# 2001–02 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2001–02 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. As a 8 seed, the Fighting Irish defeated the 9 seed Charlotte in the first round, 82–63. Notre Dame would fall to Duke in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 16* | New Hampshire | W 95–53 | 1–0 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| November 19* | Cornell | W 78–48 | 2–0 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN |
| November 23* | vs. Hawaii Pacific | W 98–58 | 3–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| November 24* | vs. Chattanooga | W 97–84 | 4–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| November 25* | vs. Monmouth | W 85–48 | 5–0 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii |
| November 28* | Army | W 86–49 | 6–0 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| December 1* | vs. DePaul | W 82–55 | 7–0 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| December 4* | at Indiana | L 75–76 | 7–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 8* | at Miami (OH) | W 70–69 | 8–1 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| December 22* | at Canisius | W 84–73 | 9–1 | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| December 27* | vs. Alabama | L 76–79 | 9–2 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| December 30* | Colgate | W 92–61 | 10–2 | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| January 2 | Villanova | L 72–74 | 10–3 (0–1) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, IN |
| January 9 | at West Virginia | W 67–64 | 11–3 (1–1) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| January 12 | at Pittsburgh | W 56–53 | 12–3 (2–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| January 14 | at Syracuse | L 51–56 | 12–4 (2–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| January 19* CBS | Kentucky | L 65–72 | 12–5 (2–2) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 21 | Georgetown | L 73–83 | 12–6 (2–3) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN |
| January 26 | Seton Hall | W 60–51 | 13–6 (3–3) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN |
| January 30 | Pittsburgh | W 89–76 | 14–6 (4–3) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN |
| February 3 | at Seton Hall | W 63–61 | 15–6 (5–3) | Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ |
| February 6 | Rutgers | W 89–72 | 15–6 (6–3) | Notre Dame Fieldhouse South Bend, IN |
| February 9 | at Georgetown | W 116–111 $^{4OT}$ | 16–6 (7–3) | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
| February 14 | at Rutgers | L 62–65 | 17–7 (7–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| February 17 | Syracuse | L 65–68 | 17–8 (7–5) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 20 | West Virginia | W 89–76 | 18–8 (8–5) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 23 | at Miami (FL) | W 90–77 | 19–8 (9–5) | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| February 27 | at St. John's | L 81–84 | 19–9 (9–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| March 2 CBS | Providence | W 76–68 | 20–9 (10–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| March 7 | vs. St. John's Quarterfinal | W 83–63 | 21–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| March 8 | vs. Connecticut Semifinal | L 77–82 | 21–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 14* CBS | vs. Charlotte First Round | W 82–63 | 22–10 | BI-LO Center Greenville, SC |
| March 16* CBS | vs. Duke Second Round | L 77–84 | 22–11 | BI-LO Center Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||