# 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2003–04 college basketball season led by head coach Tubby Smith. Although the team earned a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they were upset by the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 21, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV | No. 10 | Winthrop | W 65–44 | 1–0 | Rupp Arena (21,271) Lexington, Kentucky |
| November 28, 2003* 7:30 pm, UKTV | No. 10 | Tennessee Tech | W 108–81 | 2–0 | Rupp Arena (21,918) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 1, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV | No. 10 | vs. Marshall | W 89–76 | 3–0 | US Bank Arena (13,913) Cincinnati |
| December 6, 2003* 1:30 pm, CBS | No. 9 | vs. UCLA | W 52–50 | 4–0 | Anaheim Pond (17,816) Anaheim, California |
| December 13, 2003* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 21 Michigan State Basketbowl | W 79–74 | 5–0 | Ford Field (78,129) Detroit |
| December 20, 2003* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | vs. Indiana | W 80–41 | 6–0 | RCA Dome (25,686) Indianapolis |
| December 23, 2003* 8:00 pm, UKTV | No. 2 | Eastern Kentucky | W 101–72 | 7–0 | Rupp Arena (22,023) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 27, 2003* 5:00 pm, CBS | No. 2 | No. 20 Louisville Battle for the Bluegrass | L 56–65 | 7–1 | Rupp Arena (24,328) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 31, 2003* 4:00 pm, UKTV | No. 8 | Austin Peay | W 61–53 | 8–1 | Freedom Hall (11,526) Louisville, Kentucky |
| January 3, 2004* 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | No. 9 North Carolina | W 61–56 | 9–1 | Rupp Arena (23,014) Lexington, Kentucky |
| SEC Regular Season ||||||
| January 10, 2004 7:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 7 | No. 20 Vanderbilt | W 75–63 | 10–1 (1–0) | Rupp Arena (22,927) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 13, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | at No. 20 Mississippi State | W 67–66 | 11–1 (2–0) | Humphrey Coliseum (10,432) Starkville, Mississippi |
| January 17, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 5 | Georgia | L 57–65 | 11–2 (2–1) | Rupp Arena (23,102) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 20, 2004 9:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 9 | at Tennessee | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (3–1) | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,990) Knoxville, Tennessee |
| January 25, 2004* 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | at Notre Dame | W 71–63 | 13–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) South Bend, Indiana |
| January 28, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 5 | Ole Miss | W 71–61 | 14–2 (4–1) | Rupp Arena (22,151) Lexington, Kentucky |
| January 31, 2004 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 5 | at Vanderbilt | L 60–66 | 14–3 (4–2) | Memorial Gymnasium (14,168) Nashville, Tennessee |
| February 3, 2004 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 21 Florida | W 68–65 | 15–3 (5–2) | O'Connell Center (12,330) Gainesville, Florida |
| February 7, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 9 | No. 25 South Carolina | W 65–64 | 16–3 (6–2) | Rupp Arena (23,244) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 10, 2004 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 5 | Alabama | W 66–55 | 17–3 (7–2) | Rupp Arena (22,042) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 8 | at Georgia | L 68–74 | 17–4 (7–3) | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, Georgia |
| February 18, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 7 | Arkansas | W 73–56 | 18–4 (8–3) | Rupp Arena (21,941) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 21, 2004 2:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 9 | at Auburn | W 68–59 | 19–4 (9–3) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL |
| February 25, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 3 | Tennessee | W 92–60 | 20–4 (10–3) | Rupp Arena (23,201) Lexington, Kentucky |
| February 29, 2004 4:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | at LSU | W 70–64 | 21–4 (11–3) | Maravich Center (12,791) Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| March 3, 2004 8:00 pm, JP Sports | No. 9 | at South Carolina | W 84–65 | 22–4 (12–3) | Colonial Center (18,000) Columbia, South Carolina |
| March 7, 2004 12:00 pm, CBS | No. 9 | Florida | W 82–62 | 23–4 (13–3) | Rupp Arena (24,191) Lexington, Kentucky |
| 2004 SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports | (1 E) No. 8 | vs. (5 E) Georgia 2004 SEC tournament quarterfinals | W 69–60 | 24–4 | Georgia Dome (20,203) Atlanta |
| March 13, 2004 1:00 pm, JP Sports | (1 E) No. 8 | vs. (3 E) South Carolina SEC tournament semifinals | W 78–63 | 25–4 | Georgia Dome (21,446) Atlanta |
| March 14, 2004 1:00 pm, CBS | (1 E) No. 8 | vs. (2 E) Florida SEC tournament championship | W 89–73 | 26–4 | Georgia Dome (22,024) Atlanta |
| 2004 NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 19, 2004 6:45 pm, CBS | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (16 MW) Florida A&M First Round | W 96–76 | 27–4 | Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio |
| March 21, 2004 4:30 pm, CBS | (1 MW) No. 2 | vs. (9 MW) UAB Second Round | L 75–76 | 27–5 | Nationwide Arena (19,588) Columbus, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||