# 2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2003–04 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003–04 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's eighth season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament, reached the second round, and finished with a record of 21–10 (11–5 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 21, 2003* | | UNC Asheville | W 71–46 | 1–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 25, 2003* | | Howard | W 71–51 | 2–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 28, 2003* | | Florida A&M | W 92–62 | 3–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 2003* | | at Michigan ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 61–68 | 3–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Dec 7, 2003* | | Milwaukee | W 77–71 | 4–1 | RBC Center (10,691) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 13, 2003* | | Hartford | W 78–49 | 5–1 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 20, 2003* | | at South Carolina | L 55–58 | 5–2 | Colonial Life Arena Columbia, South Carolina |
| Dec 28, 2003 8:00 p.m., FSN | | Virginia | W 86–69 | 6–2 (1–0) | RBC Center (16,627) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 3, 2004* | | UNC Wilmington | W 68–50 | 7–2 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 7, 2004* | | BYU | W 89–62 | 8–2 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 11, 2004 | | at Florida State | W 58–53 | 9–2 (2–0) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 15, 2004 | | at No. 2 Duke | L 57–76 | 9–3 (2–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 17, 2004 | | Clemson | W 86–69 | 10–3 (3–1) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 20, 2004* 6:00 p.m. | | at Boston College | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–4 | Silvio O. Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| Jan 24, 2004 | | No. 11 Georgia Tech | W 76–72 | 11–4 (4–1) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 28, 2004 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 12 North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 66–68 | 11–5 (4–2) | Dean Smith Center (21,750) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 1, 2004 | | at Maryland | W 81–69 | 12–5 (5–2) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 4, 2004 | | No. 16 Wake Forest | W 73–68 | 13–5 (6–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 2004 3:00 p.m., Raycom | | at Virginia | W 79–63 | 14–5 (7–2) | University Hall (7,619) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 10, 2004 | No. 21 | Florida State | W 75–59 | 15–5 (8–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 15, 2004 | No. 21 | No. 1 Duke | W 78–74 | 16–5 (9–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 18, 2004 | No. 13 | at Clemson | L 55–60 | 16–6 (9–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 22, 2004* | No. 13 | Washington ESPN BracketBusters | W 77–72 | 17–6 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 2004 | No. 14 | at No. 18 Georgia Tech | W 79–69 | 18–6 (10–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 29, 2004 5:30 p.m., Fox Sports | No. 14 | No. 12 North Carolina Carolina–State Game | L 64–71 | 18–7 (10–4) | RBC Center (19,722) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 2004 | No. 16 | Maryland | L 69–70 | 18–8 (10–5) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 6, 2004 | No. 16 | at No. 11 Wake Forest | W 81–70 | 19–8 (11–5) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2004* | (2) No. 17 | (7) Florida State Quarterfinals | W 78–71 | 20–8 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 13, 2004* | (2) No. 17 | (6) Maryland Semifinals | L 82–85 | 20–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2004* | (3 PHX) No. 15 | vs. (14 PHX) Louisiana–Lafayette First Round | W 61–52 | 21–9 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Mar 21, 2004* CBS | (3 PHX) No. 15 | vs. (6 PHX) Vanderbilt Second Round | L 73–75 | 21–10 | Amway Arena Orlando, Florida |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. PHX=Phoenix. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||