30 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | OT | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/30/1972 | H | Vanderbilt | 20 | L | 57 | 66 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5,069 | Louisville | Ky. | Louisville Convention Center | |||
| 12/02/1972 | H | Georgetown College | 20 | W | 66 | 57 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6,876 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 12/05/1972 | H | Dayton | W | 75 | 58 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 7,544 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/09/1972 | H | Butler | W | 90 | 67 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 8,180 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/18/1972 | H | Navy | W | 68 | 52 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 7,729 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/20/1972 | H | Florida | W | 69 | 57 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 8,221 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/23/1972 | A | Utah | W | 84 | 67 | 6-1 | 0-0 | ||||||||
| 12/27/1972 | N | Fordham | W | 100 | 73 | 7-1 | 0-0 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1972 Rainbow Classic | ||||
| 12/29/1972 | A | Hawaii | W | 95 | 82 | 8-1 | 0-0 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1972 Rainbow Classic | ||||
| 12/30/1972 | N | 11 | North Carolina | L | 86 | 89 | 8-2 | 0-0 | Honolulu | Hawaii | Neal S. Blaisdell Arena | 1972 Rainbow Classic | |||
| 01/04/1973 | H | North Texas State | W | 76 | 69 | 9-2 | 1-0 | 11,115 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/06/1973 | H | Detroit Mercy | W | 76 | 58 | 10-2 | 1-0 | 10,095 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 01/13/1973 | A | Wichita State | 20 | W | 78 | 75 | 2OT | 11-2 | 2-0 | ||||||
| 01/17/1973 | A | Dayton | 20 | W | 74 | 73 | 12-2 | 2-0 | |||||||
| 01/20/1973 | A | Saint Louis | 20 | L | 51 | 61 | 12-3 | 2-1 | |||||||
| 01/25/1973 | A | 17 | Memphis | L | 76 | 81 | 12-4 | 2-2 | |||||||
| 01/27/1973 | A | North Texas State | L | 64 | 78 | 12-5 | 2-3 | ||||||||
| 01/29/1973 | H | New Mexico State | W | 91 | 64 | 13-5 | 3-3 | 7,637 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/01/1973 | H | Bradley | W | 91 | 74 | 14-5 | 4-3 | 8,570 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/03/1973 | H | Saint Louis | W | 88 | 49 | 15-5 | 5-3 | 7,756 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 02/05/1973 | A | Cincinnati | L | 79 | 81 | 15-6 | 5-3 | ||||||||
| 02/08/1973 | H | 15 | Memphis | W | 83 | 69 | 16-6 | 6-3 | 14,056 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 02/15/1973 | A | Drake | W | 80 | 77 | 17-6 | 7-3 | Des Moines | Iowa | Veterans Memorial Auditorium | |||||
| 02/17/1973 | A | Bradley | W | 84 | 78 | 18-6 | 8-3 | ||||||||
| 02/22/1973 | A | West Texas State | W | 85 | 70 | 19-6 | 9-3 | Amarillo | Texas | Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum | |||||
| 02/24/1973 | H | Cincinnati | W | 91 | 81 | 20-6 | 9-3 | 12,653 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 03/01/1973 | H | Tulsa | W | 69 | 62 | 21-6 | 10-3 | 12,597 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 03/03/1973 | H | Drake | W | 66 | 60 | 22-6 | 11-3 | 11,609 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 03/17/1973 | N | American | W | 97 | 84 | 23-6 | 11-3 | 15,236 | New York | N.Y. | Madison Square Garden IV | 1973 NIT | |||
| 03/20/1973 | N | Notre Dame | L | 71 | 79 | 23-7 | 11-3 | 9,388 | New York | N.Y. | Madison Square Garden IV | 1973 NIT |