Illinois 2002–03
Coach: Bill Self (25-7)
Big Ten Conference
25-7
overall
21-6
regular season
11-5
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (32)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-11-24 | Illinois | Lehigh | Patriot | Home | W | 90–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2002-11-27 | Illinois | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | SWAC | Home | W | 96–43 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2002-12-01 | Illinois | Western Illinois | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 85–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 4 | 2002-12-03 | #25 Illinois | #12 North Carolina | ACC | Home | W | 92–65 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 5 | 2002-12-07 | #25 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 62–58 | Regular | Simmons Bank Arena |
| 6 | 2002-12-10 | #15 Illinois | Eastern Illinois | OVC | Home | W | 80–68 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 7 | 2002-12-14 | #15 Illinois | Temple | A10 | Neutral | W | 70–54 | Regular | United Center |
| 8 | 2002-12-21 | #12 Illinois | #11 Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 85–70 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 9 | 2002-12-28 | #7 Illinois | Memphis | CUSA | Away | L | 74–77 | Regular | The Pyramid |
| 10 | 2002-12-30 | #11 Illinois | Coppin State | MEAC | Home | W | 63–37 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 11 | 2003-01-04 | #11 Illinois | Oakland | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 88–53 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2003-01-07 | #10 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 76–70 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 13 | 2003-01-11 | #10 Illinois | Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 69–63 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2003-01-15 | #8 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | L | 61–68 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 15 | 2003-01-18 | #8 Illinois | #18 Indiana | B10 | Away | L | 66–74 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 16 | 2003-01-22 | #18 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 75–62 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 17 | 2003-01-25 | #18 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 75–63 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 18 | 2003-01-29 | #13 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 67–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2003-02-02 | #13 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 20 | 2003-02-09 | #16 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 76–57 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 21 | 2003-02-15 | #14 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | L | 61–70 | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 22 | 2003-02-18 | #20 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 70–40 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2003-02-22 | #20 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 73–61 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 24 | 2003-02-25 | #18 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Home | W | 80–54 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 25 | 2003-03-01 | #18 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Away | W | 82–79 | Regular | Crisler Center |
| 26 | 2003-03-05 | #14 Illinois | #24 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 59–60 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 27 | 2003-03-09 | #14 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Home | W | 84–60 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 28 | 2003-03-14 | #13 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | W | 94–65 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 29 | 2003-03-15 | #13 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 73–72 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 30 | 2003-03-16 | #13 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Neutral | W | 72–59 | Conf. Tourn. | United Center |
| 31 | 2003-03-20 | #11 Illinois | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Neutral | W | 65–60 | NCAA | RCA Dome |
| 32 | 2003-03-22 | #11 Illinois | #22 Notre Dame | Big East | Neutral | L | 60–68 | NCAA | RCA Dome |