33 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-12-04 | N | Tulane | 3 | W | 55 | 54 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 12,250 | Bowling Green | KY | Diddle Arena | 1981 Wendy's Classic | |
| 1981-12-05 | A | Western Kentucky | 3 | W | 71 | 66 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 12,920 | Bowling Green | KY | Diddle Arena | 1981 Wendy's Classic | |
| 1981-12-09 | A | Purdue | 3 | W | 73 | 71 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 14,122 | West Lafayette | IN | Mackey Arena | ||
| 1981-12-12 | H | Tennessee State | 3 | W | 83 | 58 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1981-12-17 | N | Pennsylvania | 3 | W | 76 | 68 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 5,000 | Tokyo | Japan | Aoyama Gym | 1981 Suntory Ball | |
| 1981-12-20 | N | 20 | Oregon State | 3 | L | 56 | 62 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 5,000 | Tokyo | Japan | Aoyama Gym | 1981 Suntory Ball |
| 1981-12-23 | H | Morehead State | 8 | W | 103 | 70 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1981-12-26 | A | 13 | DePaul | 8 | L | 68 | 75 | 6-2 | 1-0 | 17,494 | Rosemont | IL | Rosemont Horizon | |
| 1982-01-02 | H | Duke | 14 | W | 99 | 61 | 7-2 | 1-0 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-01-04 | H | Florida State | 12 | W | 79 | 57 | 8-2 | 2-0 | 15,223 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-01-07 | H | Saint Louis | 12 | W | 89 | 53 | 9-2 | 3-0 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-01-09 | A | Virginia Tech | 12 | L | 74 | 75 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 10,000 | Blacksburg | VA | Cassell Coliseum | ||
| 1982-01-13 | A | South Alabama | 17 | W | 76 | 68 | 10-3 | 3-1 | 3,426 | Mobile | AL | Jaguar Gym | ||
| 1982-01-16 | H | Cincinnati | 17 | W | 74 | 58 | 11-3 | 4-1 | 15,382 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-01-17 | N | 2 | Missouri | 17 | L | 55 | 69 | 11-4 | 4-1 | 18,664 | St. Louis | MO | Checkerdome | |
| 1982-01-23 | H | Virginia Tech | 17 | L | 76 | 78 | 11-5 | 4-2 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-01-24 | H | 3 | Virginia | 17 | L | 56 | 74 | 11-6 | 4-2 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |
| 1982-01-30 | A | Florida State | L | 65 | 71 | 11-7 | 4-3 | 5,177 | Tallahassee | FL | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center | |||
| 1982-02-03 | H | Tulane | W | 61 | 56 | 12-7 | 5-3 | 15,238 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1982-02-06 | A | 19 | Memphis | L | 65 | 74 | 12-8 | 5-4 | 11,043 | Memphis | TN | Mid-South Coliseum | ||
| 1982-02-07 | H | St. John's | W | 70 | 60 | 13-8 | 5-4 | 14,541 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1982-02-13 | A | Cincinnati | W | 67 | 53 | 14-8 | 6-4 | 12,031 | Cincinnati | OH | Riverfront Coliseum | |||
| 1982-02-18 | A | Saint Louis | W | 99 | 69 | 15-8 | 7-4 | 2,449 | St. Louis | MO | Checkerdome | |||
| 1982-02-22 | H | 10 | Memphis | W | 65 | 61 | 16-8 | 8-4 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 1982-02-25 | H | Cleveland State | W | 95 | 74 | 17-8 | 8-4 | 14,254 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1982-02-28 | H | Marquette | W | 80 | 68 | 18-8 | 8-4 | 16,613 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 1982-03-05 | N | Saint Louis | W | 76 | 44 | 19-8 | 8-4 | 10,153 | Memphis | TN | Mid-South Coliseum | 1982 Metro Tournament Quarterfinal | ||
| 1982-03-06 | N | Florida State | W | 97 | 73 | 20-8 | 8-4 | 10,981 | Memphis | TN | Mid-South Coliseum | 1982 Metro Tournament Semifinal | ||
| 1982-03-07 | A | 13 | Memphis | L | 62 | 73 | 20-9 | 8-4 | 11,100 | Memphis | TN | Mid-South Coliseum | 1982 Metro Tournament Final | |
| 1982-03-13 | N | Middle Tennessee | 20 | W | 81 | 56 | 21-9 | 8-4 | 15,378 | Nashville | TN | Memorial Gymnasium | 1982 NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Second Round | |
| 1982-03-18 | N | 7 | Minnesota | 20 | W | 67 | 61 | 22-9 | 8-4 | 16,754 | Birmingham | AL | BJCC Coliseum | 1982 NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Semifinal |
| 1982-03-20 | A | 17 | Alabama-Birmingham | 20 | W | 75 | 68 | 23-9 | 8-4 | 16,754 | Birmingham | AL | BJCC Coliseum | 1982 NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional Final |
| 1982-03-27 | N | 6 | Georgetown | 20 | L | 46 | 50 | 23-10 | 8-4 | 61,612 | New Orleans | LA | Superdome | 1982 NCAA Tournament Semifinal |