| 1 | Tue Nov 9 | at S Dakota St | L65-81 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | Frost Arena · Brookings, SD |
| 2 | Sat Nov 13 | vsHoward | L64-76 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 3 | Tue Nov 16 | vsTBD | W92-66 | 1-2 | .333 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 4 | Fri Nov 19 | atColorado St | L60-66 | 1-3 | .250 | - | | Moby Arena · Fort Collins, CO |
| 5 | Sat Nov 20 | atBrown | L62-65 | 1-4 | .200 | - | | Pizzitola Sports Center · Providence, RI |
| 6 | Mon Nov 22 | atDuquesne | L70-78 | 1-5 | .167 | - | | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 7 | Sat Nov 27 | vsMaine | W71-39 | 2-5 | .286 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 8 | Wed Dec 1 | vsNorthern Iowa | W71-69 | 3-5 | .375 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 9 | Sat Dec 4 | vsSIUE | W80-55 | 4-5 | .444 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 10 | Tue Dec 7 | atToledo | L65-67 | 4-6 | .400 | - | | Savage Arena · Toledo, OH |
| 11 | Sat Dec 18 | vsSaint Joseph's | W77-73 | 5-6 | .455 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 12 | Tue Dec 21 | atSam Houston | W87-61 | 6-6 | .500 | - | | Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX |
| 13 | Wed Dec 22 | atUTEP | W73-66 | 7-6 | .538 | - | | Don Haskins Center · El Paso, TX |
| 15 | Sun Jan 2 | atIndiana St | L71-76 | 7-7 | .500 | - | | Hulman Center · Terre Haute, IN |
| 16 | Wed Jan 5 | vsMissouri St | L69-71 | 7-8 | .467 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 17 | Sat Jan 8 | atLoyola Chicago | L71-78 (OT) | 7-9 | .438 | - | | Joseph J. Gentile Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 18 | Wed Jan 12 | vsEvansville | W79-47 | 8-9 | .471 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 19 | Sun Jan 16 | atIllinois St | L65-74 | 8-10 | .444 | - | | Redbird Arena · Normal, IL |
| 20 | Wed Jan 19 | atDrake | W83-71 | 9-10 | .474 | - | | The Knapp Center · Des Moines, IA |
| 21 | Sat Jan 22 | vsS Illinois | W70-62 | 10-10 | .500 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 22 | Wed Jan 26 | atValparaiso | W71-56 | 11-10 | .524 | - | | Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN |
| 23 | Sun Jan 30 | vsIndiana St | W67-52 | 12-10 | .545 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 24 | Wed Feb 2 | atNorthern Iowa | L65-78 | 12-11 | .522 | - | | McLeod Center · Cedar Falls, IA |
| 25 | Sat Feb 5 | atEvansville | W76-41 | 13-11 | .542 | - | | Ford Center · Evansville, IN |
| 26 | Wed Feb 9 | vsLoyola Chicago | W68-61 | 14-11 | .560 | - | CBSSN | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 27 | Sat Feb 12 | vsDrake | W68-59 | 15-11 | .577 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 28 | Tue Feb 15 | atS Illinois | L57-65 | 15-12 | .556 | - | | Banterra Center · Carbondale, IL |
| 29 | Sat Feb 19 | vsIllinois St | W72-64 | 16-12 | .571 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 30 | Wed Feb 23 | atMissouri St | L67-83 | 16-13 | .552 | - | | Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO |
| 31 | Sat Feb 26 | vsValparaiso | W79-55 | 17-13 | .567 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 32 | Fri Mar 4 | atLoyola Chicago | L50-66 | 17-14 | .548 | - | | Enterprise Center · St. Louis, MO |
