Illinois 2003–04
Coach: Bruce Weber (26-7)
Big Ten Conference
26-7
overall
22-5
regular season
13-3
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (33)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003-11-22 | #13 Illinois | Western Illinois | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 94–66 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 2 | 2003-11-26 | #12 Illinois | Mercer | ASUN | Home | W | 93–61 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 3 | 2003-11-29 | #12 Illinois | Temple | A10 | Away | W | 75–60 | Regular | Liacouras Center |
| 4 | 2003-12-02 | #11 Illinois | #10 North Carolina | ACC | Neutral | L | 81–88 | Regular | First Horizon Coliseum |
| 5 | 2003-12-06 | #11 Illinois | Arkansas | SEC | Neutral | W | 84–61 | Regular | United Center |
| 6 | 2003-12-09 | #14 Illinois | Providence | Big East | Neutral | L | 51–70 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 7 | 2003-12-11 | #14 Illinois | Maryland-Eastern Shore | MEAC | Home | W | 85–43 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 8 | 2003-12-13 | #14 Illinois | Memphis | CUSA | Home | W | 74–64 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 9 | 2003-12-23 | #21 Illinois | #11 Missouri | B12 | Neutral | W | 71–70 | Regular | Enterprise Center |
| 10 | 2003-12-30 | #21 Illinois | Illinois-Chicago | Horizon | Neutral | W | 75–60 | Regular | United Center |
| 11 | 2004-01-03 | #20 Illinois | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 80–73 OT | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 12 | 2004-01-07 | #19 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Home | W | 85–63 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 13 | 2004-01-10 | #19 Illinois | #24 Purdue | B10 | Home | L | 54–58 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 14 | 2004-01-14 | #25 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Away | L | 60–70 | Regular | Welsh–Ryan Arena |
| 15 | 2004-01-17 | #25 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Home | W | 88–82 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 16 | 2004-01-21 | #25 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Home | W | 80–37 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 17 | 2004-01-24 | #25 Illinois | #21 Wisconsin | B10 | Away | L | 56–76 | Regular | Kohl Center |
| 18 | 2004-01-31 | #25 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Home | W | 67–52 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 19 | 2004-02-03 | #25 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Away | W | 51–49 | Regular | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |
| 20 | 2004-02-08 | #25 Illinois | Minnesota | B10 | Away | W | 79–69 | Regular | Williams Arena |
| 21 | 2004-02-10 | #25 Illinois | Michigan State | B10 | Home | W | 75–51 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 22 | 2004-02-18 | #25 Illinois | #12 Wisconsin | B10 | Home | W | 65–57 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 23 | 2004-02-21 | #25 Illinois | Penn State | B10 | Away | W | 66–58 | Regular | Bryce Jordan Center |
| 24 | 2004-02-25 | #23 Illinois | Iowa | B10 | Away | W | 78–59 | Regular | Carver-Hawkeye Arena |
| 25 | 2004-02-28 | #23 Illinois | Northwestern | B10 | Home | W | 66–56 | Regular | State Farm Center |
| 26 | 2004-03-03 | #18 Illinois | Purdue | B10 | Away | W | 81–79 OT | Regular | Mackey Arena |
| 27 | 2004-03-07 | #18 Illinois | Ohio State | B10 | Away | W | 64–63 | Regular | Value City Arena |
| 28 | 2004-03-12 | #12 Illinois | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 71–59 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 29 | 2004-03-13 | #12 Illinois | Michigan | B10 | Neutral | W | 74–60 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 30 | 2004-03-14 | #12 Illinois | #10 Wisconsin | B10 | Neutral | L | 53–70 | Conf. Tourn. | Gainbridge Fieldhouse |
| 31 | 2004-03-19 | #13 Illinois | Murray State | OVC | Neutral | W | 72–53 | NCAA | Nationwide Arena |
| 32 | 2004-03-21 | #13 Illinois | #11 Cincinnati | CUSA | Neutral | W | 92–68 | NCAA | Nationwide Arena |
| 33 | 2004-03-26 | #13 Illinois | #6 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 62–72 | NCAA | Georgia Dome |