# 2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 24* | | Northern Illinois | W 74–65 | 1–0 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| November 29* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 78–64 | 2–0 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 1* | | at No. 24 Marquette | L 58–71 | 2–1 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| December 6* | | Central Michigan | L 68–69 | 2–2 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 10* | | Indiana | L 63–66 | 2–3 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 14* | | at DePaul | W 82–69 | 3–3 | Allstate Arena (14,198) Rosemont, Illinois |
| December 21* | | American | W 78–74 | 4–3 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 23* | | Quinnipiac | W 79–62 | 5–3 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| December 28* | | Morehead State | W 82–69 | 6–3 | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 7 | | West Virginia | W 63–52 | 7–3 (1–0) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 10 | | at Villanova | W 82–78 | 8–3 (2–0) | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| January 12 | | at No. 13 Pittsburgh | L 71–74 | 8–4 (2–1) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| January 17 | | No. 17 Syracuse | L 70–81 | 9–4 (3–1) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 20 | | at Virginia Tech | W 74–63 | 10–4 (4–1) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| January 25* | | Kentucky | L 63–71 | 10–5 (4–1) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 28 | | Miami (FL) | W 72–62 | 11–5 (5–1) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| January 31 | | at Rutgers | L 70–81 | 11–6 (5–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| February 4 | | at Boston College | L 69–76 | 11–7 (5–3) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| February 7 | | No. 4 Pittsburgh | L 58–66 | 11–8 (5–4) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 9 | | No. 5 Connecticut | W 80–74 | 12–8 (6–4) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 14 | | Seton Hall | W 71–68 | 13–8 (7–4) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 16 | | at Syracuse | W 84–72 | 14–8 (8–4) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| February 21 | | at No. 8 Connecticut | L 50–61 | 14–9 (8–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| February 24 | | No. 24 Providence | L 59–73 | 14–10 (8–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| February 28* | | at UCLA | W 75–60 | 15–10 (8–6) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| March 4 | | Georgetown | W 61–48 | 16–10 (9–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| March 6 | | at St. John’s | W 89–62 | 17–10 (10–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| March 10 | (7) | vs. (10) West Virginia First round | W 65–64 | 18–10 (10–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| March 11 | (7) | vs. (2) No. 9 Connecticut Quarterfinals | L 58–66 | 18–11 (10–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| March 17* | | Purdue First Round | W 71–59 | 19–11 (10–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| March 22* | | St. Louis Second Round | W 77–66 | 20–11 (10–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| March 25* | | Oregon Quarterfinals | L 61–65 | 20–12 (10–6) | Joyce Center South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||