AP Poll Summary Table
| School |
Pre |
12/4 |
12/11 |
12/18 |
12/25 |
1/1 |
1/8 |
1/15 |
1/22 |
1/29 |
2/5 |
2/12 |
2/19 |
2/26 |
3/5 |
Final |
| Illinois | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Schedules prior to the 1992-93 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.
Schedule and Results Table
| G |
Date |
Type |
|
Opponent |
Conf |
SRS |
|
Tm |
Opp |
OT |
W |
L |
Streak |
Arena |
| 1 | Sat, Dec 9, 1972 | REG | @ | Detroit Mercy | Ind | -1.72 | L | 77 | 79 | | 0 | 1 | L 1 | Calihan Hall |
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| 2 | Wed, Dec 13, 1972 | REG | | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5.23 | W | 74 | 60 | | 1 | 1 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 3 | Tue, Dec 19, 1972 | REG | | Furman | Southern | 5.74 | W | 86 | 81 | | 2 | 1 | W 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 4 | Fri, Dec 22, 1972 | REG | @ | Southern California | Pac-8 | 8.84 | L | 72 | 75 | | 2 | 2 | L 1 | L.A. Sports Arena |
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| 5 | Fri, Dec 29, 1972 | REG | N | Temple | Mid-Atl | 4.27 | W | 82 | 77 | | 3 | 2 | W 1 | |
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| 6 | Sat, Dec 30, 1972 | REG | N | UCLA (1) | Pac-8 | 27.98 | L | 64 | 71 | | 3 | 3 | L 1 | |
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| 7 | Sat, Jan 6, 1973 | REG | @ | Purdue | Big Ten | 8.43 | L | 80 | 91 | | 3 | 4 | L 2 | Mackey Arena |
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| 8 | Mon, Jan 8, 1973 | REG | | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6.59 | W | 76 | 74 | | 4 | 4 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 9 | Sat, Jan 13, 1973 | REG | | Iowa | Big Ten | 10.16 | W | 80 | 78 | | 5 | 4 | W 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 10 | Thu, Jan 25, 1973 | REG | N | Notre Dame | Ind | 11.09 | W | 87 | 84 | | 6 | 4 | W 3 | Chicago Stadium |
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| 11 | Sat, Jan 27, 1973 | REG | N | South Carolina | Ind | 11.10 | L | 76 | 86 | | 6 | 5 | L 1 | |
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| 12 | Sat, Feb 3, 1973 | REG | | Michigan | Big Ten | 10.01 | W | 76 | 75 | | 7 | 5 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 13 | Mon, Feb 5, 1973 | REG | @ | Northwestern | Big Ten | -0.15 | W | 84 | 77 | | 8 | 5 | W 2 | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
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| 14 | Sat, Feb 10, 1973 | REG | @ | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6.59 | L | 88 | 99 | | 8 | 6 | L 1 | Wisconsin Field House |
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| 15 | Mon, Feb 12, 1973 | REG | @ | Indiana (11) | Big Ten | 16.57 | L | 66 | 87 | | 8 | 7 | L 2 | Assembly Hall |
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| 16 | Sat, Feb 17, 1973 | REG | | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10.49 | W | 79 | 68 | | 9 | 7 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 17 | Mon, Feb 19, 1973 | REG | | Minnesota (4) | Big Ten | 14.27 | L | 73 | 82 | | 9 | 8 | L 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 18 | Sat, Feb 24, 1973 | REG | | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4.78 | W | 81 | 71 | | 10 | 8 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 19 | Mon, Feb 26, 1973 | REG | @ | Michigan | Big Ten | 10.01 | W | 96 | 89 | | 11 | 8 | W 2 | Crisler Arena |
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| 20 | Sat, Mar 3, 1973 | REG | @ | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10.49 | L | 64 | 65 | | 11 | 9 | L 1 | St. John Arena |
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| 21 | Mon, Mar 5, 1973 | REG | | Northwestern | Big Ten | -0.15 | W | 77 | 76 | | 12 | 9 | W 1 | Assembly Hall |
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| 22 | Sat, Mar 10, 1973 | REG | @ | Iowa | Big Ten | 10.16 | L | 76 | 93 | | 12 | 10 | L 1 | Iowa Field House |
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