# 2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2001–02 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Quin Snyder, the Tigers reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, and finished with an overall record of 22–11 (9–7 Big 12).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 2002* | No. 20 | American | W 72–57 | 1–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 30, 2002* | No. 18 | Austin Peay | W 81–46 | 2–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 2, 2002* | No. 15 | Sacramento State | W 98–60 | 3–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 7, 2002* | No. 15 | vs. USC | W 78–72 | 4–0 | Honda Center |
| Dec 9, 2002* | No. 11 | Green Bay | W 88–67 | 5–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 14, 2002* | No. 11 | Memphis | W 93–78 | 6–0 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Dec 21, 2002* | No. 11 | vs. No. 12 Illinois Braggin' Rights | L 70–85 | 6–1 | Scottrade Center (22,153) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Dec 30, 2002* | No. 16 | Valparaiso | W 65–47 | 7–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 4, 2003* | No. 16 | at Iowa | W 88–82 | 8–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 7, 2003* | No. 13 | Centenary | W 88–58 | 9–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 11, 2003 | No. 13 | Baylor | W 77–69 | 10–1 (1–0) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 13, 2003* | No. 11 | at No. 25 Syracuse | L 69–76 | 10–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 18, 2003 | No. 11 | at No. 24 Oklahoma State | L 56–76 | 10–3 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 21, 2003 | No. 21 | Iowa State | W 64–59 | 11–3 (2–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 25, 2003 | No. 21 | at No. 4 Texas | L 55–76 | 11–4 (2–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 29, 2003 | No. 25 | at Nebraska | W 63–56 | 12–4 (3–2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 1, 2003 | No. 25 | Colorado | W 73–70 | 13–4 (4–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 3, 2003 | No. 21 | at No. 12 Kansas Border War | L 70–76 | 13–5 (4–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 9, 2003 | No. 21 | Texas Tech | W 82–73 | 14–5 (5–3) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 12, 2003 | No. 21 | at Texas A&M | L 71–73 | 14–6 (5–4) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Feb 15, 2003 | No. 21 | Kansas State | W 71–63 | 15–6 (6–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 18, 2003 | | Nebraska | W 67–50 | 16–6 (7–4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 22, 2003 | | at Colorado | L 68–89 | 16–7 (7–5) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Feb 26, 2003 | | No. 3 Oklahoma | W 67–52 | 17–7 (8–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Mar 1, 2003 | | at Kansas State | W 77–70 | 18–7 (9–5) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Mar 5, 2003 | | at Iowa State | L 55–71 | 18–8 (9–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Mar 9, 2003 | | No. 6 Kansas | L 74–79 | 18–9 (9–7) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Big 12 Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2003* | | vs. Nebraska First Round | W 70–61 | 19–9 | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 14, 2003* | | vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | W 60–58 | 20–9 | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 15, 2003* | | vs. No. 4 Kansas Semifinals | W 68–63 | 21–9 | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 16, 2003* | | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Championship Game | L 47–49 | 21–10 | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* | (6 MW) No. 24 | vs. (11 MW) Southern Illinois First Round | W 72–71 | 22–10 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Mar 22, 2003* | (6 MW) No. 24 | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Marquette Second Round | L 92–101 | 22–11 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||