| 1 | Mon Nov 7 | at Northwestern | L54-85 | 0-1 | .000 | - | | Welsh-Ryan Arena · Evanston, IL |
| 2 | Fri Nov 11 | atSt Thomas (MN) | L61-83 | 0-2 | .000 | - | | Schoenecker Arena · Saint Paul, MN |
| 3 | Mon Nov 14 | vsIU Indy | W68-58 | 1-2 | .333 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 4 | Wed Nov 16 | vsValparaiso | W87-74 | 2-2 | .500 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 5 | Sat Nov 19 | atKent State | L59-88 | 2-3 | .400 | - | | M.A.C. Center · Kent, OH |
| 6 | Mon Nov 21 | atMarshall | L70-82 | 2-4 | .333 | - | | Cam Henderson Center · Huntington, WV |
| 7 | Wed Nov 23 | atCleveland St | L63-77 | 2-5 | .286 | - | | Wolstein Center · Cleveland, OH |
| 8 | Sat Nov 26 | atMarquette | L68-82 | 2-6 | .250 | - | FS2 | Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee, WI |
| 9 | Thu Dec 1 | atBethune | L73-86 | 2-7 | .222 | - | | Moore Gymnasium (FL) · Daytona Beach, FL |
| 10 | Sun Dec 4 | vsSo Indiana | W78-61 | 3-7 | .300 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 11 | Sun Dec 11 | atUT Martin | L74-75 (OT) | 3-8 | .273 | - | | Kathleen and Tom Elam Center · Martin, TN |
| 12 | Tue Dec 13 | atMurray St | L65-66 | 3-9 | .250 | - | | CFSB Center · Murray, KY |
| 13 | Fri Dec 16 | atS Illinois | L52-63 | 3-10 | .231 | - | | Banterra Center · Carbondale, IL |
| 14 | Mon Dec 19 | atIllinois St | L52-66 | 3-11 | .214 | - | | Redbird Arena · Normal, IL |
| 15 | Thu Dec 22 | atMinnesota | L55-58 | 3-12 | .200 | - | | Williams Arena · Minneapolis, MN |
| 16 | Wed Dec 28 | atBall State | L63-70 | 3-13 | .188 | - | | Worthen Arena · Muncie, IN |
| 17 | Fri Dec 30 | atOhio | L59-76 | 3-14 | .176 | - | | Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH |
| 18 | Mon Jan 9 | vsTBD | W90-70 | 4-14 | .222 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 19 | Wed Jan 11 | atTarleton | L63-73 | 4-15 | .211 | - | | placeholder · sf, ca |
| 20 | Sat Jan 14 | atUT Rio Grande | L82-85 | 4-16 | .200 | - | | UTRGV Fieldhouse · Edinburg, TX |
| 21 | Mon Jan 23 | atCoast Car | W74-70 | 5-16 | .238 | - | | The HTC Center · Conway, SC |
| 22 | Wed Jan 25 | atStanford | L65-72 | 5-17 | .227 | - | PACN | Maples Pavilion · Stanford, CA |
| 23 | Sat Jan 28 | vsTBD | W101-66 | 6-17 | .261 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 24 | Mon Jan 30 | atThe Citadel | W76-75 | 7-17 | .292 | - | | McAlister Field House · Charleston, SC |
| 25 | Sat Feb 4 | atTBD | W62-49 | 8-17 | .320 | - | | Chase Arena |
| 26 | Tue Feb 7 | atDelaware St | L60-66 | 8-18 | .308 | - | | Memorial Hall (Dover, DE) · Dover, DE |
| 27 | Sat Feb 11 | vsTBD | W91-67 | 9-18 | .333 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 28 | Fri Feb 17 | vsTBD | W103-56 | 10-18 | .357 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 29 | Sun Feb 19 | vsTBD | W75-53 | 11-18 | .379 | - | | Jones Convocation Center · Chicago, IL |
| 30 | Wed Mar 1 | at#10Gonzaga | L65-104 | 11-19 | .367 | - | | McCarthey Athletic Center · Spokane, WA |
| 31 | Sat Mar 4 | atFresno St | L72-108 | 11-20 | .355 | - | | Save Mart Center · Fresno, CA |
