Illinois 2001–02
Coach: Bill Self (26-9)
Big Ten Conference
26-9
overall
23-7
regular season
11-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-11-16 | #3 Illinois | Gonzaga | WCC | Home | W | 76–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2001-11-19 | #2 Illinois | Eastern Illinois | OVC | Home | W | 93–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2001-11-22 | #2 Illinois | Pennsylvania | Ivy | Neutral | W | 78–71 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 4 | 2001-11-23 | #2 Illinois | Georgia Tech | ACC | Neutral | W | 105–66 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 5 | 2001-11-24 | #2 Illinois | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 75–72 | Regular | Valley High School |
| 6 | 2001-11-27 | #2 Illinois | #5 Maryland | ACC | Away | L | 63–76 | Regular | Jones-Hill House |
| 7 | 2001-12-01 | #2 Illinois | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | - | Home | W | 80–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2001-12-04 | #5 Illinois | #7 Arizona Wildcats | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 82–87 | Regular | McKale Center |
| 9 | 2001-12-08 | #5 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 94–91 | Regular | United Center |
| 10 | 2001-12-16 | #10 Illinois | Western Illinois | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 98–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2001-12-18 | #9 Illinois | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 87–73 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2001-12-22 | #9 Illinois | #8 Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 72–61 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 13 | 2001-12-29 | #7 Illinois | Loyola (IL) | Horizon | Home | W | 87–72 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2002-01-02 | #7 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 76–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 15 | 2002-01-05 | #7 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 66–72 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 16 | 2002-01-09 | #9 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 75–84 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 17 | 2002-01-12 | #9 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 94–70 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 18 | 2002-01-15 | #11 Illinois | #17 Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 77–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2002-01-23 | #9 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 80–48 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 20 | 2002-01-26 | #9 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 57–88 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 21 | 2002-01-29 | #12 Illinois | #25 Ohio State | B10 | Away | L | 67–78 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 22 | 2002-02-03 | #12 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Home | L | 61–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2002-02-07 | #21 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 68–60 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 24 | 2002-02-09 | #21 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 69–67 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2002-02-12 | #18 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 63–61 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 26 | 2002-02-16 | #18 Illinois | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 75–65 | Regular | Meadowlands Arena |
| 27 | 2002-02-20 | #16 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 83–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 28 | 2002-02-23 | #16 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 56–41 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 29 | 2002-02-26 | #15 Illinois | #25 Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 70–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 30 | 2002-03-03 | #15 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 67–66 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 31 | 2002-03-08 | #10 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Neutral | W | 92–76 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 32 | 2002-03-09 | #10 Illinois | #21 Ohio State | B10 | Neutral | L | 88–94 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 33 | 2002-03-15 | #13 Illinois | San Diego State | Mountain West | Neutral | W | 93–64 | NCAA | United Center |
| 34 | 2002-03-17 | #13 Illinois | Creighton | Missouri Valley | Neutral | W | 72–60 | NCAA | United Center |
| 35 | 2002-03-22 | #13 Illinois | #2 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | L | 69–73 | NCAA | Kohl Center |