Xavier 2002–03
Coach: Thad Matta (26-6)
Atlantic 10 Conference
26-6
overall
24-4
regular season
15-1
in conference
AP Poll Rankings
Games (32)
| # | Date | School | Opponent | Opp. Conf. | Loc | W/L | Score | Type | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002-11-18 | #11 Xavier | Saint Peter's | MAAC | Home | W | 87–48 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 2 | 2002-11-20 | #11 Xavier | Stanford | Pacific 10 | Away | L | 62–63 | Regular | Maples Pavilion |
| 3 | 2002-11-24 | #11 Xavier | Florida A&M | MEAC | Home | W | 93–64 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 4 | 2002-12-03 | #16 Xavier | Purdue | B10 | Home | W | 74–59 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 5 | 2002-12-07 | #16 Xavier | Cincinnati | CUSA | Away | W | 50–44 | Regular | Fifth Third Arena |
| 6 | 2002-12-09 | #13 Xavier | Miami (OH) | MAC | Home | W | 68–58 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 7 | 2002-12-14 | #13 Xavier | #24 Mississippi State | SEC | Neutral | L | 61–71 | Regular | Madison Square Garden |
| 8 | 2002-12-20 | #21 Xavier | Ball State | MAC | Home | W | 87–58 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 9 | 2002-12-23 | #21 Xavier | Siena | MAAC | Away | W | 96–88 | Regular | MVP Arena |
| 10 | 2002-12-28 | #21 Xavier | Eastern Kentucky | OVC | Home | W | 84–60 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 11 | 2002-12-31 | #19 Xavier | #15 Creighton | Missouri Valley | Home | W | 75–73 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 12 | 2003-01-04 | #19 Xavier | #1 Alabama | SEC | Away | L | 58–65 | Regular | Coleman Coliseum |
| 13 | 2003-01-07 | #21 Xavier | Richmond | A10 | Home | L | 59–67 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 14 | 2003-01-11 | #21 Xavier | St. Bonaventure | A10 | Home | W | 99–83 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 15 | 2003-01-14 | #21 Xavier | La Salle | A10 | Home | W | 80–47 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 16 | 2003-01-18 | #21 Xavier | Massachusetts | A10 | Away | W | 86–73 | Regular | Mullins Center |
| 17 | 2003-01-21 | #21 Xavier | Duquesne | A10 | Home | W | 93–58 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 18 | 2003-01-25 | #21 Xavier | Fordham | A10 | Away | W | 75–61 | Regular | Rose Hill Gymnasium |
| 19 | 2003-02-01 | #21 Xavier | Richmond | A10 | Away | W | 66–52 | Regular | Robins Center |
| 20 | 2003-02-04 | #20 Xavier | George Washington | A10 | Away | W | 80–68 | Regular | Charles E. Smith Center |
| 21 | 2003-02-08 | #20 Xavier | Dayton | A10 | Home | W | 85–77 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 22 | 2003-02-15 | #18 Xavier | Rhode Island | A10 | Home | W | 93–70 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 23 | 2003-02-19 | #14 Xavier | La Salle | A10 | Away | W | 93–71 | Regular | John Glaser Arena |
| 24 | 2003-02-22 | #14 Xavier | #25 Dayton | A10 | Away | W | 73–72 | Regular | University of Dayton Arena |
| 25 | 2003-02-26 | #13 Xavier | Duquesne | A10 | Away | W | 80–78 OT | Regular | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse |
| 26 | 2003-03-01 | #13 Xavier | George Washington | A10 | Home | W | 71–70 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 27 | 2003-03-05 | #11 Xavier | Saint Joseph's | A10 | Away | W | 88–80 OT | Regular | Hagan Arena |
| 28 | 2003-03-08 | #11 Xavier | Temple | A10 | Home | W | 96–65 | Regular | Cintas Center |
| 29 | 2003-03-13 | #10 Xavier | George Washington | A10 | Neutral | W | 78–73 | Conf. Tourn. | University of Dayton Arena |
| 30 | 2003-03-14 | #10 Xavier | Temple | A10 | Neutral | L | 57–63 | Conf. Tourn. | University of Dayton Arena |
| 31 | 2003-03-21 | #12 Xavier | Troy | ASUN | Neutral | W | 71–59 | NCAA | Bridgestone Arena |
| 32 | 2003-03-23 | #12 Xavier | #17 Maryland | ACC | Neutral | L | 64–77 | NCAA | Bridgestone Arena |