# 2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 season. Led by fourth year head coach Paul Hewitt, the Yellow Jackets made their best finish to date in the NCAA Tournament, battling all the way to the national championship game, where they eventually fell to UConn – the consensus favorite entering the season, but a team the Jackets handled in the Preseason NIT. Georgia Tech finished the season with an overall record of 28–10 (9–7 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 18, 2003* | | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 79–45 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 20, 2003* | | Hofstra | W 75–56 | 2–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 23, 2003* | | at Cornell | W 90–69 | 3–0 | Newman Arena Ithaca, New York |
| Nov 26, 2003* | | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Preseason NIT | W 77–61 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | vs. Texas Tech Preseason NIT | W 85–65 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 3, 2003* | No. 13 | at Ohio State | W 73–53 | 6–0 | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 6, 2003* | No. 13 | Tennessee State | W 94–43 | 7–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 13, 2003* | No. 10 | Saint Louis | W 75–62 | 8–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 17, 2003* | No. 5 | Alabama A&M | W 74–41 | 9–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 21, 2003* | No. 5 | St. John's | W 79–66 | 10–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 23, 2003* | No. 4 | Marist | W 90–40 | 11–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 29, 2003* | No. 4 | VCU | W 86–65 | 12–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 3, 2004* | No. 3 | at Georgia | L 80–83 $^{2OT}$ | 12–1 | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 11, 2004 | No. 8 | at No. 12 North Carolina | L 88–103 | 12–2 (0–1) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2004 | No. 8 | Virginia | W 75–57 | 13–2 (1–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 17, 2004 | No. 12 | Maryland | W 81–71 | 14–2 (2–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 20, 2004 | No. 11 | at No. 10 Wake Forest | W 73–66 | 15–2 (3–1) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan 24, 2004 | No. 11 | at NC State | L 72–76 | 15–3 (3–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 27, 2004 | No. 14 | Clemson | W 76–69 | 16–3 (4–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 31, 2004 | No. 14 | No. 1 Duke | L 74–82 | 16–4 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 3, 2004* | No. 15 | at Florida State | L 65–81 | 16–5 (4–4) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb 7, 2004* | No. 15 | at Tennessee | W 77–62 | 17–5 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Feb 10, 2004 | No. 15 | No. 14 North Carolina | W 88–77 | 18–5 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 14, 2004 | No. 15 | at Virginia | L 80–82 | 18–6 (5–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 2004 | No. 18 | at Maryland | W 75–64 | 19–6 (6–5) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 22, 2004 | No. 18 | No. 15 Wake Forest | L 76–80 | 19–7 (6–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 25, 2004 | No. 18 | No. 14 NC State | L 69–79 | 19–8 (6–7) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 2004 | No. 18 | at Clemson | W 79–60 | 20–8 (7–7) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Mar 3, 2004 | No. 19 | at No. 3 Duke | W 76–68 | 21–8 (8–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| Mar 6, 2004 | No. 19 | Florida State | W 63–60 | 22–8 (9–7) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2004* | No. 14 | at No. 16 North Carolina ACC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 83–82 | 23–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| Mar 13, 2004* | No. 14 | vs. No. 5 Duke ACC Tournament Semifinal | L 71–85 | 23–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (14 MW) Northern Iowa First Round | W 65–60 | 24–9 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 21, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (6 MW) No. 25 Boston College Second Round | W 57–54 | 25–9 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Mar 26, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (10 MW) Nevada Sweet Sixteen | W 72–67 | 26–9 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO |
| Mar 28, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Kansas Elite Eight | W 79–71 | 27–9 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO |
| Apr 3, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (2 E) No. 4 Oklahoma State Final Four | W 67–65 | 28–9 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| Apr 5, 2004* | (3 MW) No. 14 | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Connecticut National Championship | L 73–82 | 28–10 | Alamodome San Antonio, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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