Kentucky 2001–02
Coach: Tubby Smith (22-10)
Southeastern Conference
22-10
overall
20-8
regular season
10-6
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (32)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001-11-15 | #4 Kentucky | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | Home | L | 52–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 2 | 2001-11-16 | #4 Kentucky | Marshall | MAC | Home | W | 90–73 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 3 | 2001-11-24 | #10 Kentucky | Morehead State | OVC | Home | W | 94–75 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 4 | 2001-11-28 | #13 Kentucky | Kent State | MAC | Neutral | W | 82–68 | Regular | Heritage Bank Center |
| 5 | 2001-12-05 | #11 Kentucky | Virginia Military Institute | SoCon | Home | W | 99–57 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 6 | 2001-12-08 | #11 Kentucky | North Carolina | ACC | Home | W | 79–59 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 7 | 2001-12-15 | #9 Kentucky | Kentucky State | - | Home | W | 118–63 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 8 | 2001-12-18 | #7 Kentucky | #1 Duke | ACC | Neutral | L | 92–95 OT | Regular | Meadowlands Arena |
| 9 | 2001-12-22 | #7 Kentucky | Indiana | B10 | Neutral | W | 66–52 | Regular | RCA Dome |
| 10 | 2001-12-29 | #6 Kentucky | Louisville | CUSA | Home | W | 82–62 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 11 | 2002-01-02 | #6 Kentucky | Tulane | CUSA | Neutral | W | 101–67 | Regular | Freedom Hall |
| 12 | 2002-01-05 | #6 Kentucky | Mississippi State | SEC | Away | L | 69–74 OT | Regular | Humphrey Coliseum |
| 13 | 2002-01-09 | #8 Kentucky | Georgia | SEC | Home | L | 84–88 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 14 | 2002-01-12 | #8 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Away | W | 51–50 | Regular | Carolina Coliseum |
| 15 | 2002-01-15 | #12 Kentucky | Mississippi | SEC | Home | W | 87–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 16 | 2002-01-19 | #12 Kentucky | Notre Dame | Big East | Away | W | 72–65 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 17 | 2002-01-22 | #8 Kentucky | Auburn | SEC | Away | W | 69–62 | Regular | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum |
| 18 | 2002-01-26 | #8 Kentucky | #14 Alabama | SEC | Home | L | 61–64 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 19 | 2002-01-29 | #10 Kentucky | #5 Florida | SEC | Away | W | 70–68 | Regular | Stephen C. O'Connell Center |
| 20 | 2002-02-02 | #10 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Home | W | 91–74 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 21 | 2002-02-06 | #7 Kentucky | Tennessee | SEC | Away | L | 74–76 OT | Regular | Thompson-Boling Arena |
| 22 | 2002-02-09 | #7 Kentucky | Louisiana State | SEC | Away | W | 68–56 | Regular | Maravich Assembly Center |
| 23 | 2002-02-13 | #10 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Home | W | 67–59 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 24 | 2002-02-16 | #10 Kentucky | #21 Georgia | SEC | Away | L | 69–78 | Regular | Stegeman Coliseum |
| 25 | 2002-02-19 | #12 Kentucky | Tennessee | SEC | Home | W | 64–61 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 26 | 2002-02-23 | #12 Kentucky | Arkansas | SEC | Home | W | 71–58 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 27 | 2002-02-27 | #11 Kentucky | Vanderbilt | SEC | Away | L | 73–86 | Regular | Memorial Gymnasium |
| 28 | 2002-03-02 | #11 Kentucky | #8 Florida | SEC | Home | W | 70–67 | Regular | Rupp Arena |
| 29 | 2002-03-08 | #12 Kentucky | South Carolina | SEC | Neutral | L | 57–70 | Conf. Tourn. | Georgia Dome |
| 30 | 2002-03-14 | #16 Kentucky | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Neutral | W | 83–68 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 31 | 2002-03-16 | #16 Kentucky | Tulsa | WAC | Neutral | W | 87–82 | NCAA | The Dome at America's Center |
| 32 | 2002-03-22 | #16 Kentucky | #4 Maryland | ACC | Neutral | L | 68–78 | NCAA | Carrier Dome |