# 2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team

The 2002–03 NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2002–03 men's college basketball season. It was Herb Sendek's seventh season as head coach. The Wolfpack earned a bid to the NCAA tournament and finished with a record of 18–13 (9–7 ACC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 2002* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 84–60 | 1–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Nov 30, 2002* | | Coppin State | W 58–37 | 2–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 2002* | | Northwestern | W 74–49 | 3–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 8, 2002* | | South Carolina | W 76–64 | 4–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 14, 2002* | | North Carolina A&T | W 101–63 | 5–0 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 17, 2002* | | vs. Gonzaga | L 60–69 | 5–1 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 21, 2002* | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 104–65 | 6–1 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Dec 29, 2002* | | Wofford | W 86–71 | 7–1 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 2, 2003* | | at UMass | L 56–68 | 7–2 | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 5, 2003 | | Virginia | W 75–63 | 8–2 (1–0) | RBC Center (14,718) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 11, 2003 | | at Georgia Tech | L 61–85 | 8–3 (1–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 16, 2003* | | Boston College | L 81–93 | 8–4 | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 18, 2003 | | at Florida State | W 70–63 | 9–4 (2–1) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 22, 2003 | | No. 3 Duke | W 80–71 | 10–4 (3–1) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 26, 2003 | | North Carolina | W 86–77 | 11–4 (4–1) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 2003 | | at No. 10 Maryland | L 60–75 | 11–5 (4–2) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 2, 2003 | | Clemson | W 78–56 | 12–5 (5–2) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 2003 | | at No. 14 Wake Forest | L 58–73 | 12–6 (5–3) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2003 | | at Virginia | L 58–61 | 12–7 (5–4) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb 12, 2003 | | Georgia Tech | W 63–57 | 13–7 (6–4) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 15, 2003* | | at Temple | L 54–76 | 13–8 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 18, 2003 | | Florida State | W 71–60 | 14–8 (7–4) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 22, 2003 | | at No. 8 Duke | L 68–79 | 14–9 (7–5) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 2003 | | at North Carolina | W 75–67 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (8–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Mar 2, 2003 | | No. 14 Maryland | L 65–68 | 15–10 (8–6) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 5, 2003 | | at Clemson | W 63–60 | 16–10 (9–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Mar 8, 2003 | | No. 9 Wake Forest | L 72–78 | 16–11 (9–7) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2003* | | Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 71–65 | 17–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 15, 2003* | | vs. No. 9 Wake Forest Semifinals | W 87–83 | 18–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 16, 2003* | | vs. No. 12 Duke Championship game | L 77–84 | 18–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 2003* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) California First round | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 18–13 | Ford Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||