December 30, 2002* 8:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 14 |
Tennessee State |
W 115–87 |
7–3
|
Rupp Arena (22,052) Lexington, KY |
January 2, 2003* 7:30 pm, UKTV |
No. 20 |
Alcorn State |
W 94–63 |
8–3
|
Rupp Arena (20,000) Lexington, KY |
January 4, 2003* 4:00 pm, UKTV |
No. 20 |
vs. Ohio |
W 83–75 |
9–3
|
US Bank Arena (14,506) Cincinnati, OH |
Conference regular season |
January 8, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 18 |
at Tennessee |
W 74–71 |
10–3 (1–0) |
Thompson-Boling Arena (17,273) Knoxville, TN |
January 11, 2003 7:00 pm, FSS |
No. 18 |
South Carolina |
W 62–55 |
11–3 (2–0) |
Rupp Arena (23,510) Lexington, KY |
January 14, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 16 |
at Vanderbilt |
W 74–52 |
12–3 (3–0) |
Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, TN |
January 18, 2003* 2:00 pm, CBS |
No. 16 |
No. 10 Notre Dame |
W 88–73 |
13–3
|
Rupp Arena (22,778) Lexington, KY |
January 22, 2003 7:00 pm, FSS |
No. 8 |
No. 24 Auburn |
W 67–51 |
14–3 (4–0) |
Rupp Arena (21,554) Lexington, KY |
January 25, 2003 8:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 8 |
at No. 15 Alabama |
W 63–46 |
15–3 (5–0) |
Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL |
February 1, 2003 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 7 |
at South Carolina |
W 87–69 |
16–3 (6–0) |
Carolina Center (14,922) Columbia, SC |
February 4, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 6 |
No. 1 Florida |
W 70–55 |
17–3 (7–0) |
Rupp Arena (24,459) Lexington, KY |
February 8, 2003 3:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 6 |
at Ole Miss |
W 80–62 |
18–3 (8–0) |
Tad Smith Coliseum (8,878) Oxford, MS |
February 11, 2003 9:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 3 |
No. 20 Georgia |
W 87–67 |
19–3 (9–0) |
Rupp Arena (23,165) Lexington, KY |
February 15, 2003 1:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 3 |
LSU |
W 68–57 |
20–3 (10–0) |
Rupp Arena (22,483) Lexington, KY |
February 23, 2003 2:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 3 |
at Arkansas |
W 66–50 |
21–3 (11–0) |
Bud Walton Arena (18,813) Fayetteville, AR |
February 23, 2003 2:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 |
No. 19 Mississippi State |
W 70–62 |
22–3 (12–0) |
Rupp Arena (23,203) Lexington, KY |
February 26, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 2 |
Tennessee |
W 80–68 |
23–3 (13–0) |
Rupp Arena (23,078) Lexington, KY |
March 2, 2003 4:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 |
at No. 21 Georgia |
W 74–66 |
24–3 (14–0) |
Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
March 5, 2003 8:00 pm, JP Sports |
No. 2 |
Vanderbilt Senior Night |
W 106–44 |
25–3 (15–0) |
Rupp Arena (23,061) Lexington, KY |
March 8, 2003 2:00 pm, CBS |
No. 2 |
at No. 3 Florida |
W 69–67 |
26–3 (16–0) |
O'Connell Center (12,581) Gainesville, FL |
2003 SEC Tournament |
March 14, 2003 3:15 pm, JP Sports |
(E1) No. 2 |
vs. (E5) Vanderbilt Quarterfinals |
W 81–63 |
27–3
|
Louisiana Superdome (18,510) New Orleans, LA |
March 15, 2003 3:15 pm, JP Sports |
(E1) No. 2 |
vs. (W2) Auburn Semifinals |
W 78–58 |
28–3
|
Louisiana Superdome (21,427) New Orleans, LA |
March 16, 2003 1:00 pm, CBS |
(E1) No. 2 |
vs. (W1) Mississippi State Championship Game |
W 64–57 |
29–3
|
Louisiana Superdome (22,054) New Orleans, LA |
2003 NCAA Tournament |
March 21, 2003 1:05 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 1 |
vs. (16 MW) IUPUI First Round |
W 95–64 |
30–3
|
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN |
March 23, 2003 1:05 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 1 |
vs. (9 MW) Utah Second Round |
W 74–54 |
31–3
|
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,484) Nashville, TN |
March 27, 2003 7:15 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 1 |
vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Sweet Sixteen |
W 63–57 |
32–3
|
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,168) Minneapolis, MN |
March 29, 2003 3:05 pm, CBS |
(1 MW) No. 1 |
vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette Elite Eight |
L 69–83 |
32–4
|
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,383) Minneapolis, MN |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |