# 2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 16–13 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 23, 2003* | | UNC Asheville | W 107–80 | 1–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/25/2003* | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 74-56 | 2-0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/29/2003* | | vs. No. 17 Louisville | W 70-69 | 3-0 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 2, 2003* | | Green Bay | W 82–56 | 4–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 5, 2003* | | Eastern Washington Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge | W 70–54 | 5–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 6, 2003* | No. 24 | Northern Illinois Gazette-Hawkeye Challenge | W 65–57 | 6–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Dec 9, 2003* | No. 24 | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | L 66–77 | 6–1 | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| Dec 22, 2003* | | vs. Texas Tech | L 59–65 | 6–2 | American Airlines Center Dallas, TX |
| Dec 30, 2003* | | Eastern Illinois | W 71–62 | 7–2 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 3, 2004* | | at No. 23 Missouri | L 56–76 | 7–3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 7, 2004 | | No. 24 Purdue | W 71–61 | 8–3 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 10, 2004 | | Northwestern | L 68–77 | 8–4 (1–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 13, 2004 | | at Minnesota | W 83–68 | 9–4 (2–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | at No. 25 Illinois | L 82–88 | 9–5 (2–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 1/21/2004* | | at Iowa State Rivalry | L 76-84 | 9-6 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | Ohio State | W 79–65 | 10–6 (3–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Jan 28, 2004 | | at Michigan | L 84–90 | 10–7 (3–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 31, 2004 | | Penn State | W 77–58 | 11–7 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 4, 2004 | | at Michigan State | L 72–89 | 11–8 (4–4) | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 7, 2004 | | at Indiana | W 84–82 $^{2OT}$ | 12–8 (5–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 11, 2004 | | No. 17 Wisconsin | L 52–54 | 12–9 (5–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 14, 2004 | | Michigan | W 69–61 | 13–9 (6–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 18, 2004 | | at Ohio State | W 78–67 | 14–9 (7–5) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| Feb 25, 2004 | | No. 23 Illinois | L 59–78 | 14–10 (7–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 28, 2004 | | Minnesota | W 66–62 | 15–10 (8–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Mar 3, 2004 | | at Northwestern | L 49–51 | 15–11 (8–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| Mar 6, 2004 | | at Purdue | W 63–62 | 16–11 (9–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2004* | | vs. Michigan | L 70–79 | 16–12 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2004* | | at Saint Louis | L 69–70 | 16–13 | Savvis Center St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||