2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
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The 2002–03 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2002–03 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 22–12, 8–8 in SEC play. They defeated Tennessee to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Saint Joseph's and Wake Forest to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse.[1]
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/31/2002* 7:00 PM |
Global Sports All-Stars | W 90–70 | |
19 – Davis | 8 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (3,500) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/15/2002* 7:00 PM |
EA Sports All-Stars | W 72–56 | |
16 – Gaines | 8 – Tied | 5 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/22/2002* 7:00 PM |
Wofford | W 81–63 | 1–0 |
15 – Daniels | 10 – Killingsworth | 5 – Daniels | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
11/26/2002* 7:00 PM, CSS |
Georgia State | W 100–71 | 2–0 |
27 – Daniels | 10 – Daniels | 7 – Daniels | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/1/2002* 2:00 PM |
vs. Western Kentucky | L 70–89 | 2–1 |
21 – Killingsworth | 5 – Tied | 5 – Daniels | Gaylord Entertainment Center (6,589) Nashville, TN | ||||
12/2/2002* 7:00 PM |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 77–47 | 3–1 |
22 – Daniels | 12 – Davis | 5 – Bird | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/4/2002* 8:00 PM, CSS |
South Carolina State | W 85–65 | 4–1 |
17 – Killingsworth | 10 – Davis | 7 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/8/2002* 3:00 PM, FSS |
Rutgers | W 82–70 | 5–1 |
23 – Killingsworth | 12 – Daniels | 7 – Daniels | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/14/2002* 3:00 PM |
Murray State | W 72–53 | 6–1 |
24 – Daniels | 11 – Daniels | 4 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/17/2002* 7:00 PM |
Western Michigan | L 54–72 | 6–2 |
18 – Daniels | 12 – Killingsworth | 4 – Daniels | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
12/20/2002* 4:30 PM |
at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez San Juan Shootout quarterfinal |
W 94–64 | 7–2 |
18 – Killingsworth | 9 – Tied | 4 – Monroe | Mario Morales Coliseum (200) Caguas, P.R. | ||||
12/21/2002* 4:30 PM |
vs. Denver San Juan Shootout semifinal |
W 63–58 | 8–2 |
19 – Watson | 9 – Daniels | 4 – Daniels | Mario Morales Coliseum (200) Caguas, P.R | ||||
12/22/2002* 4:30 PM |
vs. Troy State San Juan Shootout championship |
W 94–66 | 9–2 |
38 – Daniels | 9 – Tied | 4 – Monroe | Mario Morales Coliseum (300) Caguas, P.R | ||||
12/30/2002* 7:00 PM |
Southern Miss | W 92–46 | 10–2 |
21 – Daniels | 8 – Daniels | 6 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/2/2003* 7:00 PM |
North Texas | W 90–65 | 11–2 |
17 – Daniels | 11 – Killingsworth | 8 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,000) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/8/2003 7:00 PM |
Vanderbilt | W 62–59 | 12–2 (1–0) |
18 – Killingsworth | 6 – Watson | 3 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (7,189) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/11/2003 2:00 PM |
at Arkansas | W 52–37 | 13–2 (2–0) |
11 – Bird | 9 – Killingsworth | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (18,473) Fayetteville, AR | ||||
1/15/2003 6:30 PM |
at South Carolina | W 67–60 | 14–2 (3–0) |
31 – Daniels | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Carolina Center (13,962) Columbia, SC | ||||
1/18/2003 3:00 PM, JP |
No. 9 Alabama | W 77–68 | 15–2 (4–0) |
13 – Tied | 6 – Killingsworth | 5 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,500) Auburn, AL | ||||
1/22/2003 6:00 PM, FSS |
No. 24 | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 51–67 | 15–3 (4–1) |
19 – Killingsworth | 8 – Daniels | 3 – Monroe | Rupp Arena (21,554) Lexington, KY | |||
1/25/2003 12:00 PM, JP |
No. 24 | at No. 19 Georgia | L 79–85 | 15–4 (4–2) |
25 – Robinson | 9 – Robinson | 6 – Monroe | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA | |||
2/1/2003 3:00 PM |
Tennessee | L 57–60 | 15–5 (4–3) |
15 – Tied | 6 – Daniels | 4 – Watson | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,854) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/5/2003 7:00 PM |
Ole Miss | W 77–71 | 16–5 (5–3) |
20 – Daniels | 10 – Davis | 4 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,874) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/8/2003 3:00 PM |
LSU | W 56–54 | 17–5 (6–3) |
15 – Daniels | 12 – Killingsworth | 4 – Daniels | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,149) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/15/2003 7:00 PM, PPV |
at Alabama | L 68–84 | 17–6 (6–4) |
23 – Daniels | 9 – Killingsworth | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (15,316) Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||
2/19/2003 7:00 PM |
No. 19 Mississippi State | L 46–63 | 17–7 (6–5) |
17 – Daniels | 11 – Davis | 4 – Monroe | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,280) Auburn, AL | ||||
2/22/2003 4:00 PM, FSS |
at Ole Miss | W 80–75 | 18–7 (7–5) |
29 – Daniels | 6 – Daniels | 4 – Daniels | Tad Smith Coliseum (6,016) Oxford, MS | ||||
2/26/2003 7:00 PM |
at LSU | L 63–94 | 18–8 (7–6) |
18 – Gaines | 4 – Tied | 3 – Lollar | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (8,078) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
3/1/2003 1:00 PM, JP |
No. 4 Florida | L 70–73 | 18–9 (7–7) |
21 – Bird | 9 – Davis | 4 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,334) Auburn, AL | ||||
3/5/2003 7:00 PM |
Arkansas | W 69–54 | 19–9 (8–7) |
20 – Bird | 7 – Daniels | 5 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,814) Auburn, AL | ||||
3/8/2003 1:00 PM, JP |
at No. 23 Mississippi State | L 45–67 | 19–10 (8–8) |
14 – Tied | 9 – Davis | 3 – Watson | Humphrey Coliseum (9,733) Starkville, MS | ||||
SEC Tournament | |||||||||||
3/14/2003 8:45 PM, JP |
(W2) | vs. (E3) Tennessee Quarterfinals |
W 66–53 | 20–10 |
17 – Killingsworth | 10 – Killingsworth | 4 – Tied | Louisiana Superdome (18,510) New Orleans, LA | |||
3/15/2003 2:25 PM, JP |
(W2) | vs. (E1) No. 2 Kentucky Semifinals |
L 58–78 | 20–11 |
19 – Robinson | 9 – Robinson | 5 – Daniels | Louisiana Superdome (21,427) New Orleans, LA | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/21/2003* 11:25 AM, CBS |
(10) | vs. (7) Saint Joseph's First Round |
W 65–63 OT | 21–11 |
25 – Daniels | 9 – Davis | 4 – Tied | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL | |||
3/23/2003* 3:30 PM, CBS |
(10) | vs. (2) No. 8 Wake Forest Second Round |
W 68–62 | 22–11 |
18 – Daniels | 8 – Killingsworth | 3 – Tied | St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL | |||
3/28/2003* 8:40 PM, CBS |
(10) | vs. (3) No. 13 Syracuse Sweet Sixteen |
L 78–79 | 22–12 |
27 – Daniels | 9 – Tied | 5 – Bird | Pepsi Arena (15,093) Albany, NY | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ "2002-03 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 8 December 2016.