Syracuse 2002–03
Coach: Jim Boeheim (30-5)
Big East Conference
30-5
overall
23-4
regular season
13-3
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (35)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-11-14 | Syracuse | Memphis | CUSA | Neutral | L | 63–70 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 2 | 2002-11-24 | Syracuse | Valparaiso | Mid-Continent | Home | W | 81–66 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 3 | 2002-12-03 | Syracuse | Colgate | Patriot | Home | W | 98–68 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 4 | 2002-12-06 | Syracuse | Cornell | Ivy | Home | W | 85–62 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 5 | 2002-12-10 | Syracuse | UNC Greensboro | SoCon | Home | W | 92–65 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 6 | 2002-12-14 | Syracuse | Binghamton | Am. East | Home | W | 94–58 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 7 | 2002-12-21 | Syracuse | Georgia Tech | ACC | Home | W | 92–65 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 8 | 2002-12-28 | Syracuse | Albany (NY) | Am. East | Home | W | 109–79 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 9 | 2002-12-30 | Syracuse | Canisius | MAAC | Home | W | 87–69 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 10 | 2003-01-08 | Syracuse | Seton Hall | Big East | Away | W | 70–66 | Regular | Meadowlands Arena |
| 11 | 2003-01-11 | Syracuse | Boston College | Big East | Home | W | 82–74 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 12 | 2003-01-13 | #25 Syracuse | #11 Missouri | B12 | Home | W | 76–69 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 13 | 2003-01-18 | #25 Syracuse | #3 Pittsburgh | Big East | Away | L | 60–73 | Regular | Petersen Events Center |
| 14 | 2003-01-22 | #25 Syracuse | Seton Hall | Big East | Home | W | 83–65 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 15 | 2003-01-26 | #25 Syracuse | Miami (FL) | Big East | Away | W | 54–49 | Regular | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center |
| 16 | 2003-01-29 | #24 Syracuse | Rutgers | Big East | Away | L | 65–68 | Regular | Jersey Mike's Arena |
| 17 | 2003-02-01 | #24 Syracuse | #2 Pittsburgh | Big East | Home | W | 67–65 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 18 | 2003-02-03 | #19 Syracuse | Georgetown | Big East | Home | W | 88–80 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 19 | 2003-02-08 | #19 Syracuse | West Virginia | Big East | Away | W | 94–80 | Regular | Hope Coliseum |
| 20 | 2003-02-10 | #17 Syracuse | #23 Connecticut | Big East | Away | L | 61–75 | Regular | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| 21 | 2003-02-15 | #17 Syracuse | #10 Notre Dame | Big East | Home | W | 82–80 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 22 | 2003-02-18 | #15 Syracuse | St. John's (NY) | Big East | Home | W | 66–60 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 23 | 2003-02-23 | #15 Syracuse | Michigan State | B10 | Away | W | 76–75 | Regular | Breslin Events Center |
| 24 | 2003-02-26 | #15 Syracuse | West Virginia | Big East | Home | W | 89–51 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 25 | 2003-03-01 | #15 Syracuse | Georgetown | Big East | Away | W | 93–84 OT | Regular | Capital One Arena |
| 26 | 2003-03-04 | #12 Syracuse | #16 Notre Dame | Big East | Away | W | 92–88 | Regular | Purcell Pavilion |
| 27 | 2003-03-09 | #12 Syracuse | Rutgers | Big East | Home | W | 83–74 | Regular | Carrier Dome |
| 28 | 2003-03-13 | #11 Syracuse | Georgetown | Big East | Neutral | W | 74–69 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 29 | 2003-03-14 | #11 Syracuse | Connecticut | Big East | Neutral | L | 67–80 | Conf. Tourn. | Madison Square Garden |
| 30 | 2003-03-21 | #13 Syracuse | Manhattan | MAAC | Neutral | W | 76–65 | NCAA | TD Garden |
| 31 | 2003-03-23 | #13 Syracuse | Oklahoma State | B12 | Neutral | W | 68–56 | NCAA | TD Garden |
| 32 | 2003-03-28 | #13 Syracuse | Auburn | SEC | Neutral | W | 79–78 | NCAA | MVP Arena |
| 33 | 2003-03-30 | #13 Syracuse | #3 Oklahoma | B12 | Neutral | W | 63–47 | NCAA | MVP Arena |
| 34 | 2003-04-05 | #13 Syracuse | #5 Texas | B12 | Neutral | W | 95–84 | NCAA | Caesars Superdome |
| 35 | 2003-04-07 | #13 Syracuse | #6 Kansas | B12 | Neutral | W | 81–78 | NCAA | Caesars Superdome |