# 1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

The 1981–82 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Ray Meyer, in his 40th season, and played their home games at the Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1 | No. 7 | at UI Chicago | W 78–53 | 1–0 | UIC Physical Education Building (5,222) Chicago, Illinois |
| December 5 | No. 7 | Purdue | W 73–67 | 2–0 | Allstate Arena (17,494) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 9 | No. 7 | at Gonzaga | W 69–56 | 3–0 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (4,722) Spokane, Washington |
| December 12 | No. 7 | at Santa Clara | W 80–58 | 4–0 | Leavey Center (5,000) Santa Clara, California |
| December 15 | No. 7 | Western Michigan | W 88–46 | 5–0 | Allstate Arena (13,597) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 19 | No. 7 | at No. 17 UCLA | L 75–87 | 5–1 | Pauley Pavilion (12,293) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 22 | No. 13 | Maine | W 90–67 | 6–1 | Allstate Arena (10,141) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 26 | No. 13 | Louisville | W 75–68 | 7–1 | Allstate Arena (17,494) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 28 | No. 13 | Illinois State | W 74–58 | 8–1 | Allstate Arena (15,127) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 30 | No. 8 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 55–46 | 9–1 | (9,000) |
| January 2 | No. 8 | Penn State | W 86–60 | 10–1 | Allstate Arena (12,321) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 4 | No. 8 | Saint Mary's (CA) | W 96–72 | 11–1 | Allstate Arena (10,121) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 9 | No. 5 | Dayton | W 71–69 | 12–1 | Allstate Arena (12,320) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 11 | No. 5 | at Creighton | W 76–67 | 13–1 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (7,054) Omaha, Nebraska |
| January 13 | No. 4 | South Carolina | W 92–59 | 14–1 | Allstate Arena (11,210) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 16 | No. 4 | at Old Dominion | W 70–60 | 15–1 | Norfolk Scope (10,253) Norfolk, Virginia |
| January 23 | No. 4 | UAB | W 79–68 | 16–1 | Allstate Arena (14,187) Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 27 | No. 4 | at Saint Louis | W 99–80 | 17–1 | St. Louis Arena (6,813) St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 30 | No. 4 | at Syracuse | W 92–87 | 18–1 | Carrier Dome (26,143) Syracuse, NY |
| February 3 | No. 4 | Saint Joseph's | W 46–44 | 19–1 | Allstate Arena (12,283) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 6 | No. 4 | at Marquette | W 67–66 | 20–1 | MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 10 | No. 3 | Evansville | W 59–58 | 21–1 | Allstate Arena (13,137) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 12 | No. 3 | Loyola (IL) | W 98–90 | 22–1 | Allstate Arena (17,194) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 15 | No. 3 | Ohio | W 83–61 | 23–1 | Allstate Arena (13,180) Rosemont, Illinois |
| February 17 | No. 3 | at Detroit | W 74–70 | 24–1 | Calihan Hall (8,132) Detroit, Michigan |
| February 24 | No. 3 | at Furman | W 75–74 | 25–1 | Memorial Auditorium (5,287) Greenville, SC |
| February 28 | No. 3 | at Notre Dame | W 81–69 | 26–1 | Joyce Center (11,345) South Bend, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 14 | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (8 MW) Boston College Second Round | L 75–82 | 26–2 | Reunion Arena (12,719) Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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