32 games
| Date | Site | Opp AP | Opponent | UL AP | W/L | UL | Opp | Overall | Conf | Attendance | City | State | Arena | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-18 | H | South Alabama | W | 92 | 38 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 19,413 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-11-24 | N | Oregon | L | 63 | 90 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8,934 | Portland | OR | Rose Garden | 2001 Pape Jam | ||
| 2001-12-01 | H | Tennessee State | W | 81 | 63 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 19,364 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-07 | H | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | W | 90 | 75 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 18,947 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | 2001 Jim Thorpe Classic | ||
| 2001-12-08 | H | Murray State | W | 84 | 69 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 19,123 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | 2001 Jim Thorpe Classic | ||
| 2001-12-12 | H | Coppin State | W | 75 | 49 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 18,184 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-15 | H | Ohio State | W | 66 | 61 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 19,523 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-17 | H | Tennessee Tech | W | 70 | 66 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 19,138 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-20 | H | Tennessee | W | 73 | 72 | 8-1 | 0-0 | 19,627 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-26 | H | Eastern Kentucky | W | 94 | 77 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 19,584 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2001-12-29 | A | 6 | Kentucky | L | 62 | 82 | 9-2 | 0-0 | 24,330 | Lexington | KY | Rupp Arena | ||
| 2002-01-05 | A | Alabama-Birmingham | W | 88 | 77 | 10-2 | 1-0 | 6,247 | Birmingham | AL | Bartow Arena | |||
| 2002-01-09 | H | Marquette | L | 71 | 75 | 10-3 | 1-1 | 19,607 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-01-12 | H | Texas Christian | W | 93 | 85 | 11-3 | 2-1 | 19,797 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-01-16 | A | East Carolina | L | 77 | 87 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 7,432 | Greenville | NC | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum | |||
| 2002-01-19 | A | 7 | Cincinnati | L | 50 | 77 | 11-5 | 2-3 | 13,176 | Cincinnati | OH | Shoemaker Center | ||
| 2002-01-23 | A | Charlotte | L | 71 | 77 | 11-6 | 2-4 | 9,105 | Charlotte | NC | Dale F. Halton Arena | |||
| 2002-01-26 | H | DePaul | W | 97 | 67 | 12-6 | 3-4 | 19,494 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-01-30 | A | Memphis | L | 70 | 80 | 12-7 | 3-5 | 20,004 | Memphis | TN | The Pyramid | |||
| 2002-02-01 | H | South Florida | W | 96 | 77 | 13-7 | 4-5 | 19,416 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-02-05 | H | Saint Louis | L | 64 | 67 | 13-8 | 4-6 | 19,481 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-02-09 | A | Indiana | L | 62 | 77 | 13-9 | 4-6 | 17,456 | Bloomington | IN | Assembly Hall | |||
| 2002-02-12 | A | DePaul | W | 76 | 72 | 14-9 | 5-6 | 5,158 | Rosemont | IL | Allstate Arena | |||
| 2002-02-16 | A | 11 | Marquette | L | 63 | 75 | 14-10 | 5-7 | 18,753 | Milwaukee | WI | Bradley Center | ||
| 2002-02-19 | H | East Carolina | W | 75 | 42 | 15-10 | 6-7 | 19,407 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-02-22 | A | Saint Louis | L | 50 | 56 | 15-11 | 6-8 | 14,483 | St. Louis | MO | Savvis Center | |||
| 2002-02-27 | H | 4 | Cincinnati | W | 74 | 71 | 16-11 | 7-8 | 19,822 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | ||
| 2002-03-02 | H | Charlotte | W | 90 | 88 | 17-11 | 8-8 | 19,554 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | |||
| 2002-03-06 | N | Texas Christian | W | 110 | 86 | 18-11 | 8-8 | 9,347 | Cincinnati | OH | Firstar Center | 2002 C-USA Tournament First Round | ||
| 2002-03-07 | N | 13 | Marquette | L | 76 | 84 | 18-12 | 8-8 | 9,853 | Cincinnati | OH | Firstar Center | 2002 C-USA Tournament Quarterfinal | |
| 2002-03-12 | H | Princeton | W | 66 | 65 | 19-12 | 8-8 | 11,128 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | 2002 NIT | ||
| 2002-03-19 | H | Temple | L | 62 | 65 | 19-13 | 8-8 | 19,046 | Louisville | KY | Freedom Hall | 2002 NIT |