| 1 | Mon Nov 6 | at UAB | W73-71 (OT) | 1-0 | 1.000 | - | | Bartow Arena · Birmingham, AL |
| 2 | Sat Nov 11 | vs Utah State | W72-66 (OT) | 2-0 | 1.000 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 3 | Tue Nov 14 | vs Tarleton | W86-63 | 3-0 | 1.000 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 4 | Mon Nov 20 | at Tulane | W80-77 | 4-0 | 1.000 | - | CBS | Devlin Fieldhouse · New Orleans, LA |
| 5 | Wed Nov 22 | vs UTEP | W63-59 | 5-0 | 1.000 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 6 | Sat Nov 25 | vs Vermont | W79-70 | 6-0 | 1.000 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 7 | Wed Nov 29 | at Murray St | L72-79 | 6-1 | .857 | - | | CFSB Center · Murray, KY |
| 8 | Sat Dec 2 | vs Indiana St | L77-85 | 6-2 | .750 | - | ESPNU | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 9 | Tue Dec 5 | at Akron | L52-67 | 6-3 | .667 | - | | James A. Rhodes Arena · Akron, OH |
| 10 | Fri Dec 15 | vs Cleveland St | L69-76 | 6-4 | .600 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 11 | Mon Dec 18 | at Duquesne | L67-69 | 6-5 | .545 | - | | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse · Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12 | Thu Dec 21 | vs SIUE | W75-64 | 7-5 | .583 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 13 | Thu Dec 28 | vs TBD | W69-47 | 8-5 | .615 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 14 | Wed Jan 3 | at Valparaiso | W86-61 | 9-5 | .643 | - | | Athletics-Recreation Center · Valparaiso, IN |
| 15 | Sat Jan 6 | vs Missouri St | W86-60 | 10-5 | .667 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 16 | Wed Jan 10 | vs Evansville | W86-50 | 11-5 | .688 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 17 | Sat Jan 13 | at UIC | W77-59 | 12-5 | .706 | - | | Credit Union 1 Arena · Chicago, IL |
| 18 | Wed Jan 17 | at S Illinois | W70-69 | 13-5 | .722 | - | | Banterra Center · Carbondale, IL |
| 19 | Sat Jan 20 | vs Belmont | W95-72 | 14-5 | .737 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 20 | Wed Jan 24 | vsMurray St | W71-63 | 15-5 | .750 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 21 | Sat Jan 27 | atIndiana St | L86-95 (OT) | 15-6 | .714 | - | ESPNU | Hulman Center · Terre Haute, IN |
| 22 | Wed Jan 31 | vs Northern Iowa | W85-69 | 16-6 | .727 | - | CBS | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 23 | Sat Feb 3 | at Illinois St | W73-60 | 17-6 | .739 | - | | Redbird Arena · Normal, IL |
| 24 | Wed Feb 7 | atEvansville | L70-73 | 17-7 | .708 | - | | Ford Center · Evansville, IN |
| 25 | Sat Feb 10 | vs Drake | L67-74 | 17-8 | .680 | - | ESPNU | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 26 | Wed Feb 14 | vsUIC | W85-73 | 18-8 | .692 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 27 | Sun Feb 18 | atNorthern Iowa | L63-74 | 18-9 | .667 | - | ESPN2 | McLeod Center · Cedar Falls, IA |
| 28 | Wed Feb 21 | atMissouri St | W86-62 | 19-9 | .679 | - | | Great Southern Bank Arena · Springfield, MO |
| 29 | Sat Feb 24 | vsIllinois St | W48-45 | 20-9 | .690 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 30 | Wed Feb 28 | vsS Illinois | W86-67 | 21-9 | .700 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 31 | Sun Mar 3 | atDrake | L66-74 | 21-10 | .677 | - | ESPN2 | The Knapp Center · Des Moines, IA |
| 32 | Fri Mar 8 | vsUIC | W74-47 | 22-10 | .688 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 33 | Sat Mar 9 | atDrake | L67-72 | 22-11 | .667 | - | CBS | The Knapp Center · Des Moines, IA |
| 34 | Wed Mar 20 | vs Loyola Chicago | W74-62 | 23-11 | .676 | - | | Carver Arena · Peoria, IL |
| 35 | Sat Mar 23 | at Cincinnati | L57-74 | 23-12 | .657 | - | | Fifth Third Arena · Cincinnati, OH |
