# 1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1981-82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 28* | | Northern Iowa | W 86–50 | 1–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| November 30* | | Stewart B.C. | W 91–44 | 2–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 3* | | Auburn-Montgomery | W 83–46 | 3–0 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 5* | | at Illinois | L 49–55 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| December 9* | | Arizona | W 63–55 | 4–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 12* | | Wisconsin-Parkside | W 83–63 | 5–1 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 19* | | at Indiana | L 49–58 | 5–2 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 21* | | No. 8 Minnesota | W 62–52 | 6–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| December 30* | | Southern Illinois | W 82–53 | 7–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 4* | | UNLV | W 82–65 | 8–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 6* | | Marquette | W 70–65 | 9–2 | Ahearn Field House (11,010) Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 9* | | Western Illinois | W 67–57 | 10–2 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 13 7:40 pm, KSHB | | Iowa State | W 75–55 | 11–2 (1—0) | Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 16 | | at Colorado | W 78–68 | 12–2 (2—0) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| January 20 | | Oklahoma | W 47–42 | 13–2 (3—0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 23 | No. 18 | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 70–53 | 14–2 (4—0) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 27 | | at Oklahoma State | L 53–56 | 14–3 (4—1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 30 | No. 14 | No. 1 Missouri | L 58–59 | 14–4 (4—2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 3 | | at Nebraska | W 75–64 | 15–4 (5—2) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 6 | | Colorado | W 65–58 | 16–4 (6—2) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 10 | | at Oklahoma | L 58–68 | 16–5 (6—3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 13 7:35 pm | | at Iowa State | W 58–49 | 17–5 (7—3) | Hilton Coliseum (10,134) Ames, Iowa |
| February 17 | | Oklahoma State | L 62–72 | 17–6 (7—4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 20 | No. 18 | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 63–53 | 18–6 (8—4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 24 | | at No. 5 Missouri | W 57–56 | 19–6 (9—4) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| February 27 | | Nebraska | W 67–50 | 20–6 (10—4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| March 2 | (2) No. 17 | (7) Kansas Quarterfinals | W 74–62 | 21–6 (10—4) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| March 5 | (2) No. 17 | vs. (3) Oklahoma Semifinals | L 62–68 | 21–7 (10—4) | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12 | (5 MW) | vs. Northern Illinois First Round | W 77–68 | 22–7 (10—4) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| March 14* | (5 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Arkansas Second Round | W 65–64 | 23–7 (10—4) | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| March 19* | (5 MW) | vs. (8 MW) Boston College Sweet Sixteen | L 65–69 | 23–8 (10—4) | St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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