Butler 2002–03
Coach: Todd Lickliter (27-6)
Horizon League
27-6
overall
24-4
regular season
14-2
in conference
Games (33)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-11-22 | Butler | Purdue Fort Wayne | Independent | Away | W | 69–53 | Regular | Hilliard Gates Sports Center |
| 2 | 2002-11-26 | Butler | Wayne State (MI) | - | Home | W | 60–37 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 3 | 2002-11-30 | Butler | Ball State | MAC | Home | W | 71–45 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 4 | 2002-12-05 | Butler | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | Away | W | 65–45 | Regular | Hulman Center |
| 5 | 2002-12-07 | Butler | Evansville | Missouri Valley | Away | W | 77–64 | Regular | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| 6 | 2002-12-10 | Butler | Bradley | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 75–70 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 7 | 2002-12-14 | Butler | Miami (OH) | MAC | Away | W | 59–42 | Regular | Millett Hall |
| 8 | 2002-12-21 | Butler | Saint Louis | CUSA | Home | W | 68–46 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 9 | 2002-12-28 | Butler | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | Independent | Neutral | W | 67–48 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 10 | 2002-12-29 | Butler | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Neutral | W | 63–60 | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 11 | 2002-12-30 | Butler | Hawaii | WAC | Away | L | 78–81 OT | Regular | Stan Sheriff Center |
| 12 | 2003-01-04 | Butler | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | Away | W | 68–65 | Regular | Credit Union 1 Arena |
| 13 | 2003-01-09 | Butler | Loyola (IL) | Horizon | Home | W | 81–74 OT | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 14 | 2003-01-11 | Butler | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 76–68 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 15 | 2003-01-16 | Butler | Wright State | Horizon | Away | W | 81–70 | Regular | Nutter Center |
| 16 | 2003-01-18 | Butler | Youngstown State | Horizon | Home | W | 64–60 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 17 | 2003-01-23 | Butler | Milwaukee | Horizon | Away | L | 65–69 | Regular | Klotsche Center |
| 18 | 2003-01-25 | Butler | Green Bay | Horizon | Away | W | 68–53 | Regular | Resch Center |
| 19 | 2003-01-30 | Butler | #5 Duke | ACC | Away | L | 60–80 | Regular | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| 20 | 2003-02-01 | Butler | Cleveland State | Horizon | Home | W | 73–57 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 21 | 2003-02-08 | Butler | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | Home | W | 61–47 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 22 | 2003-02-13 | Butler | Loyola (IL) | Horizon | Away | L | 63–73 | Regular | Joseph J. Gentile Arena |
| 23 | 2003-02-15 | Butler | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Away | W | 66–63 | Regular | Calihan Hall |
| 24 | 2003-02-20 | Butler | Wright State | Horizon | Home | W | 79–64 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 25 | 2003-02-22 | Butler | Youngstown State | Horizon | Away | W | 69–60 | Regular | Beeghly Center |
| 26 | 2003-02-24 | Butler | Cleveland State | Horizon | Away | W | 79–75 2OT | Regular | Wolstein Center |
| 27 | 2003-02-27 | Butler | Green Bay | Horizon | Home | W | 58–37 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 28 | 2003-03-01 | Butler | Milwaukee | Horizon | Home | W | 76–74 | Regular | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 29 | 2003-03-08 | Butler | Detroit Mercy | Horizon | Home | W | 58–55 | Conf. Tourn. | Hinkle Fieldhouse |
| 30 | 2003-03-11 | Butler | Milwaukee | Horizon | Away | L | 52–69 | Conf. Tourn. | UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena |
| 31 | 2003-03-21 | Butler | #20 Mississippi State | SEC | Neutral | W | 47–46 | NCAA | Legacy Arena |
| 32 | 2003-03-23 | Butler | #14 Louisville | CUSA | Neutral | W | 79–71 | NCAA | Legacy Arena |
| 33 | 2003-03-28 | Butler | #3 Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | L | 54–65 | NCAA | MVP Arena |