| Day | Date | Opponent | Location | TV | Outcome/Time |
| Thu | 11/07/2002 | Illinois All-Stars (Exh.) | UIC Pavilion | | W, 107-97
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| Thu | 11/14/2002 | International Select (Exh.) | UIC Pavilion | | W, 81-61
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| Fri | 11/22/2002 | Evansville | Evansville, Ind. | | L, 73-68
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| Sun | 11/24/2002 | Eastern Illinois | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports Chicago | W, 91-78
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| Sat | 11/30/2002 | Illinois State | Normal, Ill. | | W, 79-65
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| Sat | 12/07/2002 | Indiana | Bloomington, Ind. | | L, 91-62
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| Sat | 12/14/2002 | Southern Illinois | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports Chicago | W, 73-71
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| Mon | 12/16/2002 | Samford | UIC Pavilion | | W, 73-45
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| Thu | 12/19/2002 | Northwestern | Evanston, Ill. | | W, 70-53
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| Sat | 12/21/2002 | UW-Green Bay | Green Bay, Wis. | | W, 78-71
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| Mon | 12/23/2002 | Indiana State | Terre Haute, Ind. | | L, 73-54
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| Sat | 12/28/2002 | Northern Illinois | DeKalb, Ill. | | W, 77-45
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| Sat | 01/04/2003 | Butler | UIC Pavilion | | L, 68-65
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| Thu | 01/09/2003 | UW-Milwaukee | UIC Pavilion | | W, 102-92
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| Thu | 01/16/2003 | Cleveland State | UIC Pavilion | | W, 69-63
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| Sat | 01/18/2003 | Detroit | Detroit, Mich. | ESPN2 | W, 77-74
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| Wed | 01/22/2003 | Loyola | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports Chicago | W, 81-77
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| Sat | 01/25/2003 | Youngstown State | Youngstown, Ohio | | W, 78-76
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| Mon | 01/27/2003 | Detroit | UIC Pavilion | | L, 80-73
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| Wed | 01/29/2003 | Wright State | Dayton, Ohio | | W, 89-78
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| Sat | 02/01/2003 | UW-Green Bay | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports Chicago | W, 81-68
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| Wed | 02/05/2003 | Wright State | UIC Pavilion | | W, 77-62
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| Sat | 02/08/2003 | Butler | Indianapolis, Ind. | Fox Sports Chicago | L, 61-47
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| Thu | 02/13/2003 | UW-Milwaukee | Milwaukee, Wis. | | L, 81-78
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| Sat | 02/15/2003 | IPFW | UIC Pavilion | | W, 86-64
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| Thu | 02/20/2003 | Cleveland State | Cleveland, Ohio | | W, 87-74
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| Sat | 02/22/2003 | Bowling Green (ESPN Bracket Buster Saturday) | UIC Pavilion | ESPN2 | W, 83-72
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| Thu | 02/27/2003 | Loyola | Chicago, Ill. | | W, 66-65
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| Sat | 03/01/2003 | Youngstown State | UIC Pavilion | Fox Sports Chicago | W, 73-47
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| Fri | 03/07/2003 | Youngstown State - HL Tourney | Milwaukee, Wis. | | W, 79-59
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| Sat | 03/08/2003 | #2 Wisconsin-Milwaukee (HL Semifinal) | Milwaukee (U.S. Cellular Arena) | | L, 75-73
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| Wed | 03/19/2003 | Western Mich | Kalamazoo, Mich. (NIT Opening Round) | | L, 63-62
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