# 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1982–83 season. Led by head coach Bob Staak, the Musketeers finished with a 22–8 record (10–4 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers lost to fellow No. 12 seed Alcorn State in the Play-in round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1982* | | Union (KY) | W 75–62 | 1–0 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 4, 1982* | | Central State | W 67–57 | 2–0 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 7, 1982* | | at Texas | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 11, 1982* | | at Dayton | L 53–63 | 3–1 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1982* | | Miami (OH) | W 54–50 | 4–1 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1982* | | Thomas More | W 88–76 | 5–1 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 3, 1983* | | at Middle Tennessee State | W 58–57 | 6–1 | Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee |
| Jan 8, 1983* | | at Marquette | L 64–72 | 6–2 | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 11, 1983* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 70–49 | 7–2 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 1983 | | Evansville | W 85–65 | 8–2 (1–0) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 1983 | | Butler | W 51–49 | 9–2 (2–0) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 1983 | | at Detroit | W 70–56 | 10–2 (3–0) | |
| Jan 24, 1983 | | Loyola (IL) | W 84–78 | 11–2 (4–0) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 26, 1983* | | at Cincinnati | L 58–73 | 11–3 | |
| Jan 29, 1983 | | at Oklahoma City | W 76–58 | 12–3 (5–0) | |
| Jan 31, 1983 | | at Oral Roberts | L 71–87 | 12–4 (5–1) | |
| Feb 3, 1983* | | Cleveland State | W 102–72 | 13–4 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | Saint Louis | L 60–79 | 13–5 (5–2) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 7, 1983 | | at Butler | L 52–72 | 13–6 (5–3) | |
| Feb 9, 1983* | | La Salle | W 109–85 | 14–6 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 16, 1983 | | at Evansville | W 70–68 | 15–6 (6–3) | |
| Feb 19, 1983 | | Detroit | W 69–61 | 16–6 (7–3) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 21, 1983 | | at Loyola (IL) | L 85–86 | 16–7 (7–4) | |
| Feb 24, 1983 | | Oral Roberts | W 87–79 | 17–7 (8–4) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 26, 1983 | | Oklahoma City | W 79–53 | 18–7 (9–4) | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 2, 1983* | | Niagara | W 76–73 | 19–7 | Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 5, 1983 | | at Saint Louis | W 94–72 | 20–7 (10–4) | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1983* | | vs. Detroit | W 90–70 | 21–7 | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| Mar 12, 1983* | | vs. Loyola (IL) | W 82–76 | 22–7 | Roberts Municipal Stadium |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1983* | (12 MW) | vs. (12 MW) Alcorn State Play-in game | L 58–70 | 22–8 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||