# 2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 2001–02 season. Led by head coach Thad Matta, the Musketeers finished 22–5 (14–2 A10) in the regular season, and won the Atlantic 10 tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers defeated Hawaii in the first round before losing to eventual Final Four participant Oklahoma.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 17, 2001* | | Coastal Carolina | W 72–41 | 1–0 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Nov 24, 2001* | | at No. 5 Missouri | L 60–72 | 1–1 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Nov 28, 2001* | | at Miami (OH) | W 87–58 | 2–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 2001* | | at San Francisco | W 87–72 | 3–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California |
| Dec 5, 2001* | | at Purdue | L 66–70 | 3–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 8, 2001* | | Long Island University | W 108–57 | 4–2 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 10, 2001* | | Wisconsin | W 57–48 | 5–2 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 14, 2001* | | Cincinnati | L 55–75 | 5–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 20, 2001* | | Kent State | W 62–56 | 6–3 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 2001* | | at Creighton | W 72–65 | 7–3 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| Dec 31, 2001* | | Siena | W 68–59 | 8–3 | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 5, 2002 | | at Dayton | W 66–59 | 9–3 (1–0) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 9, 2002 | | Fordham | W 88–58 | 10–3 (2–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 2002 | | Richmond | W 72–62 | 11–3 (3–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 17, 2002 | | at George Washington | W 71–63 | 12–3 (4–0) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 19, 2002 | | at La Salle | W 71–67 | 13–3 (5–0) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 23, 2002 | | at Rhode Island | W 67–49 | 14–3 (6–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 26, 2002 | | Dayton | W 75–59 | 15–3 (7–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 30, 2002 | | Duquesne | W 79–65 | 16–3 (8–0) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 2002 | | at Richmond | W 67–64 | 17–3 (9–0) | Robins Center Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 9, 2002 | | at St. Bonaventure | L 79–80 | 17–4 (9–1) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Mar 2, 2002 | | UMass | W 72–52 | 22–5 (14–2) | Cintas Center Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2002* | No. 24 | vs. UMass Semifinals | W 65–59 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 8, 2002* | No. 24 | vs. Dayton Semifinals | W 66–59 | 24–5 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 9, 2002* | No. 24 | vs. Richmond Championship Game | W 73–60 | 25–5 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2002* | (7 W) No. 22 | vs. (10 W) No. 25 Hawaii Second Round | W 70–58 | 26–5 | American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 17, 2002* CBS | (7 W) No. 22 | vs. (2 W) No. 3 Oklahoma Second Round | L 65–78 | 26–6 | American Airlines Center (19,951) Dallas, Texas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||