32 games, 2 exhibitions
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | OT | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/06/2002 | H | EA Sports (Exhibition) | W | 98 | 90 | 18,317 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||||
| 11/23/2002 | H | Air Force | W | 65 | 47 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 19,741 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 11/30/2002 | N | Purdue | L | 84 | 86 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 18,345 | Indianapolis | Ind. | Conseco Fieldhouse | 2002 John Wooden Tradition | |||
| 12/07/2002 | H | South Alabama | W | 90 | 79 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 18,987 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/11/2002 | H | One World (Exhibition) | W | 132 | 83 | 15,203 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||||
| 12/14/2002 | A | Seton Hall | W | 91 | 70 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 7,555 | East Rutherford | N.J. | Continental Airlines Arena | ||||
| 12/17/2002 | H | Eastern Kentucky | W | 104 | 63 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 19,251 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 2002 Billy Minardi Classic | |||
| 12/18/2002 | H | Manhattan | W | 89 | 62 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 17,591 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 2002 Billy Minardi Classic | |||
| 12/22/2002 | H | Furman | W | 104 | 63 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 19,265 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||||
| 12/28/2002 | H | 14 | Kentucky | W | 81 | 63 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 20,061 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 01/04/2003 | A | Ohio State | 24 | W | 72 | 64 | OT | 8-1 | 0-0 | 16,941 | Columbus | Ohio | Value City Arena | ||
| 01/08/2003 | A | Charlotte | 19 | W | 80 | 59 | 9-1 | 1-0 | 7,073 | Charlotte | N.C. | Dale F. Halton Arena | |||
| 01/11/2003 | H | Saint Louis | 19 | W | 73 | 54 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 19,486 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 01/16/2003 | A | East Carolina | 15 | W | 87 | 70 | 11-1 | 3-0 | 8,056 | Greenville | N.C. | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum | |||
| 01/18/2003 | H | Texas Christian | 15 | W | 87 | 74 | 12-1 | 4-0 | 19,322 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 01/22/2003 | H | DePaul | 9 | W | 71 | 43 | 13-1 | 5-0 | 19,219 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 01/25/2003 | A | Tennessee | 9 | W | 72 | 69 | 14-1 | 5-0 | 17,084 | Knoxville | Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena | |||
| 01/29/2003 | A | Southern Mississippi | 8 | W | 94 | 65 | 15-1 | 6-0 | 6,308 | Hattiesburg | Miss. | Reed Green Coliseum | |||
| 02/01/2003 | H | 19 | Indiana | 8 | W | 95 | 76 | 16-1 | 6-0 | 20,086 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||
| 02/05/2003 | H | Cincinnati | 5 | W | 77 | 71 | 17-1 | 7-0 | 19,942 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 02/08/2003 | A | Houston | 5 | W | 81 | 55 | 18-1 | 8-0 | 7,869 | Houston | Texas | Hofheinz Pavilion | |||
| 02/12/2003 | A | Saint Louis | 2 | L | 58 | 59 | 18-2 | 8-1 | 11,338 | St. Louis | Mo. | Savvis Center | |||
| 02/15/2003 | A | 11 | Marquette | 2 | W | 73 | 70 | 19-2 | 9-1 | 18,850 | Milwaukee | Wisc. | Bradley Center | ||
| 02/19/2003 | H | Memphis | 4 | L | 73 | 80 | 19-3 | 9-2 | 19,786 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 02/22/2003 | A | Cincinnati | 4 | L | 80 | 101 | 19-4 | 9-3 | 13,176 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Shoemaker Center | |||
| 02/27/2003 | H | 10 | Marquette | 11 | L | 73 | 78 | 19-5 | 9-4 | 20,029 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | ||
| 03/01/2003 | H | East Carolina | 11 | W | 82 | 76 | 20-5 | 10-4 | 19,502 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 03/05/2003 | A | DePaul | 15 | L | 76 | 79 | OT | 20-6 | 10-5 | 8,012 | Rosemont | Ill. | Allstate Arena | ||
| 03/08/2003 | H | Charlotte | 15 | W | 100 | 59 | 21-6 | 11-5 | 19,724 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | |||
| 03/13/2003 | H | Tulane | 20 | W | 82 | 66 | 22-6 | 11-5 | 15,123 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 2003 C-USA Tournament Quarterfinal | ||
| 03/14/2003 | H | 16 | Memphis | 20 | W | 78 | 75 | 23-6 | 11-5 | 18,355 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 2003 C-USA Tournament Semifinal | |
| 03/15/2003 | H | Alabama-Birmingham | 20 | W | 83 | 78 | 24-6 | 11-5 | 17,202 | Louisville | Ky. | Freedom Hall | 2003 C-USA Tournament Final | ||
| 03/21/2003 | N | Austin Peay | 14 | W | 86 | 64 | 25-6 | 11-5 | 16,467 | Birmingham | Ala. | BJCC Arena | 2003 NCAA Tournament East Regional First Round | ||
| 03/23/2003 | N | Butler | 14 | L | 71 | 79 | 25-7 | 11-5 | 16,471 | Birmingham | Ala. | BJCC Arena | 2003 NCAA Tournament East Regional Second Round |