| 1 | Tue Nov 5 | at Saint Joseph's | L81-86 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena · Philadelphia, PA |
| 2 | Sat Nov 9 | vs IU Indy | W90-56 | 1-1 | .500 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 3 | Sat Nov 16 | vs UIC | W65-56 | 2-1 | .667 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 4 | Tue Nov 19 | vs Norfolk St | W69-57 | 3-1 | .750 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 5 | Fri Nov 22 | vs Radford | W70-61 | 4-1 | .800 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 6 | Mon Nov 25 | vs Northwestern | L51-78 | 4-2 | .667 | - | FS1 | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 7 | Wed Nov 27 | at Kansas St | W73-60 | 5-2 | .714 | - | | Bramlage Coliseum · Manhattan, KS |
| 8 | Tue Dec 3 | at #15Memphis | L56-71 | 5-3 | .625 | - | CBS | FedExForum · Memphis, TN |
| 9 | Sat Dec 7 | vs NC A&T | W83-52 | 6-3 | .667 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 10 | Tue Dec 10 | vs TBD | W91-58 | 7-3 | .700 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 11 | Sun Dec 15 | vs Georgia So | W81-51 | 8-3 | .727 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 12 | Sat Dec 21 | at Miami OH | L55-71 | 8-4 | .667 | - | | Millett Hall · Oxford, OH |
| 13 | Sat Dec 28 | vs Toledo | W78-66 | 9-4 | .692 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 14 | Tue Dec 31 | vs Drake | W80-72 | 10-4 | .714 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 15 | Sat Jan 4 | at Northern Iowa | L64-69 | 10-5 | .667 | - | ESPNU | McLeod Center · Cedar Falls, IA |
| 16 | Wed Jan 8 | at Evansville | W72-52 | 11-5 | .688 | - | | Ford Center · Evansville, IN |
| 17 | Sat Jan 11 | vs S Illinois | W67-48 | 12-5 | .706 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 18 | Wed Jan 15 | at Missouri St | W91-78 | 13-5 | .722 | - | | Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO |
| 19 | Sat Jan 18 | vsNorthern Iowa | L71-86 | 13-6 | .684 | - | ESPN2 | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 20 | Wed Jan 22 | vs Illinois St | W75-63 | 14-6 | .700 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 21 | Sat Jan 25 | at Indiana St | L53-61 | 14-7 | .667 | - | | Hulman Center · Terre Haute, IN |
| 22 | Wed Jan 29 | vs Valparaiso | W80-69 | 15-7 | .682 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 23 | Sat Feb 1 | at Loyola Chicago | L51-62 | 15-8 | .652 | - | ESPN2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 24 | Wed Feb 5 | atDrake | L60-73 | 15-9 | .625 | - | | The Knapp Center · Des Moines, IA |
| 25 | Sun Feb 9 | vsEvansville | W69-58 | 16-9 | .640 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 26 | Wed Feb 12 | vsIndiana St | W72-61 | 17-9 | .654 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 27 | Sat Feb 15 | atS Illinois | W69-67 | 18-9 | .667 | - | CBS | Banterra Center · Carbondale, IL |
| 28 | Wed Feb 19 | vsMissouri St | W83-79 (OT) | 19-9 | .679 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 29 | Sat Feb 22 | atValparaiso | L78-90 | 19-10 | .655 | - | | Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN |
| 30 | Wed Feb 26 | atIllinois St | W74-71 (OT) | 20-10 | .667 | - | CBS | Redbird Arena · Normal, IL |
| 31 | Sat Feb 29 | vsLoyola Chicago | L66-67 | 20-11 | .645 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 32 | Fri Mar 6 | vsS Illinois | W64-59 | 21-11 | .656 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 33 | Sat Mar 7 | vsDrake | W76-66 | 22-11 | .667 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 34 | Sun Mar 8 | vsValparaiso | W80-66 | 23-11 | .676 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
