# 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma. The head coach was Kelvin Sampson. The team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the Big 12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2001 7:00 pm | No. 25 | Central Connecticut | W 66–44 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,140) Norman, OK |
| 11/14/2001 9:00 pm | No. 25 | at No. 15 Michigan State | L 55–67 | 1–1 | Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI |
| 11/28/2001 7:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 81–64 | 2–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,836) Norman, OK |
| 11/30/2001 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas | W 69–54 | 3–1 | Bud Walton Arena (19,419) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/05/2001 7:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | W 80–74 | 4–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,057) Norman, OK |
| 12/08/2001 4:00 pm | | Louisiana Tech | W 71–67 | 5–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,684) Norman, OK |
| 12/15/2001 7:00 pm | No. 24 | High Point | W 107–63 | 6–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (9,431) Norman, OK |
| 12/16/2001 6:30 pm | No. 24 | Bethune-Cookman | W 102–65 | 7–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,839) Norman, OK |
| 12/18/2001 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Eastern Illinois | W 109–50 | 8–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (8,656) Norman, OK |
| 12/21/2001 7:00 pm | No. 22 | No. 2 Maryland | W 72–56 | 9–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (12,715) Norman, OK |
| 12/29/2001 8:00 pm | No. 12 | vs. Texas Southern All-College Basketball Classic | W 97–55 | 10–1 | Myriad Convention Center (13,648) Oklahoma City, OK |
| 01/05/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network | No. 10 | Texas A&M | W 89–63 | 11–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,351) Norman, OK |
| 01/07/2002 7:00 pm | No. 5 | at Connecticut | W 69–67 | 12–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 01/12/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 5 | Texas Tech | W 98–72 | 13–1 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,654) Norman, OK |
| 01/16/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network | No. 5 | at Nebraska | W 92–77 | 14–1 (3–0) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (9,026) Lincoln, NE |
| 01/19/2002 12:00 pm, ABC | No. 5 | at No. 4 Kansas | L 67–74 | 14–2 (3–1) | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 01/21/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | No. 21 Missouri | W 84–71 | 15–2 (4–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,409) Norman, OK |
| 01/26/2002 12:00 pm, ABC | No. 6 | at Texas Tech | L 79–92 | 15–3 (4–2) | United Spirit Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| 01/30/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 6 | No. 9 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | W 58–53 | 16–3 (5–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,145) Norman, OK |
| 02/02/2002 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 6 | at Texas | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 17–3 (6–2) | Frank Erwin Center (14,055) Austin, Texas |
| 02/06/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network | No. 4 | Baylor | W 70–57 | 18–3 (7–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (9,872) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 02/09/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 4 | Texas A&M | W 68–64 | 19–3 (8–2) | Reed Arena (5,252) College Station, Texas |
| 02/13/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 4 | at No. 16 Oklahoma State Bedlam Series | L 72–79 $^{OT}$ | 19–4 (8–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 02/16/2002 12:45 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 4 | Kansas State | W 73–62 | 20–4 (9–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (11,317) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 02/19/2002 7:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network | No. 6 | at Baylor | W 65–54 | 21–4 (10–3) | Ferrell Center (6,643) Waco, Texas |
| 02/23/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | Texas | W 96–78 | 22–4 (11–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (12,724) Norman, Oklahoma |
| 02/26/2002 8:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 5 | Iowa State | W 89–75 | 23–4 (12–3) | Lloyd Noble Center (10,828) Norman, OK |
| 03/02/2002 3:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 5 | at Colorado | W 82–71 | 24–4 (13–3) | Coors Events Center (6,629) Boulder, Colorado |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2002 6:00 pm, ESPN Plus | No. 4 | Kansas State Quarterfinals | W 63–52 | 25–4 | Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/09/2002 3:20 pm, ESPN, ESPN Plus | No. 4 | vs. Texas Semifinals | W 67–51 | 26–4 | Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, Missouri |
| 03/10/2002 2:00 pm, ESPN | No. 4 | vs. No. 1 Kansas Finals | W 64–55 | 27–4 | Kemper Arena (18,848) Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2002 12:30 pm, CBS | (W2) No. 3 | vs. (W15) Illinois-Chicago First Round | W 71–63 | 28–4 | American Airlines Center (19,200) Dallas, Texas |
| 03/17/2002 4:30 pm, CBS | (W2) No. 3 | vs. (W7) Xavier Second Round | W 75–68 | 29–4 | American Airlines Center (19,951) Dallas, Texas |
| 03/21/2002 7:55 pm, CBS | (W2) No. 3 | vs. (W3) Arizona Sweet Sixteen | W 88–67 | 30–4 | Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California |
| 03/23/2002 3:40 pm, CBS | (W2) No. 3 | vs. (W12) Missouri Elite Eight | W 81–75 | 31–4 | Compaq Center (18,040) San Jose, California |
| 04/01/2002 5:00 pm, CBS | (W2) No. 3 | vs. (S5) Indiana Final Four | L 64–73 | 31–5 | Georgia Dome (53,378) Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. ||||||

## NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets
* West
** Oklahoma (2) 71, Illinois Chicago (15) 63
** Oklahoma 78, Xavier, Ohio (7) 65
** Oklahoma 88, Arizona (3) 67
** Oklahoma 81, Missouri (12) 75
* Final Four
** Indiana 73, Oklahoma 64