# 2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented the Marquette University in the 2001–02 season. Their head coach was Tom Crean. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tulsa.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 17* | | Loyola (IL) | W 80–70 | 1–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| November 18* | | Chicago State | W 102–49 | 2–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| November 21* | | vs. Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout | W 85–74 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 23* | | vs. No. 20 Indiana Great Alaska Shootout | W 50–49 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 24* | | vs. Gonzaga Great Alaska Shootout | W 72–63 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska |
| November 30* | No. 23 | Texas Southern | W 76–40 | 6–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 1* | No. 23 | Sam Houston State | W 77–58 | 7–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 5* | No. 17 | Dayton | W 73–51 | 8–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 8* | No. 17 | Fordham | W 79–55 | 9–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 19* | No. 14 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 100–49 | 10–0 | Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| December 22* | No. 14 | at Wisconsin | L 73–86 | 10–1 | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| December 29* | No. 19 | at No. 25 Wake Forest | L 59–64 | 10–2 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| January 2* | No. 25 | Morris Brown | W 85–38 | 11–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 5 | No. 25 | at Charlotte | L 68–76 | 11–3 (0–1) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| January 9 | | at Louisville | W 75–71 | 12–3 (1–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 12 | | Saint Louis | W 61–53 | 13–3 (2–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 15 | | Alabama-Birmingham | W 67–59 | 14–3 (3–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 19 | | at DePaul | W 87–68 | 15–3 (4–1) | Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois |
| January 23 | | TCU | W 83–72 | 16–3 (5–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| January 26 | | at Saint Louis | W 55–38 | 17–3 (6–1) | Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| January 29 | | at Tulane | W 68–66 | 18–3 (7–1) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| February 2 | | Cincinnati | W 74–60 | 19–3 (8–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 6 | | East Carolina | W 70–58 | 20–3 (9–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 9 | | at Southern Mississippi | W 72–58 | 21–3 (10–1) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi |
| February 16 | | Louisville | W 75–63 | 22–3 (11–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 19 | | Charlotte | W 66–52 | 23–3 (12–1) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| February 22 | | at Cincinnati | L 62–63 | 23–4 (12–2) | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio |
| February 26 | | at East Carolina | L 46–51 | 23–5 (12–3) | Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, NC |
| March 1 | | DePaul | W 72–53 | 24–5 (13–3) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| March 7 | (2) No. 13 | vs. (7) Louisville Quarterfinal | W 84–76 | 25–5 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| March 8 | (2) No. 13 | vs. (6) Houston Semifinal | W 85–73 | 26–5 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| March 9 | (2) No. 13 | vs. (1) No. 5 Cincinnati Finals | L 63–77 | 26–6 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14* | (5 E) No. 12 | vs. (12 E) Tulsa First Round | L 69–71 | 26–7 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||