# 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 2002–03 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach John Phillips, they finished the season 23–10 overall and 12–6 in conference play to finish second in the WAC standings. The team won the 2003 WAC men's basketball tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region. The Golden Hurricane upset No. 4 seed Dayton in the first round, before falling to Wisconsin in the Round of 32.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 23, 2002* | No. 25 | vs. New Mexico State | W 71–61 | 1–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (950) South Padre Island, TX |
| Nov 24, 2002* | No. 25 | vs. Texas-Pan American | W 80–50 | 2–0 | South Padre Island Convention Centre (950) South Padre Island, TX |
| Nov 30, 2002* | No. 22 | at Arkansas | W 61–60 | 3–0 | Bud Walton Arena (16,473) Fayetteville, AR |
| Dec 4, 2002* | No. 19 | Wichita State | W 80–69 | 4–0 | Reynolds Center (8,045) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 11, 2002* | No. 17 | No. 20 Kansas | L 80–89 | 4–1 | Reynolds Center (8,555) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 14, 2002* | No. 17 | at Missouri State | W 62–46 | 5–1 | Hammons Student Center (6,484) Springfield, MO |
| Dec 19, 2002* | No. 22 | Oral Roberts | W 90–80 | 6–1 | Reynolds Center (8,465) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 23, 2002* | No. 20 | TCU | W 78–65 | 7–1 | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Dec 28, 2002* | No. 20 | Iowa | L 63–67 | 7–2 | Reynolds Center (8,495) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 1, 2003 | | at Fresno State | L 65–74 | 7–3 (0–1) | Selland Arena (9,590) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 4, 2003 | | Nevada | W 63–60 | 8–3 (1–1) | Reynolds Center (7,865) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 11, 2003 | | at Rice | W 94–77 | 9–3 (2–1) | Rice Gymnasium (3,278) Houston, TX |
| Jan 16, 2003 | | at UTEP | W 79–65 | 10–3 (3–1) | Don Haskins Center (5,531) El Paso, TX |
| Jan 18, 2003 | | at Boise State | L 74–78 | 10–4 (3–2) | BSU Pavilion (4,925) Boise, ID |
| Jan 23, 2003 | | Louisiana Tech | W 68–61 | 11–4 (4–2) | Reynolds Center (8,245) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 25, 2003 | | SMU | L 84–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 (4–3) | Reynolds Center (8,405) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 30, 2003 | | at San Jose State | L 57–58 | 11–6 (4–4) | Event Center Arena (1,337) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 1, 2003 | | at Hawaii | L 67–73 | 11–8 (4–5) | Stan Sheriff Center (9,861) Honolulu, HI |
| Feb 8, 2003 | | Rice | W 79–56 | 12–8 (5–5) | Reynolds Center (7,985) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 10, 2003 | | at Louisiana Tech | L 82–93 | 12–8 (5–6) | Thomas Assembly Center (3,142) Ruston, LA |
| Feb 13, 2003 | | Boise State | W 71–55 | 13–8 (6–6) | Reynolds Center (8,021) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 15, 2003 | | UTEP | W 81–58 | 14–8 (7–6) | Reynolds Center (8,094) Tulsa, OK |
| Feb 19, 2003 | | at SMU | W 77–70 | 15–8 (8–6) | Moody Coliseum (3,126) Dallas, TX |
| Feb 22, 2003* | | at Gonzaga | L 60–69 | 15–9 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,000) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 27, 2003 | | Hawaii | W 76–51 | 16–9 (9–6) | Reynolds Center (8,182) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 1, 2003 | | San Jose State | W 74–53 | 17–9 (10–6) | Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 5, 2003 | | Fresno State | W 62–59 | 18–9 (11–6) | Reynolds Center (8,440) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 8, 2003 | | at Nevada | W 79–73 | 19–9 (12–6) | Lawlor Events Center (11,166) Reno, NV |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 2003* | (1) | (9) UTEP Quarterfinals | W 81–47 | 20–9 | Reynolds Center (4,735) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 14, 2003* | (1) | (5) Hawaii Semifinals | W 66–56 | 21–9 | Reynolds Center (6,134) Tulsa, OK |
| Mar 15, 2003* | (1) | (3) Nevada Championship | W 75–64 | 22–9 | Reynolds Center (5,326) Tulsa, OK |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Dayton First Round | W 84–71 | 23–9 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,171) Spokane, WA |
| Mar 22, 2003* | (13 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 21 Wisconsin Second Round | L 60–61 | 23–10 | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,271) Spokane, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||